Summer Art Exhibitions
December 2023 - February 2024
Brilliant artists, generous families and in-hospital friends and partners have contributed to our exhibition program – each with unique perspectives which invites the viewer to explore, reflect and celebrate through diverse artistic encounters.
Some of the artworks on display are available to purchase, with a portion of each sale donated to the Foundation. If you would like to purchase one of these incredible pieces, please contact the Art Program by phone 1800 770 122 or email info@schf.org.au.
ExtraOrdinary
Artist: Josephine AndrewsExtraOrdinary is a collection of paintings depicting subjects found in everyday life. For Josephine Andrews, painting is a mindful practice that allows her to see the familiar afresh and provides a reprieve from the pressures that come with caring for a child with a rare condition and its associated issues.
Artwork: Froot Loops (2022)
Re-Framed Livewire
Artist: Livewire
As part of Re-Framed, Livewire asked young people to create new worlds with hidden stories and unexpected characters. Taking old paintings and reimagining them with a vibrant twist using kooky collage, young artists worked together on multiple artworks with a collaborative spirit.
Artwork: Look Mickey, I’ve Hooked a Big One!
National Children's Week
SCHF Art ProgramSydney Children's Hospitals Foundation Art Program engaged with children in hospital for National Children's Week. Artist Educators and SCHF Volunteers engaged with patients, siblings and visitors across both Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, and The Children's Hospital at Westmead.
Artwork: Rorie, age 15
Listen with your Eyes #2
An Art Program (SCHF) and Music Therapy (SCHN) collaboration
The Art Program has teamed up with the Hospital’s Music Therapy team to create “Listen with Your Eyes #2”, an exhibition of tambourines that have been playfully adorned with paint and designs by patients and their siblings!
Artwork: Armali, (tamborine work in progress), 2023
Photo Finish 2023
Sydney Children’s Hospital NetworkPhoto Finish, a digital photography competition, is open to all patients, volunteers and visitors, as well as Network and Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation staff, and people who live, work or study near The Children’s Hospital at Westmead or Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick.
Artwork: A cat's gaze by Aoife
Learn more about our Programs and Innovations
Greenlight
A game changing program that finds and validates new fundraising ideas for innovations in paediatric medical research.
Curing Homesickness
A new initiative that brings children’s hospitals and paediatric services from across Australia together to raise funds and awareness.
Then and Now
Then and Now is a collection of images taken by the Foundation’s photographer-in-residence, Jimmy Pozarik, revisiting 25 patients he had photographed to find out where they are now.
