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Your support enables us to reimburse artists for their materials, operations and personal costs. If you would like to support our project financially, your donation is most welcome! Your generous contribution is greatly appreciated by countless sick children, grateful parents and the care team.
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About us
Healing children is also a kind of art - Art
The words “Healing children is also a kind of art” were shared with us by a young patient affected by a long-term rheumatic disease. They express the insight that the healing arts require more than excellent medical and paramedical care. The “Kunst voor het Kinderziekenhuis” Fund aims to integrate art, in all its forms, into children’s healing processes and, in doing so, improve the overall quality of care. Interactive encounters with a variety of artists — music, drawing and sculpture, dance and theatre — encourage children in the children’s hospital to express themselves creatively. In this way, they experience unique moments that let them forget their worries for a while in a world where illness can dominate everything. For artists too, interacting and creating with sick children is a special experience that adds a further dimension to their artistic commitment. The project seeks, beyond the bounds of conventional medicine, to evolve towards a genuine “art of healing”.
The art project is made possible thanks to close collaboration between the children’s hospital and KU Leuven, Museum M and the City of Leuven, through the commitment of many healthcare professionals and artists, and with the support of sponsors and donors.
Kunst voor het Kinderziekenhuis is one of the funds of the KU Leuven Department of Fundraising and Alumni Relations (Dienst Fondsenwerving en Alumnirelaties).
The administrators of the fund are:
- Carine Wouters, Prof. Dr.
- Gunnar Buyse, Prof. Dr.
- Marc Eyskens, Minister of State
- Benedicte Eyskens, Prof. Dr.
- Mart Buekers, Prof. emeritus
The fund’s activities are coordinated by Sofie Salu, in collaboration with the nursing staff, the play support team and the staff of the children’s hospital.
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+32 16 34 29 35 - Sofie Salu