The Periwinkle Foundation Hosts Second Annual Making A Mark® Artapalooza 

Patients at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center participate in a fun week of creativity

Texas Children’s Hospital Cancer and Hematology Center patients will spend the week exploring their creative side during The Periwinkle Foundation’s Making A Mark® Artapalooza, presented by Northwestern Mutual.

Artapalooza aims to introduce families to The Periwinkle Foundation by engaging children in a creative art experience whether they are in the in the hospital or at home. Children will have the opportunity to explore varying art mediums including tempera, watercolor, torn paper collages, and mixed mediums. The theme will change daily – and will also include self-portraits.

“We are so excited to be back with our second Artapalooza event, which would not be possible without our partners at Northwestern Mutual and Texas Children’s Hospital,” said Doug Suggitt, executive director of The Periwinkle Foundation. “Artapalooza is a great way to kick off our journey to the opening of this year’s Making A Mark exhibit. It’s wonderful to see our Periwinkle artists in action as they create their inspired pieces of art.”

The artwork will be collected throughout the week for inclusion in the 32nd annual Making A Mark® exhibit, which is part of the Periwinkle Arts In Medicine program at Texas Children’s Hospital Cancer and Hematology Center. Each Making A Mark® exhibit debuts in September in honor of Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease Awareness month.

“We are extremely grateful to The Periwinkle Foundation and Northwestern Mutual for hosting a week of Artapalooza in our outpatient clinic. This creative outlet and opportunity for artistic expression brings so much joy to our patients and their families,” said Dr. Susan Blaney, Director, Texas Children’s Hospital Cancer and Hematology Center.

Since 1997, the Periwinkle Arts In Medicine program at Texas Children’s Hospital Cancer and Hematology Center has fostered unique opportunities for self-expression and empowerment and facilitated the development of coping skills for children and their families.

For images from Making A Mark® Artapalooza, presented by Northwestern Mutual, click here. Photos are courtesy of Texas Children’s Hospital and The Periwinkle Foundation.