From our early years and through the 2018-19 school year, Youth Art For Healing hosted an in-person Art Show to showcase the work of our student artists. Parents, teachers, other students, and YAFH community members could enjoy viewing the works of art before they were installed in healthcare locations around the Washington D.C. metro area and beyond.
Because the COVID-19 pandemic kept us from holding our Annual Art Show in person for the 2019-20 school year, we had to get creative. We produced our first Virtual Art Show so that the YAFH community could still enjoy and celebrate the gift of art given by our student artists. Since that time, we have continued to produce an Annual Virtual Art Show. This has given many more people the opportunity to enjoy YAFH artwork though video experiences and explore-on-your-own galleries.
2012-23 Retrospective
Virtual Art Show
At our Art Show in April 2023, we first presented our 2012-23 Retrospective Art Show video. The show revisits several hundred of the 2,024 artworks created by our student artists during those 11 years. Now you can enjoy our Retrospective Art Show virtually, with hundreds of outstanding student paintings from all the years that YAFH worked with students, teachers, and schools to bring healing works of art into healthcare environments.
2023 Virtual Art Shows
For the fourth year in a row, we are delighted to present our annual Virtual Art Shows, showcasing the work of YAFH student artists in several videos and an Explore-On-Your-Own Gallery. Please enjoy viewing all 156 paintings created by 209 student artists from twelve schools during the 2022-23 school year.
2023 Virtual Art Shows Preview
During the 2022-23 school year, YAFH student artists created 119 paintings for permanent installation at five healthcare sites and 37 Gifts of Gratitude paintings for healthcare workers at three hospitals. This preview video presents a sample of the paintings by student artists from all twelve schools, created both for permanent installation and as Gifts of Gratitude.
2023 Virtual Art Shows: Healthcare Sites
During the 2022-23 school year, YAFH student artists created 119 beautiful artworks for permanent installation. The Healthcare Sites Art Show presents their paintings, which are now on display in their new homes in five healthcare locations.
2023 Virtual Art Shows: Gifts of Gratitude
Also during the 2022-23 school year, YAFH student artists created 37 uplifting works of art to give to individual healthcare workers at five hospitals to thank them for their care and dedication. These paintings are presented in the Gifts of Gratitude Art Show below.
2023 Virtual Art Shows:
Explore-On-Your-Own Gallery
If you would like to view the students’ works of art at your own pace, all 156 paintings created during the 2022-23 school year are below for you to click through in this slide show. Please enjoy!
2022 Virtual Art Shows
Virtual Art Shows Preview
During the 2021-22 school year, 303 YAFH student artists from fourteen schools created a total of 204 paintings. These beautiful works of art included 79 paintings for permanent installation in five healthcare sites and 125 Gifts of Gratitude for healthcare workers at five hospitals to thank them for their service during the pandemic. This is a short and sweet sample of their work.
2022 Virtual Art Shows: Healthcare Sites
During the 2021-22 school year, YAFH student artists created 79 beautiful artworks for permanent installation. The Healthcare Sites Art Show presents their paintings, which are now on display in their new homes in five healthcare locations.
2022 Virtual Art Shows: Gifts of Gratitude
Also during the 2021-22 school year, YAFH student artists created 125 uplifting works of art to give to individual healthcare workers at five hospitals to thank them for their service during the pandemic. These paintings are presented in the Gifts of Gratitude video below.
2022 Virtual Art Shows:
Explore-On-Your-Own Gallery
If you would like to view the students’ works of art at your own pace, all 204 paintings created during the 2021-22 school year are below for you to click through in this slide show. Please enjoy!
2021 Virtual Art Show
Virtual Art Show Preview
During the 2020-21 school year, student artists created 95 paintings for permanent installation at healthcare sites and to give as Gifts of Gratitude for healthcare workers at five hospitals to thank them for their service during the pandemic. This is a short and sweet sample of their work.
2021 Virtual Art Show:
Full-Length Video Experience
Hit play, then sit back, relax, and enjoy this video that displays all 95 of the paintings created by our student artists during the 2020-21 school year. Many of these paintings were given to individual frontline healthcare workers to show our appreciation for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of our Gifts of Gratitude project. During the show, you will also learn more about our student artists and their experience with the Youth Art For Healing program from their Artist Statements.
2021 Virtual Art Show:
Explore-On-Your-Own Gallery
If you would like to view the students’ artwork at your own pace, all 95 paintings from the 2020-21 school year are available for you to click through in this slide show as well. Please enjoy!
2020 Virtual Art Show
Youth Art For Healing created our first Virtual Art Show in 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2019-20 school year, 263 students from 18 schools created a total of 207 paintings for permanent installation at 11 healthcare sites. Please enjoy viewing these beautiful paintings at your own pace.
COMING SOON: a new 2020 Virtual Art Show video!