Our vision is to live in a world where the arts are recognized as essential to the well being and health of everyone.
Mission and Mandate
Artswell is a registered charity dedicated to improving the quality of life and well being of individuals living with the effects or age, illness or injury. Our goal is to empower individuals and communities through exposure to and engagement in the arts.
Artswell’s mission is devoted to promoting the arts as an agent for healing believing that creative expression plays a key role in sustaining and restoring the health of the body, mind and spirit.
We design and deliver; interactive creative, expressive arts programs, community arts projects, creativity and wellness workshops and presentations for hospitals, long-term care facilities, palliative care, support centres and communities where accessibility is vital and special requirements are factors. We offer respite and support to families, staff and caregivers.
Our programs serve people of all ages and conditions both within institutional settings and the broader community. We are a mobile arts and health service and we hire, on a contract basis, trained, professional, multi disciplinary artists and therapists to facilitate our programs and projects.
Become an Ally of Artswell
By doing so, you will:
- Help Artswell to implement programs that bring the healing power of the arts to individuals and communities;
- Become part of a rapidly growing network of arts and healthcare professionals;
- Have access (as well as a standing invitation to contribute your ideas, projects and stories) to our online newsletter The Well
Featured Project
Community Artways
A partnership between Ottawa Salus Corporation, Ottawa Community Housing and Artswell, Arts and Healthcare.
Artswell is grateful for the successful partnerships we have formed (PDF, 226 KB).
For more information, please contact:
Mary Pfaff
Director of Arts and Development
Tel: 613.250.0642
Artswell is a registered Canadian charity.