A Rosie Place Cuts the Ribbon on the New HeARTworks Studio

For the team at A Rosie Place, the goal has always been to create a “world of yes” for medically fragile children and their families. The organization provides overnight respite care at no cost to families, and even more than that, it provides opportunities to those children to engage in new and exciting ways.

With the opening of the HeARTworks Studio, there’s more to be excited about.

Funded in part by a $50,000 Special Project grant from the Community Foundation, the 2,000-square-foot studio is designed deliberately to make it easier for children of all abilities to create their own art.

Amenities include adjustable tables, adaptive tools, and ceiling-mounted “sky screens” that help children interact with art when they’re reclined in wheelchairs.

“We found that art was a great way to connect in a non-clinical way,” said Sherina Gonzalez, Director of Advancement. “A lot of these children may not be able to make art in a traditional way like other children do.”

But at A Rosie Place, and thanks to the impressive HeARTworks Studio, when a child wants to express his or her creativity, the answer is yes.