Arts For Life Blog

Arts For Life welcomes new staff member!

February 8, 2022 | By Snee Howard

Madeline Geier Program Director Asheville // Mission Children’s Hospital Madeline (she/her) is thrilled to have joined Arts For Life in December to serve the Asheville community. Before joining the team, Madeline lived in Minneapolis, MN where she primarily worked at Children’s Theatre Company, the nation’s largest and most acclaimed theatre for young people. An experienced […]

Swing for the Kids!

November 18, 2021 | By Rachel Zink

Swing For The Kids 2022 was a tremendous success. 112 golfers and friends came together for an exciting, fun-filled day on the green. With your help we raised $26,357 for Arts For Life, ensuring that more than 450 young patients will experience the joy of creative arts enrichment during their time in the hospital. Swing […]

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NOW HIRING! Development Coordinator

August 19, 2021 | By Snee Howard

We are no longer accepting applications for this position. Arts For Life is currently seeking a Development Coordinator to support the Executive Director’s implementation of Arts For Life’s overall development strategy. About the Organization Arts For Life (AFL) is dedicated to supporting pediatric patients and families through arts education and engagement. By providing educational arts […]

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Program Director Position

August 16, 2021 | By Snee Howard

We are no longer accepting applications for this position. Arts For Life is currently seeking a Program Director for our Asheville, NC chapter serving Mission Children’s Hospital. About the Organization Arts For Life (AFL) is dedicated to supporting pediatric patients and families through arts education and engagement. By providing educational arts programs, AFL enriches patients’ […]

Arts For Life names new Executive Director

February 18, 2021 | By Snee Howard

Arts For Life is happy to announce Katharine Phlegar Broughton as our next Executive Director. She will officially step into the role on March 15, 2021 but has been with Arts For Life since 2016, serving as the Program Coordinator in the Durham Chapter at Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center. In that role, Katharine […]

DOWNLOAD: Holiday Gift Printable

December 21, 2020 | By Rachel Zink

Thank you for honoring a special person in your life this holiday season! Click here to download your PRINTABLE gift notification. Here’s an EMAIL version, too. (Right-click the link to “Open Link in New Tab,” then “Save Image As” to download.) We’re so grateful that you’ve chosen to support patients and families in this special […]

The Arts For Life Guide to Art Materials

June 3, 2020 | By Annie Rogers

Paper You’ll want to use paper that is made for whatever art material you are using on it. An inexpensive sketch pad is a great place to start.  Watercolor paper is thick so it will be stable when it gets wet. Typically, it has a “toothy” or rough texture in order to ‘hold’ the paint […]

Announcing: Arts For Life Anywhere

May 13, 2020 | By Rachel Zink

Creativity is never cancelled! We are very excited to share with you Arts For Life Anywhere – our new online hub for creative resources, so you can do art and music anywhere and everywhere. We’ve just launched it – so we’re adding new things every day. Sign up for our email list to get a […]