From the artistry of the 14-story architecture that showcases stunning views and light-filled spaces for children, to the stunning artworks created especially for the facility, Children’s Pavilion is designed to bring comfort, inspiration and healing to all who enter its doors.

Art enhances and humanizes the hospital environment for patients, families, and staff. And a growing body of evidence shows infusing the arts into places of healing can improve both body and spirit.

The arts can be particularly important in mental health treatment: Healing emotional injuries. Helping patients understand themselves and others. Developing capacity and space for self-reflection that can lead to changing behaviors and thinking patterns.

Besides being inspired by the art that surrounds them in Children’s Pavilion, children who come here for treatment will also be able to make their own art -- through painting, music, dance -- to dovetail with the art on display.

The art here not only elevates the human spirit, but the mission of mental health treatment. It brings a sense of joy and extends the idea of healing beyond these walls of Children’s Pavilion to the community that rallied to build it.