CALLING ALL ARTISTS!

In anticipation of upcoming events and holidays, the need for holiday artwork, cards, angel charms and t-shirts is ongoing. The Auxiliary to Driscoll Children's Hospital would love to offer the opportunity to our wonderful artistic patients to contribute their talent and skills. The art work will feature original, colorful and imaginative patient artwork. So, be on the look out for the Volunteer Art Cart while at the hospital or simply just grab your brushes, crayons, markers and watercolors, and participate in this art contest from home. Proceeds from the sales will benefit Driscoll Children's Hospital patient programs and scholarships. Since the program began, it has raised over $100,000 for scholarships given to Driscoll Oncology and Cardiology patients.

Project Artwork is open to all Driscoll Children's Hospital patients, in-patient and out-patient including our clinics and siblings of Driscoll patients (ages 0-21). Parents can assist moderately.

At least 5 Holiday Cards will be chosen each year, and the Holiday Card artists selected will receive 5 packets of cards to share with family and friends, a framed certificate and a $20 gift certificate to Toys 'R' Us. They will also have the opportunity to participate in DCH media interviews and promotional events in order to promote the sale of the cards. Holiday card and angel charm art submissions must be received no later than May 1st of each year. If received after May 1st, art submissions will be considered for the following year.

ARTWORK GUIDELINES:

ClICK HERE to download Participation and Photo/Media Release

1. Holiday Cards, t-shirt theme suggestions:

• Traditional end-of-year holiday images including, but not limited to: Santa Claus, reindeer, Christmas trees, a menorah, wreaths, manger scenes, snowman, snowflakes, angels, presents, poinsettias, etc.
• Non-traditional end-of-year holiday images including, but not limited to: South Texas Christmas, Santa with a sombrero, Cactus decorated as a Christmas tree with a Santa hat, etc.
• Patriotic / world peace images including, but not limited to: U.S. Flag, dove, etc.
• Unique South Texas holiday images: Santa with a sombrero or cactus decorated as a Christmas tree with a Santa hat.
• Texas theme: stars, boots, hats, oil rigs/wells, longhorn cattle, Texas flag and state map and sunshine.
• Marine theme: star fish, colorful fish, dolphins, underwater scenes, kelp, beach, shells, palm trees and coastal Texas.
• Other calendar months - Valentine's Day (hearts, love, puppy love, love words spelled out), St. Patrick's Day (shamrocks, luck, gold, leprechauns), Easter/Spring (colored eggs, bunnies, butterflies, flowers) July 4th (patriotic, freedom images) Halloween/Fall (haunted houses, ghosts, witches, pumpkins, leaves).

2. Charms: An Angel picture is chosen each year to be the Holiday Angel Charm.

Mediums:

• Watercolor paint
• Acrylic paint
• Crayon
• Markers - thick/thin
• Finger paint
• Collage

• White
• Unlined

SUBMISSIONS:

• Driscoll patients may enter as many times as desired.
• Artwork can be created while visiting Driscoll Children's Hospital or at home.
• Please label the back of the artwork with patient's name, age, home phone number, city of residence and reason for visiting Driscoll.
• Please staple the signed "Participation and Photo/Media Release" to the artwork.
• Drop off entries to the hospital in the department you are visiting or at the Welcome Center in the main lobby or mail to: