Helium Arts empowers children with lifelong health conditions through creativity and the arts, giving them an opportunity for connection, belonging, imagination and joy. 

Firstly, we will run a Community Summer art programme in Westside Library, Galway providing an intensive programme to 16 children aged 8-12 living with lifelong physical health conditions. Funding would allow Helium to run 6 art workshops over 3 days during July with 8-10 children participating in each camp & would go towards costs for art materials, venue hire, medical support, & artist fees.

Secondly, we have an artist present in the Outpatient clinics who provides art activities for children while they wait for their medical appointments reaching approximately 425 children over 5 months. 

We will refer children from the hospital to our Summer programme with a focus on increasing the number of participating children from disadvantaged backgrounds to 50%.

Please note that the details of events listed above are provided by the relevant Local Authorities.