Thank you for your interest in donating to Kennedy Krieger's KaleidoHOPE project!

We are accepting art donations now through February 28th.

How to Get Started

Review the artist all-call below for guidelines and instructions on how to participate.

Review Artist All-Call

Download and Share Our Flyer

Download and Print Our KaleidoHOPE Coloring Pages

(The Coloring Pages can be submitted as your donation or kept for personal use.)

About KaleidoHOPE

The KaleidoHOPE name stems from a combination of the words Kaleidoscope and HOPE. Did you know that a group of butterflies is called a Kaleidoscope? Butterflies often symbolize transformation, optimism and HOPE. Just as the butterfly emerges stronger and more vibrant, patients too can emerge from Kennedy Krieger’s care with renewed strength and HOPE. All submissions requested by February 28, 2026.

Help us inspire healing through art by participating in this unique opportunity. This initiative recognizes the profound impact that art can have on physical and mental health. We want to create a vibrant environment that fosters healingcomfort and HOPE

We're excited for this opportunity for artists like YOU to have your work displayed in our hospital and leave a meaningful mark on the patients, families and visitors we serve!

Artists are already leaving their mark – scroll through the photos below to receive a sneak peek of some of the art submitted thus far!

An oval artwork decorated with a vintage-style photo of a large group of children posing playfully, set against a colorful abstract background with blue, beige, and orange shapes and splatters.

Artist name: Sanah Brown-Bowers

A framed collage featuring bees, honeycomb patterns, a painted ceramic jug, and large white and yellow flowers arranged in a geometric, layered design.

Artist name: Janet Mikolajczyk 

A framed artwork of a stylized butterfly composed of intricate, colorful geometric patterns with radiating multicolored lines surrounding it.

Artist name: Brian's Dots 

A yellow and black butterfly rests on the center of a vibrant orange sunflower.

Artist name: Allen Price

A yellow and black swallowtail butterfly rests on a vibrant red flower surrounded by green foliage.

Artist name: Bob Webber

A colorful abstract painting with layered brushstrokes and splashes of purple, blue, pink, green, and black.

Artist name: Marcus Smith

A watercolor silhouette of a person composed of multicolored jigsaw puzzle pieces.

Artist name: Mark Smith

A photograph of an orange monarch butterfly perched on a purple flower with a green, blurred garden behind it.

Artist name: Connie Weller

Close-up of a blue butterfly with its wings fully spread, showing vivid iridescent patterns.

Artist name: Allen Price

A painting of a person in a purple textured sweater with dark hair pulled back, shown from behind against a colorful, softly blended background.

Artist name: Marietta Burke

A stylized illustration of a brain, with one half in black and white and the other half in bright, multicolored shapes on a black background.

Artist name: Marcus Smith

A butterfly design made from colorful pom‑poms in shades of pink, purple, yellow, and orange on a white circular background.

Artist name: Example of student/group craft using the coloring pages

A wide field of blooming sunflowers under a vibrant sunset sky transitioning from deep blue to orange.

Artist name: Sheila Pasquini

Colorful fantasy painting of a seated winged figure releasing a swirling cloud of pink and purple butterflies into the sky, surrounded by lush green plants and flowers.

Artist name: Tom Hale

Pencil-and-color drawing of a straight city street in one‑point perspective, lined with multicolored buildings under a lightly clouded sky.

Artist name: Andrew Cornish

Black‑and‑white framed photo of three children playing a large Connect Four-style game on a playground

Artist name: Erika Whitney Young

About Kennedy Krieger

Kennedy Krieger Institute, an internationally known, non-profit organization located in the greater Baltimore/Washington, D.C. region, transforms the lives of nearly 30,000 individuals a year through inpatient and outpatient medical, behavioral health and wellness therapies, home and community services, school-based programs, training and education for professionals and advocacy. Kennedy Krieger provides a wide range of services for children, adolescents and adults with diseases, disorders or injuries that impact the nervous system, ranging from mild to severe. The Institute is home to a team of investigators who contribute to the understanding of how disorders develop, while at the same time pioneer new interventions and methods of early diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Learn more at KennedyKrieger.org.

KaleidoHope: A Healing Art Initiative of Kennedy Krieger.

Help us inspire healing through art by participating in this unique opportunity.
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