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HFR Fribourg – General Paediatrics Department

September 2024

Each area tells a story:

– A tropical jungle in the waiting room.

– Insects and maritime horizons in the corridors leading to the consultation rooms.

– Enchanted Switzerland in the inpatient area, with more detailed murals to accompany longer stays.

Project funded by: Fondation Alfred et Eugénie Baur / Fondation Étoile Filante / Loterie Romande / Kiwanis Fribourg / Private donor

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Fondation Delafontaine, Lausanne – L’Élan TEM Centre

September 2024

Inauguration of a participatory mural in the centre’s recreation room. This project involved the collaboration of 55 students and 2 artists, focusing on values such as friendship, empathy, and community living.

Project funded by: Nestlé SA

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HFR Fribourg – Paediatric Recovery Room

August 2024

A gentle awakening for children, set in a countryside setting, with a variety of birds nesting.

Project funded by: Nestlé SA / Anonymous donors

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Swiss National Day

August 2024

A nod to the tradition of the Poya, with murals inspired by festive parades and herds adorned with bells and flowers.

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Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris – General Paediatrics

June 2024

The Paint a Smile artists have transformed this ward into a warm and welcoming space, where the murals evoke joyful and tender life stories, set in a vibrant, cosmopolitan city.

Project funded by: Caran d’Ache / Main dans la Main and Solidaires

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World Red Cross Day

May 2024

An opportunity to highlight our partnership with the Margency Children’s Hospital – French Red Cross.

– 6 projects completed between 2016 and 2023

– 23 artists involved

– 119 litres of Caran d’Ache paint

– 488 days of work

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Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris – Neurosurgery Consultations

May 2024

A tribute to Jules Verne, with murals inviting exploration of the seabed, space, the sky, and the centre of the Earth. The decor, inspired by a retro-futuristic style, includes the writer’s iconic steam-powered elephant.

Project funded by: Caran d’Ache / Main dans la Main and Solidaires

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Geneva University Hospitals – Belle-Idée site
Nicolas Havette X Paint a Smile – Participatory Art

March 2024

Installation of prints from the work FORTUNES in the psychiatric prison units of the HUG. This project is a dance between collective imagination and a place of care.

Project funded by: Roger Dubuis

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Margency Children’s Hospital, France: Oncology-Hematology and Post-Transplant Isolation Services

January 2024

Inauguration of the murals in the presence of the hospital director, representatives from the French Red Cross, the mayor of Margency, and partners.

Project funded by: Gilead Sciences / Alfred and Eugénie Baur Foundation / #CourirPourBen

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The Paint a Smile Foundation wishes you all the best for 2024!

January 2024