Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP)
Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP) Art Studio, 136 SE 3rd Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123
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Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP) offers hands-on art experiences that include speed paint with your mom, painting, clay sculpture, abstract painting, and large-scale puppetry. Each CHAP art interaction is customized to the needs, preferences, and abilities of each child. CHAP Art Club and CHAP in a Box include activities ranging from painting to clay sculpture and more.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Price: Our innovative and inclusive healing arts programs are provided free of charge to children, teens and families affected by pediatric illness, disability, or special need.
Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP) was established in Portland, Oregon in 2006. Since 2006, CHAP has provided 150,000+ healing art experiences in local hospitals and across the Portland area. CHAP’s mission is to bring the healing power of art to children and families facing medical challenges. Children in CHAP programs are known for their creativity and ingenuity, not by their disease, diagnosis, or disability.
CHAP hospital programs provide creative outlets for pediatric patients and families during hospital stays and visits across partners including OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. CHAP teaching artists provide 25 hours of free onsite art-making per week at local hospitals. When children are discharged from the hospital, they are invited to participate in weekly Art Club in the CHAP Art Studio. Art Club also takes place in the community with mission-based partners. CHAP Art Club provides engaging art experiences for children with medical challenges outside the hospital.
For those who live too far from Portland or are unable to meet in person, CHAP in a Box provides quarterly delivery of themed boxes chock-full of quality art supplies, ranging from painting to clay sculpture and more, mailed to children’s homes. Seasonal art workshops are open to the general public and the kids CHAP serves, and all proceeds directly support free arts programming for children facing medical challenges. CHAP’s seasonal art workshops are described as award-winning.
“Living in the hospital for 7 months with my child was scary - but when it was CHAP time, we left our fears at the door so we could be in the moment with each other. CHAP truly has healing powers in art. Pure love = CHAP.” — Dayna C., parent of pediatric patient at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Last updated July 13, 2026.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Price: Our innovative and inclusive healing arts programs are provided free of charge to children, teens and families affected by pediatric illness, disability, or special need.
Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP) was established in Portland, Oregon in 2006. Since 2006, CHAP has provided 150,000+ healing art experiences in local hospitals and across the Portland area. CHAP’s mission is to bring the healing power of art to children and families facing medical challenges. Children in CHAP programs are known for their creativity and ingenuity, not by their disease, diagnosis, or disability.
CHAP hospital programs provide creative outlets for pediatric patients and families during hospital stays and visits across partners including OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. CHAP teaching artists provide 25 hours of free onsite art-making per week at local hospitals. When children are discharged from the hospital, they are invited to participate in weekly Art Club in the CHAP Art Studio. Art Club also takes place in the community with mission-based partners. CHAP Art Club provides engaging art experiences for children with medical challenges outside the hospital.
For those who live too far from Portland or are unable to meet in person, CHAP in a Box provides quarterly delivery of themed boxes chock-full of quality art supplies, ranging from painting to clay sculpture and more, mailed to children’s homes. Seasonal art workshops are open to the general public and the kids CHAP serves, and all proceeds directly support free arts programming for children facing medical challenges. CHAP’s seasonal art workshops are described as award-winning.
“Living in the hospital for 7 months with my child was scary - but when it was CHAP time, we left our fears at the door so we could be in the moment with each other. CHAP truly has healing powers in art. Pure love = CHAP.” — Dayna C., parent of pediatric patient at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Last updated July 13, 2026.
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