Doctors, nurses and families smiling together outside the hospital

Swasti Art Gallery

Swasti Art Gallery & Art Therapy Program

Swasti Art Gallery is HCG Foundation's creative care initiative where art supports patients through their cancer journey. Located within HCG's headquarters at Tower 1, Bengaluru, Swasti Gallery brings together two connected efforts: a contemporary art gallery that channels the power of art into funding cancer care, and a dedicated Art Therapy program that brings the healing process of art making directly to patients.

About Swasti Gallery

Launched in 2007, the art space in a hospital gives a positive energy to the patients and their families. Swasti Art Gallery has been actively involved in organizing art shows, camps and workshops which involve artists coming from across the country and outside.

The gallery offers a platform to bring forth young upcoming artists and also organizes shows for renowned artists. Swasti aspires to create a space for art lovers and buyers by exhibiting quality art pieces. They aim at raising funds for the HCG foundation to help support the cancer patients.

Art Therapy: Healing Through the Creative Process

In 2018, Swasti Art Gallery extended its mission from the gallery walls to direct patient care with the launch of its Art Therapy program at HCG Bangalore hospital. Art therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses the creative process of making art to support a patient's physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.

Every session is built around the individual. A typical session unfolds in three parts:

• Pre-art conversation : the pre-art component is crucial, especially for the first meeting between the art therapist and the patient. This allows the therapist to get to know and assess the patient

• The creative process : the second part is the actual creative process, or the making of a piece or pieces of art. The therapist may teach the patient some art techniques, but the most important thing is to simply create something...

• Post-art reflection : Patient and therapist discuss the finished piece together, the patient is expected to talk about their feelings, what led them to create that art, how they felt while making the art and their thoughts post completing it.

Showcase Art

Exhibiting quality art pieces from emerging and established artists.

Create Awareness

Using art as a medium to spread positivity and hope within the hospital community.

Support a Cause

All proceeds help support cancer patients and Foundation initiatives.

Encourage Talent

A platform for both up-and-coming and senior artists from across India and abroad.

Sessions can be individual, group, or family based allowing patients to process their experience alongside fellow patients navigating the same journey, always with the choice to share only what feels comfortable.

Together, Swasti Gallery and Art Therapy reflect HCG Foundation's belief that cancer care extends beyond medicine. One raises the funds that make patient support possible; the other puts the healing power of art directly into patient's hands.