Dorset County Hospital

Arts in Hospital

AONB 60th Anniversary Photographic Competition

The Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty covers almost half of Dorset is a nationally important protected landscape. Through collaborations with Arts in Hospital over the past 5 years, we have been pleased to have the opportunity to bring the landscape into the hospital through temporary exhibitions, permanent work in the Day Lewis ward and contributions of film to the Biophilia initiative.

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We aim to enhance the healing environment for patients, visitors and staff here at Dorset County Hospital, through visual art, performance and music. Please help us to continue and expand our programme by donating. Your donations can be used to commission and purchase new artwork to brighten up the hospital or to fund new participatory projects with professional artists and musicians.

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Temporary Exhibitions

Tim Edgar + Mark Hilde

The Geometry of Things: Dorset Open Prize Winners 2025 - For the Dorset Open 2025 Arts in Hospital offered and exhibition at DCH as one of the prizes. We selected the work of 2D artist Tim Edgar to be shown alongside ceramicist Mark Hilde

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