Dorset County Hospital
Arts in Hospital
Farrah Fortnam
Farrah is a Bristol based artist who studied at the Arts University Bournemouth. She painted her first ever mural in lockdown and has been painting in Bristol, Bath and beyond ever since.
She is an environmental artist with a passion for saving the rainforests. Seeing the destructive impact by humans on the natural world, she wants to highlight the climate crisis to the wider public through her street art.
Her exceptional murals also have the ability to brighten up any dark and dingy corner, and the piece we commissioned was a welcome addition to our carpark in July 2023. Farrah works with her surrounding environment to create a site specific piece of work.
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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.
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




