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Mary Anning Unit

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Mary Anning Unit

Patient Participation

Pink Sunglasses

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Pink Sunglasses

Martin Parr

Fortuneswell Chemotherapy Refurb

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Fortuneswell Chemotherapy Refurb

Bethan Venn

Interacting

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Interacting

John Hubbard

Kingfisher Day Surgery

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Kingfisher Day Surgery

Marina Renee Cemmick


Dorset County Hospital

Arts in Hospital

HAND

HAND

HAND aims to strengthen joint working on nature-based wellbeing across Dorset (BCP and Dorset council areas) to increase the access to, use of and connection with the natural environment to support and enhance physical and mental wellbeing across Dorset. Find out more HERE

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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

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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Projects

New Art Cart!

New Art Cart!

Helping us to deliver compassionate creativity

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Collection

Phil Mead

Phil Mead

Phil Mead: Hospital Daze - A creative couple’s visual diary of their hospital experience

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