The Foundation for Hospital Art is hosting PaintFest America, a 50-day event hoping to reach the families, patients, and staff of cancer facilities in each state through artwork. The event lands in St. Joseph on Monday.

Multiple murals will be supplied by the Foundation for Hospital Art at each PaintFest America stop.

The murals feature different designs and offer a paint-by-numbers type approach. No artistic talent is necessary to participate. Anyone can pre-register to participate, but cancer patients and survivors are especially encouraged to assist with painting murals on the tour.

Additionally, a cancer patient and a cancer survivor will partner to paint a unique state specific panel which will include both the state bird and flower. That piece will be added to the 50-state mural “Stars of Hope” to be assembled in New York on the final day of the tour, which continues through August 23. The individual state panels will be returned to each participating hospital after the unveiling event on August 23.

The event promises engaging visuals of artwork giving comfort and love. Kansas City and Northwest Missouri-area cancer survivors, patients, staff and families are painting 18 colorful panels for 3 large murals to hang in the hospital.

The local event is scheduled from 10am to noon Monday in the lobby of the Mosaic Life Care Cancer Center, at 902 S. Riverside Road in St Joseph.

(News Release)