Houston Chronicle October 21, 2014
Since July, artist Reyna Collura has been visiting UTMB's John Sealy Hospital, through a partnership with UTMB’s Child Life Services, building weekly to guide pediatric patients and their siblings through art projects in her new position as director of education for the Galveston Arts Center. The funding came in the form of a grant from The Dr. Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust Fund. The art center will use the money to buy art materials for the hospital program, Art for All at UTMB, and a cart to push supplies from room to room. Lizette Perez is the pediatrics child life coordinator at UTMB. "Our goal with the Art for All program, in collaboration with Ms. Reyna Collura, is to foster an environment that incorporates emotional support by engaging and energizing children through special events involving various art media," Perez explained in an email. "Through the Art for All art program, another main objective is to support families confronting grief and bereavement issues," Perez wrote.