Las Vegas, Nevada · 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Art Healing Hearts brings guided painting programs to children with special needs, veterans, first responders, and patients in behavioral health hospitals. A brush, a canvas, and a trained instructor give people a safe way to process pain that words cannot reach.
Your Support in Action
We supply everything at no cost to participants or facilities. Give any amount, and all of it goes into materials and instruction.
Who We Serve
Our instructors travel to the people we serve, so participants never need transportation, experience, or supplies of their own. Programs are adapted for ability, age, and clinical setting.
Adapted, sensory friendly painting classes built around each child's abilities and pace. This is the heart of our work.
Structured creative sessions that complement clinical care for inpatient and outpatient programs.
Painting groups that give veterans a non clinical outlet for trauma, grief, and isolation.
Sessions for police, fire, and EMS personnel carrying the weight of repeated critical incidents.
As Seen In
Meet the Founder
"I found my way through grief with a paintbrush. Now I hand that brush to someone else."
Lu is a working artist, exhibiting painter, and behavioral health professional. After losing a loved one, she discovered that painting gave her a way to move pain outward instead of holding it in. She founded Art Healing Hearts to bring that same experience to people in treatment, in recovery, and in families raising children with special needs.
Her work has been featured on FOX5 Las Vegas, KTNV's Morning Blend, and NPR, and she speaks to clinical teams and community organizations about the role of creative practice in recovery.
Learn to Paint
For Teams and Groups
Guided painting sessions for staff teams, clinical groups, and community organizations. A creative hour that builds connection and supports our programs at the same time. We bring everything and adapt to any skill level.
Request a workshopParticipant Work
Hundreds of participants have completed a painting with us. Some keep painting at home. A few have gone on to sell their work. Every canvas started with someone deciding to try.
Get Involved
Any amount buys brushes, paint, and canvases for the people we serve.
Help set up classes and assist participants at Las Vegas area sessions.
Corporate and foundation sponsors fund entire program series and receive recognition.
Lu speaks to clinical teams, conferences, and community groups about art and recovery.
Partner With Us
If you run a behavioral health hospital, a special needs program, or a veterans or first responder organization, we will build a program around your population and handle the materials, instruction, and scheduling.
Art Healing Hearts is a non-profit charity organization that serves a unique purpose: To help people process grief and pain through artistic expression. From acrylic to oil paints, we believe that expressing yourself through the visual arts promotes catharsis and rejuvenation.
About Us
We go where the need is! Because participants in our program often have traumatic brain injuries, severe mental illness, and struggles with addiction — we bring healing opportunities to them in various facilities around the country.
People of all ages experiencing homelessness and/or abuse.
Elderly people and others in long-term care centers.
Young people who are confined in correctional facilities.
People living in residential care for mental health struggles.
Our Story
Art Healing Hearts began with one brushstroke of healing. Founded by Lu Monteleone, the program was born from her personal journey of coping with the loss of a loved one. Through painting, Lu discovered a powerful way to process grief and release emotional pain. This transformative experience ignited her passion to share the healing power of art with others, and Art Healing Hearts was born—a place where creativity meets recovery.
Healing Hearts
With just a few strokes of a brush, lives are transformed. Hundreds of people have found inspiration through our program, continuing to paint as a form of healing and self-expression. Some have even taken their art to the next level, becoming professionals and living their creative dreams. A little paint truly goes a long way.
Support Our Mission
We can't do this without you! Art supplies are the heart of our programs, and your support makes it all possible. A $20 donation provides the brushes, paint, and canvases needed to spark creativity in one of our participants. Together, we can keep the colors flowing and continue bringing art to those who need it most.
If you live in the Las Vegas, NV area and would like to volunteer, please contact us!
Art Healing Hearts is always looking for new sponsorships! Every dollar helps!
We need your help raising funds to keep the Art Healing Hearts program going!
Join Our Creative Community
Ready to make a difference? Whether you're painting alongside us as a volunteer, donating to bring art to those in need, or sharing our story on social media, your support adds vibrant colors to our mission. However you choose to get involved, you're helping us create something beautiful together!
Get InvolvedMeet the Team
Founder & CEO
