Operation Art is a project that encourages students to create artworks for children in hospital. It is an important visual arts exhibition that focuses on creating a positive environment to aid the healing and recovery process of young patients.

Operation Art is the premier state wide visual arts exhibition for students from Kindergarten to Year 10. It is a unique, contemporary children’s exhibition that attracts public support from the government, health and education sectors and the wider community. It has gained widespread recognition for its standards of excellence and the development of such rich diversity unparalleled in children’s art.

Operation Art accesses every school in NSW giving contact with every teacher, student and their parents. Operation Art is a joint initiative of the NSW Department of Education and Training & The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in collaboration with NSW art galleries.