Although there is a growing body of literature describing the benefits of creative arts in health care, research in this area is limited. This article describes an exploratory qualitative research study that examines the potential benefits of an arts program on an inpatient oncology unit located in a major medical center in New England. Semistructured interviews of seven patients and seven nurses who cared for these patients were conducted following participation in an established arts program. Benefits included improved patient coping with pain, improved nursepatient communication, and improved attitude toward hospitalization.If the purpose of art is to nourish the spirit, what more appropriate place to find it than in a hospital, where our spirit may encounter its most critical moments.