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There is a notable research-practice gap in health care, alongside growing interest in arts-based knowledge translation to honor participants’ voices, advance equitable access, and enact change. We created an art exhibition to share findings about patients’ experiences of a mindfulness-based expressive arts group in oncology. Guided by the Knowledge-as-Action Framework and using a case study design, our research question was: How does an exhibition displaying artwork made by patients with cancer facilitate the communication of research findings with diverse audiences? Questionnaires, field notes, documents, and photographs were analyzed using descriptive statistics and content analysis. The development of a portable, in-person art exhibition required an intensive interdisciplinary, research-practice collaboration. The exhibition was held at a regional cancer center, a congress, and two Canadian universities. Over 600 people attended the exhibition, including patients, the public, healthcare professionals, policy-makers, students, and academic faculty/staff. We recruited 190 research participants and found the exhibition was an immersive experience that deepened understandings of the patient-artists’ experiences and catalyzed intentions for practice change. Researchers and clinicians should consider arts-based knowledge translation strategies that honor and amplify patients’ voices, making their experiences more accessible and memorable for diverse stakeholders, while fostering empathy and an appreciation of arts interventions.
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