Power Play

Phoenix Children’s and ASU’s School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts are collaborating to present the fifth annual Power Play. Patients from Phoenix Children’s will team up with ASU student fashion designers to create custom-designed superhero suits inspired by the kids’ healing journeys. On April 14, 2023, these real-life superheroes will strut their stuff at a runway show benefitting Phoenix Children’s.

Please note that this is an invitation-only event.

Preview Power Play

Witness the healing power of play as two Phoenix Children’s patients are transformed into superheroes of their own imagining with the help of student fashion designers from ASU.

About Power Play

Inspired by a Today Show segment, Power Play is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Arizona State University’s School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Each spring, student fashion designers from ASU use their talents to help Phoenix Children’s patients bring their inner superheroes to life, allowing the kids to use play as part of their healing process.

Donations to Power Play 2023 benefit the Hope Fund.

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