Art for Health
ART FOR HEALTH is dedicated to the concept that art has restorative properties that help in the healing process. Fine artwork adds a sense of comfort and beauty to an atmosphere that is often considered sterile. It has a calming effect on patients and their families and helps to alleviate the anxiety of being in a hospital.
To that end, Hudson Valley Hospital Center has dedicated itself to bringing this sense of comfort to its patients through its Art of Health program. Through generous donations and the persistence of its curator – Suzanne Ashley – the Hospital has amassed hundreds of pieces of fine artwork carefully arranged in 13 gallery spaces throughout the hospital. The Art for Health program is the recipient of the 2010 Arts Westchester Award and has been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times.
Our Artwork
Only the highest quality original fine art is on display, reflecting the high quality of health care provided at the hospital. Not only will these galleries provide a therapeutic service, but they will also offer an educational experience to our viewers while embracing the active, local artistic community at the same time.
While most of the art is selected from local talent, we intend to expand our competitive search nationally and apply for grant monies available to the arts to cover our expenses.
How to Contribute
Several opportunities exist for donors to participate in the ART FOR HEALTH project. Donations are used to acquire high quality fine art from established artists. The Main Lobby hospital gallery, donated by President and CEO John C. Federspiel, focuses on a Hudson River theme. Other gallery spaces offer additional naming opportunities with themes incorporating nature and local history.
Designated gallery spaces are located in the Main Lobby, the second, thi rd, and fourth floors of the in-patient tower, as well as the PACU, PCU, OB, ED, Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging waiting rooms, the main hall original building, lower level Wagner hallway, Wagner Conference area, Wound Care Center Lobby, Dempsey House, and Pataki Center. The new Cancer Center will also contain fine art.
Financial contributors and donors' names are prominently displayed on a special ART FOR HEALTH plaque. If you would like to learn more about ART FOR HEALTH naming and other gift opportunities, please contact Mr. William Dauster, Executive Director of the Foundation at 914-734-3526. If you would like to donate art, please contact Suzanne Bohrer Ashley, Curator, at JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING .
The Artists
Listed below are web sites of artists whose work is either currently on display or has been displayed at the hospital:
Leela Bora
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Biagio Civale
Marcy B. Freedman
Michele Gage
Elaine Galen
Anne Johann
Bernie Kessler
Andrew Lattimore
Leslie Lew
Stacey Petzold
Olive Reich
Dyan Rosenberg
HM Saffer
Arlé Sklar-Weinstein
Phyllis Smith
Joseph Squillante
Cheryl Vlachos
Suzanne Bohrer Ashley
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