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22Feb

Virginia Hospital Center’s Timeless Modern Update

Posted by Ian Mcgrew
Clients in the News, Media and Press
Virginia Hospital Center’s newly renovated 4th floor turned medical office space into 21 additional private rooms (30% larger than existing rooms), to meet their ever-growing need for patient beds in response to COVID. VHC’s design goal was to create a timeless, modern, upscale residential patient unit. E4H Environments for Health introduced warm finishes including wood [...]
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19Jan

Continuing Previously Established Art Direction

Posted by Ian Mcgrew
Industry News, Media and Press
In 2015 DAS was invited to work alongside the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) to create a culturally authentic art program for their new hospital.  The art program is designed to support, honor, and celebrate the Eastern Band of Cherokee culture. Multimedia artwork, created by enrolled EBCI members, celebrates contemporary Cherokee life in North [...]
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26Feb

Artist Spotlight: Olalekan Jeyifous

Posted by Ian Mcgrew
Industry News, Media and Press
To celebrate Black History Month, we took a trip to see Olalekan Jeyifous’ work in nearby Alexandria, VA. Jeyifous was tasked by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts to create an original site-specific piece inspired by the city. The Nigerian-born, Brooklyn-based artist and designer began by understanding Alexandria’s unique history: a once prosperous port city [...]
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14Jan

National Arts Program

Posted by Ian Mcgrew
Industry News, Media and Press
“Creativity exists in all of us, but how we express is it unique. When we have an opportunity to showcase our creative side, and that creativity is acknowledged, we feel pride, connection, and affirmation in ourselves and our talents” (nationalartsprogram.org).  [AL1] Artist [...]
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17Dec

Positive Sensory Distraction

Posted by Ian Mcgrew
Industry News, Media and Press
Imagine, being an autistic child’s parent, and looking forward to your child’s next doctor’s appointment! Waiting in an environment that provides positive sensory distraction, allowing you and your child to interact and de-escalate prior to conversing with the doctor.   We all constantly use our senses to absorb and understand the world around us. People [...]
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07Oct

Marymount University: Graduate Interior Design Class

Posted by Ian Mcgrew
Industry News, Media and Press
Open minded, free thinking charettes, that’s what we at Distinctive Art Source love about working with the interior design graduate students at Marymount University.  We share our knowledge and they share their ideas. On September 30th, Barbara Harriman, President / Creative Director, explained visually to the students that “Art is no longer a 2-D focal [...]
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01Oct

DAS Attends”Pebble-in-Practice” Workshop

Posted by Ian Mcgrew
Evidence Based Design Research, Media and Press
Distinctive Art Source recently attended The Center for Health Design’s annual Pebble-in-Practice Workshop on Pediatric, Behavioral Health and Aging Mind design in Baltimore MD. Day 1 “Building Blocks: New Design Strategies and Solutions for Pediatric Settings” began with Natalie Miovski Hagerty, Director of Facilities Planning at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, giving an inspiring [...]
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05Jun

Six Ways EDAC Principles Shape Healthcare Art Programs

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
White Papers
Scholars have been fascinated by the power of the built environment on healthcare outcomes since the mid-1800s. Florence Nightingale, known as the founder of modern nursing, was the first to document sanitation and stress on wartime mortality rates and applied her findings to British soldiers during the Crimean War, plunging death rates [...]
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02May

Owensboro Health: First Day Fresh for Over Six Years

Posted by Ian Mcgrew
Clients in the News, Media and Press
The Owensboro Health Hospital still looks first-day-fresh as the locally focused Art Program remains a frequent topic of conversation! Spoiler Alert:  We are not the only ones noticing!   In 2011, Distinctive Art Source had the pleasure of beginning our work with Owensboro Health to develop timeless art goals and create an art program for [...]
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05Apr

DAS Becomes Certified EDAC Advocate Firm

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Industry News
In a time of mass information and increased competition, the healthcare design industry cannot rely solely on individual or company experience to provide the best patient-centric design practices or solutions for healthcare clients. Evidence-based Design Accreditation and Certification, or EDAC, has brought a higher level of accuracy and scientific rigor to the design world in [...]
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25Mar

DAS Welcomes Shelita Maldonado to the Team!

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Industry News
DAS is thrilled to bring Shelita Maldonado to our team as Office Coordinator. Her commitment to clarifying DAS processes will allow the rest of the team to happily focus on what they do best.
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06Mar

DAS Welcomes Abby Lenon to the Team!

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Industry News
We are excited to welcome Abby Lenon, to our Distinctive Art Source team as an Associate/Art Consultant! Acting as a client liaison, Abby works to understand clients’ needs and connect them with art that complements the space and contributes to a healing environment. She brings to the table a diverse background, skillset and perspective, making her a strong asset to the DAS team and our clients.
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18Dec

Are Digitally Printed Canvases Outliving Paper Prints?

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Evidence Based Design Research
You may have noticed hospital artwork that has faded over time. In 2003, when DAS first began working in the healthcare art field, most hospital art programs included framed, museum quality published art, which over five to seven years often fades to blue due to 24/7 exposure to bright fluorescent lights. For the past eight to ten [...]
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