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News

22Aug

Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Turns Ordinary to Extraordinary

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Clients in the News, Media and Press, Videos
You’ve seen team member photos in hospitals before. They adorn staff corridors and are typically headshots, group photos or “day-in-the-life” action shots that strive for a photojournalistic appeal. We strongly support incorporating staff members in artwork and couldn’t help but share one of the best we’ve seen. At Riverside Doctors’ Hospital in [...]
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21Aug

Creating Healthcare Art Programs for Military Facilities

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
White Papers
  Today’s military hospitals are no longer stereotypical clinics adorned with American flags. Our military population requires a unique and thoughtful approach – both to healthcare and healing art programs. The team at Distinctive Art Source has been honored to help create art programs in several military facilities including the National Intrepid Center of Excellence [...]
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13May

Foster Community Relationships Through Hospital Art Programs

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
White Papers
At Distinctive Art Source, we walk through the doors of dozens of hospitals each year and have been a part of the design team in facilities across the country. One thing that never ceases to impress us is the commitment hospitals make to their communities. Not simply their role of providing healthcare – but the [...]
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13May

Southeast Health Celebrates the Lives of Cancer Patients with Journey Portraits

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Clients in the News
Southeast Health Celebrates the Lives of Cancer Patients with Journey Portraits
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27Feb

Call for Artists: Northeast Georgia – CLOSED

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Call for Artists
Project: Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton Call for Artists:   Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton would like to feature purchased art works created by local artists as well as locale specific art work in multiple mediums for public areas of their new hospital, opening Spring 2015.  The Art Committee is dedicated to creating a visually cohesive experience [...]
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04Nov

Local Artist’s Work Featured at Presbyterian Rust Medical Center

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Clients in the News, Industry News
  After serving as the healthcare art consultant at Presbyterian Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho, NM, Distinctive Art Source continues to enjoy working with Presbyterian Health System in Albuquerque and the surrounding areas of  NM. One of the most rewarding parts of each project  is working with local artists. We have enjoyed our continued partnership with Presbyterian [...]
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23Oct

Distinctive Art Source Sponsors HCD Golf Outing

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Industry News, Media and Press
Distinctive Art Source is pleased to sponsor Health Care Design’s Golf Outing in Orlando in November! Located at Shingle Creek Golf Club, the event is complimentary for HCD attendees and includes transportation to and from the Gaylord. Last year’s event was a fun and relaxing way to start the conference and we are sure it [...]
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11Oct

DAS Shares Presentation from Healthcare Symposium and Expo

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Clients in the News
DAS was once again honored to speak at the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo in Chicago on October 1. DAS partnered with Nemours Children’s Hospital Orlando, the Orlando Museum of Art and Camp Boggy Creek to present “More than What You See: Unveiling the Structure and Reciprocal Benefits of a Community Supported Art Program.” We [...]
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28Aug

Distinctive Art Source Celebrates 10 Years in Healthcare Art Consulting Business

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Industry News, Media and Press
When Barbara Harriman, IIDA, opened Distinctive Art Source in July 2003, she could clearly see the future of healthcare art. She envisioned a world in which hospitals would no longer be filled with sterile rooms and corridors. Instead, the hospital environment would be a place of healing in which the patient and visitor experience was [...]
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20Aug

10 Healthcare Art Bloopers

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Evidence Based Design Research, Industry News, White Papers
The EARTH without ART may be EH, but healthcare art without thought for the patient can be PAINFUL. Research shows that appropriate artwork in the healthcare setting can help alleviate stress, reduce the need for pain medication and provide a positive distraction. But what happens when we find inappropriate artwork in the healthcare setting? In [...]
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