News

21Aug

Three Critical Success Factors in Planning Healthcare Art Programs

Research has shown that appropriate artwork in the hospital setting can help reduce stress, the need for pain medication and length of stay. The principles of evidence-based design establish the foundation for selecting healthcare artwork. These guidelines indicate that nature is a healing element and that patients can be comforted when viewing familiar surroundings. At [...]

15Aug

Call for Photographers to Capture Beauty of Color the Skies Balloon Festival

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola

Call for Artists

Madera, CA – August 3, 2010 Children’s Hospital Central California and Distinctive Art Source seek photo enthusiasts to participate in the Color the Skies Amazing Photography Adventure. Photographers are invited to capture the beauty and wonder of Color the Skies through photographic images. Some of the images will be displayed in the Paramount Farms [...]

01Aug

Summer 2010 Healthcare Art Report

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola

Healthcare Art Report Archives

Distinctive Art Sources publishes the quarterly Healthcare Art Report to keep you up to date on innovative art options, exceptional healthcare art programs and industry resources. Read the August 2010 issue of Healthcare Art Report.

15Jul

Local Talent Creates Exceptional Art Program

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola

Industry News

TriPoint Medical Center, Facility Care Magazine, July 2010

15Jul

Nature’s Calming Influence

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola

Industry News

TriPoint Medical Center, Health Facilities Management Magazine, July 2010

21Mar

Community Engagement: Why Some Hospital Art Programs Continue to Grow

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola

White Papers

Successful art programs can engage the community long after opening day. A well-developed art program expands hospital boundaries and makes the most of internal and external resources by establishing ongoing relationships within the community. With added value becoming the standard expectation, new and replacement hospitals seek opportunities to sustain opening day interest and excitement [...]

21Mar

Spring 2010 Healthcare Art Report

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola

Healthcare Art Report Archives

15Mar

Art Program at TriPoint Medical Center Enhances Healing Environment

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola

Clients in the News

Hospital Features Works of Local Artists Selected to Support Evidence Based Design Concord Township, Ohio – March 3, 2010 When Lake Health set out to build the 300,000 square-foot TriPoint Medical Center, they made a commitment to the community to redefine healthcare. Among their top priorities was to create a healing environment designed to promote [...]

21Oct

How to Avoid Change Orders When Designing Feature Art Elements

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola

White Papers

As an interior designer in the healthcare industry, you are well aware of the many challenges and obstacles involved in delivering a high quality interiors project on time and within budget. You anticipate the unexpected: The subcontractor who destroys your feature wall by installing thermostats or fire extinguishers. The discovery that the monumental sculpture was [...]

01Oct