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19Jun

DAS Project Among the 2016 CODA Awards Top 100!

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Industry News, Media and Press
DAS is pleased to share that the Henry E. Braselton Chapel at Northeast Georgia Medical Center is among the 2016 CODA Awards Top 100. Projects were selected by an international jury of leaders in the design and art fields and the winners highlight the best in the field, demonstrating the most successful integration of commissioned [...]
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17May

Nurses Create Mosaic for Inova Women’s Hospital and Inova Children’s Hospital

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Clients in the News
Distinctive Art Source recently enjoyed working on a collaborative art program for the new Inova Women’s Hospital and Inova Children’s Hospital in Fairfax, Virginia. The art committee wanted an opportunity for the staff to work together as a team before the new facility opened. Three mosaics (one on each floor), featuring images of sea, land and [...]
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21Jan

Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton Featured in Healthcare Design

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Clients in the News
Kudos to the team at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton and HGA Architects and Engineers on the opening of the new 235,000-square-foot, 100-bed facility in Braselton, Ga. Distinctive Art Source enjoyed working on this project, particularly the installation of the magnificent Read more
17Nov

Call for Artists: Dayton Children’s Hospital – CLOSED

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Call for Artists
Call for Artists: Dayton Children’s Hospital would like to feature purchased art in the public areas of its new, 8-story patient tower, opening Spring 2017, as well as in the public areas of its south campus facility that is under expansion will include outpatient specialty care center, emergency [...]
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02Nov

Barbara Harriman Receives Award at Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Industry News, Media and Press
Barbara Harriman, Distinctive Art Source president, is honored to be the recipient of the Individual Award, which was presented at the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo in Chicago in October. She received the award for her leadership in the field of healthcare art and her work as a [...]
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09Oct

Call for Artists: Riverside Health System – CLOSED

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Call for Artists
Call for Artists: Riverside Seeks Local Art for New Medical Campus  NASSAWADOX, VA. – Riverside’s focus on the communities it serves applies not only to offering as many local services as possible, but also to honoring what makes those communities special. As construction progresses on the medical campus in the Onley/Onancock area, Riverside is asking local [...]
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01Sep

Cherokee Indian Hospital to Install Syllabary Wall

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
Clients in the News
Cherokee Indian Hospital will honor the language and tradition of their ancestors by creating an artful display of the Syllabary — a set of 85 written characters that make up the Cherokee alphabet. The Cherokee syllabary was invented by Sequoyah in the late 1810s and early 1820s and is still taught in Cherokee Indian schools today. [...]
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18Feb

How to Create an Integrated Visual Experience

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
White Papers
An integrated visual experience, when executed, remains nearly undetected. Not surprisingly, this seemingly effortless effect takes planning. In fact, to achieve an integrated visual experience in healthcare requires a union of multiple disciplines and the intentional dissolution of boundaries.
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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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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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22May

Defining Your Vision: 12 Questions to Consider when Creating a Healthcare Art Program

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
White Papers
What are the goals of your healthcare art program? This question is the foundation for a successful art program. But it’s tempting to skip right over this step in the process and move forward with the creation of a program without defining your goals or your vision. That’s because, when it comes to creative work, [...]
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05Dec

The Story Behind Hospital Art

Posted by Theresa Ceniccola
White Papers
Look around the walls of your hospital and see if you can find a story. Can you tell anything about the lives of the people who live and work in your community? Do you feel connected to the people who created or are depicted in the artwork? If not, then you’re missing out on one [...]
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