Hosptial Art in Fort Worth

According to Elizabeth Bassett, Fort Worth Hospitals have discovered the value of art.  She reviews the art scene at 4 local hospitals in an article this week in the Fort Worth Business Press. You can read the article by clicking here. Some excerpts:

Andrews Women’s Hospital

"SCW Art Consulting, based in Durango, Colo., had experience commissioning art for hospitals and worked with Baylor staff for about nine months to determine what would work best for female patients and their families... more than 400 pieces of art ended up in the hospital within a budget of about $390,000"

Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital

"Morris Meditation Garden, which features a small waterfall, two fountains, a full garden and pathway with several places to sit and think."

JPS Patient Care Pavilion

"Hallways are lined with 535 individual pieces of art. Most of the art is prints of nature-influenced scenes in frames, ...color choices were made to remind visitors of nature.

...$200,000 of that was spent on the art collection and framing ... Arden & Associates, based in Piedmont, Okla., provided a plan with a budget"

Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth

Artist Maris Shepherd, ...painted more than 80 scenes from Fort Worth and the surrounding area ... cost about $265,000