Healing Arts

The Healing Arts Program

A Collaboration of Hudson Hospital and The Phipps Center for the Arts
January 1st - December 31st, 2011

In 2001, The Phipps Center for the Arts and Hudson Hospital embarked on an innovative collaboration to exhibit, acquire, and commission original work by regional artists. While the health care field has begun to embrace the understanding that a well-designed environment that integrates the visual arts can have a positive impact both on a patient’s healing process and on staff morale, the Healing Arts Program at Hudson Hospital is unique. It is the only one of its kind that involves a collaboration between two community-based organizations.

At any given time, work by several regional artists is on display in waiting areas, conference rooms, patient and staff corridors, procedure rooms, and patient rooms. Exhibits are rotated every three to four months, offering variety and interest for staff, as well as opportunities for many regional artists to participate.

Public Reception: Friday, November 18, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

On view at Hudson Hospital and Clinics during the spring and summer are works by the following artists:

Through October 9, Mary Lundeberg, Patrick Pryor, Mitchell Spencer
Through October 13, Lynne Baur, Nan Kaufenberg, Brad LaBadie, Jennifer Massoll
Through December 11, Julia Timm, Chaiki Obrien, Linda Staats, Pearl Zeigenhagen
Through January 15, Cathy Jean Clark, Paul Kivlin, Tara Sweeney

These and other regional artists working in a variety of media offer ongoing exhibits at Hudson Hospital. The Healing Arts Program which is a collaboration between Hudson Hospital and The Phipps Center for the Arts presents these exhibits free of charge and open to the public.

For more information on the healing arts program or to schedule a tour, please contact Margaret Welshons, Healing Arts Coordinator, at 715/531-6059, or margaret.a.welshons@hudsonhospital.org.