Art & Healing and Sage Living:
St. John’s Health Foundation
Title: Art & Healing
Artists: Lucinda Abbe, Katie Benson, Sydney Bryan, Leann Dzemske, Howie Garber, Shannon Hart, Roberta Hendrickson, Laurie LaMere, Tracy Logan, Susan Marsh, Derek Regensburger, Sheila Tintera
Date: 2019 - present
Medium: oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings and photographs
Location: St. John’s Hospital, Professional Buildings, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
Funding By: St. John’s Health Foundation
Through an emerging and growing field of research, art in healthcare settings is recognized as a powerful tool used to create a healing environment by lowering stress and anxiety of patients, families, and staff. Art helps rejuvenate, restore and heal the human spirit; it transforms the visitor experience, builds community among patients and staff, and demonstrates a commitment to excellence.
“The Art and Healing program has proved to provide great comfort and inspiration to hospital visitors over the years.”
Sheila Tintera on display in the St. John’s Professional Building
“Patients and their families notice the art at St. John’s. Instead of walking down empty halls that reinforce awareness of their clinical setting, our patients see local art that evokes feelings of peace, warmth, hope and relaxation. This partnership with Public Art and local artists continues to set St. John’s Health apart as a hospital that cares for the whole patient.”
Project: Sage Living Healthy Art
Commissioned Artists: Yulia Avgustinovich, Wendell Field, Katy Ann Fox, Bland Hoke, Lisa Flowers Ross, Ben Roth, and Kathryn Mapes Turner
Selected Artists: Pam Baker, EmilyBoespflug, Borbay, Rozmaring Czaban, Tuck Fauntleroy, Wendell Field, E. Lynette Fransen, Lanny Grant, Jennifer L. Hoffman, Todd Kosharek, Rachel Kunkle Hartz, Kate McCabe, Brian McGeogh, Bronwyn Minton, Will Munford, Mike Piggott, LeeAnn Ramey, Miga Rossetti, Tobias E. Sauer, Jonathan Selkowitz, Jocelyn Slack, Kay Stratman, September Vhay, and Kathy Wipfler
Install Date: August, 2020
Location: Sage Living Center, Jackson WY
Funded by: St. John’s Health Foundation
“The talent of our local and regional artists is truly incredible. We were amazed to receive over 120 submissions from professional artists who care deeply about making a positive impact for the seniors who will call Sage Living home. Deciding on the finalists was both a difficult and thoughtful process. We are excited about the artworks chosen for some of the most prominent spaces in our new long-term care community. These will be enjoyed by residents and their families, staff, and visitors”
Ben Roth, Dandelion, 2021
The artwork for Sage Living was selected by a committee comprised of St. John’s Health staff, community members, and art professionals who reviewed multiple rounds of thoughtful artist submissions. The selection process was facilitated by JH Public Art who was hired in 2014 by St. John’s Health Foundation to develop new collection criteria and donation policies for St. John’s Health that are guided by evidence-based criteria and designed to promote healing and wellness. The Sage Living process was further enhanced by following best practices relevant to a long-term care and memory care settings.
The original Sage Living collection consists of seven site-specific works and over 45 paintings, prints and photographs made by local and regional artists. The art collection is curated to inspire conversations that further connect residents and caregivers. The artworks also reduce anxiety by serving as comforting wayfinding images that contribute to a welcoming, home-like setting.
