Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. YORK, Maine — Local artist Steve Litwin has partnered with York Hospital to raise awareness and funds for the renovation of their ...

A patient was so bored by his hospital room’s décor that he told a nurse to save the next patient time by informing him or her that 391 fleurs-de-lis adorned the wall, according to a 1914 journal ...

When having a house built, choosing what art will hang on the walls is likely one of the last tasks on a homeowner’s agenda. But when Stamford Health officials began planning the new ...

Pulse of Longwood takes you inside one of the nation’s largest hubs of hospitals and biomedical research. The painting was stark: an empty chair by an open doorway. Jane Mayer, chair of the art ...

YORK, Maine — World Art Day is an international celebration of the fine arts, declared by the International Association of Art to promote awareness of creative activity worldwide. Held each year on ...

In her landmark book “Homo Aestheticus,” anthropologist Ellen Dissanayake addresses the classic issue of culture versus biology: Why do people make art? Why do they respond to art in the way they do?

Young patients at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn soon will enjoy painting, drawing and playing instruments in a newly created studio. “I am really excited because it will change how I ...

Hard to believe, but there was a time when hospital walls were mostly uninspiring white space. That was before the Foundation for Hospital Art began splashing them with color. For the past 36 years, ...

Don't expect any drab hospital corridors in this state-of-the-art hospital. The architecture and design makes a statement - from the emergency department down to labor and delivery, the halls are full ...

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Just as scientists have found that psychotherapy can change one’s brain chemistry, they have also found that given the opportunity, art therapy has the same profound and positive impact on the mind.