COVINGTON – St. Tammany Hospital Foundation’s Healing Arts committee has issued a call for entries for its next exhibition of the Rotating Gallery Series, part of its award-winning Healing Arts Initiative.
The multi-artist show follows the recent solo exhibition of artwork by Covington artist Mary Helen Seago. All community artists, including St. Tammany Health System colleagues, are encouraged to apply.
“We are all so excited to welcome another large-scale, multi-artist exhibition to the hallways of St. Tammany Parish Hospital,” foundation Executive Director Nicole Suhre said. “There is such a beautiful energy that comes from seeing the brilliant artwork of the talented regional artists on the walls. Patients, visitors and colleagues alike find such joy in exploring the artwork featured in our shows.”
Applications will be accepted through April 20, and the exhibit will hang from May 18 to Aug. 17 on the first floor at St. Tammany Health System’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington.
All submitted artwork should create a thoughtful, restorative and healing atmosphere for the hospital’s patients, visitors and staff. Only two-dimensional artwork or wall-hung three-dimensional artwork will be accepted.
All exhibited pieces will be reviewed and selected by an anonymous jury. Visit STHFoundation.org/ArtApp or call (985) 898-4110 for full guidelines and important dates, as well as an online application form.
St. Tammany Hospital Foundation’s Healing Arts Initiative was started in 2004 with donations made by St. Tammany Parish Hospital employees to the Foundation’s employee giving campaign to purchase healing elements such as a player piano for the hospital lobby, aquariums for the hospital’s Pediatric Unit and Cordes Outpatient Pavilion, “Healing Ceiling tiles” in MRI and CT rooms, as well as a restful South Louisiana landscape mural in the hospital’s Radiology Department.
Since then, the initiative has grown to encompass a wide-ranging collection of works created by local visual artists – from paintings to sculptures to photographs and more – that are on display at St. Tammany Health System facilities across western St. Tammany Parish, as well as the inclusion of architectural elements, art therapy and music that all work together to create a healing environment.
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About St. Tammany Health System
The heartbeat of its community, St. Tammany Health System cares for patients and families with excellence, compassion and teamwork. It is nationally recognized for quality, safety and service excellence by CareChex, Leapfrog, Healthgrades, Hospital Compare, Women’s Choice and U.S. News & World Report. The health system is home to 281-bed St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 1, three diagnostic centers and 12 medical clinics throughout western St. Tammany Parish. Self-supporting, not-for-profit STHS is AA- rated by Fitch and receives no tax funding. More at StTammany.health.
About St. Tammany Hospital Foundation
The St. Tammany Hospital Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, was established to sustain the healing work of the physicians and staff of St. Tammany Health System. Through the development of philanthropic support, the Foundation seeks to fortify the health system’s promise to provide world-class healthcare close to home, now and for generations to come. More at STHfoundation.org.