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Aug 06, 2020

Artist Sarah Sze's new massive sculpture at La Guardia excites!

Artist Sarah Sze explores the myriad conceptions of time and space through a tremendous, new spherical sculpture. Titled “Shorter than the Day” —a reference to Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death,” which considers the comfort found in life’s finality—Sze’s piece weighs five tons and was unveiled recently at LaGuardia Airport. It is suspended above an atrium in Terminal B. Hundreds of photos of the New York skyline are featured.

Jul 14, 2020

Advocate Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center 2020 National Arts Program Exhibit Video Presentation

This year Advocate Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, in Milwaukee Wisconsin, held our 6th annual All-Caregiver art show with the support of the National Arts Program. We open this show to participants who are staff, volunteers, or retired staff at the hospital as well as the immediate family members of all three categories. The COVID-19 pandemic had a drastic impact to our show as we had to cancel our reception and severely limit the number of people who were allowed to see the show.

Jul 09, 2020

Interactive murals going in at UVA Inpatient Psychiatry

More than a dozen new interactive chalkboard murals will be painted by a local artist at the University of Virginia Health System's Department of Inpatient Psychiatry. click here for full article

Jun 11, 2020

The Pandemic Closed Art Galleries' Doors. But Who Said a Gallery Needs Four Walls and a Ceiling?

BY: ANNA PURNA KAMBHAMPATY 

JUNE 11, 2020 8:57 AM EDT, Article reposted for Time.com

Jun 11, 2020

The National Arts Program Must Persist in this Time of COVID-19:

Now more than ever both essential staff and their family members need support and forms of respite during this difficult time. The National Arts Program has always been a way for employees and their family members to express themselves and share another facet of their personalities in the workplace.

Jun 11, 2020

Successful Sixth Year for Advocate Aurora Health Medical Center, WI

The Sixth Annual Advocate Aurora Health St. Luke’s Medical Center NAP Exhibit opened on February 21st. The show was displayed in the hospital skywalk once again and Coordinators Jill McNutt and Erin Hein collected and hung 150 pieces of art. The showcase includes artworks from artists that together represent thirty-five different hospital departments. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic their plans for an upcoming ceremony and reception had to be put on hold for what ended up being quite a long time.

Jun 09, 2020

Newly Minted Artists Facing Precarious Future

For art students finishing B.F.A. and M.F.A. programs this spring, the big debut was supposed to have been the thesis exhibition. The culmination of years of work, these shows represent a shot at getting discovered by curators, dealers, collectors and critics who make the rounds at top schools. Then the pandemic forced schools to close and truncate programs.
 
 
Jun 01, 2020

Thief tries to steal Banksy from hospital

Security guards spotted the person, dressed in a protective suit and carrying a cordless drill, repeatedly walking past and hovering around the painting, reported The Sun newspaper.
The suspicious person was “removed” from the hospital, a source said. “No harm occurred to either persons, the painting, or hospital property,” the trust said. The value of the painting, which is set to be sold at auction in the fall to support health care charities, is unknown.
May 08, 2020

Banksy Drops Off Superhero Nurse Artwork at Hospital in UK With a Thank You Note

Featured on goodnewsnetwork.org

A new Banksy art piece is inspiring the world since it was dropped off, and later hung on display, at Southampton General Hospital in the south of England Wednesday.

The artwork shows a young boy playing with his favorite new superhero doll—a nurse wearing a cape and face mask. On the floor nearby sits his discarded Spiderman and Batman action figures.

May 08, 2020

AASLMC 2020 Virtual National Arts Program Announcement

Advocate Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, in Milwaukee Wisconsin, recently had to cancel our award presentation and artist reception due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  We wanted to take some time to announce the award winners in the best way we could right now.

May 06, 2020

Tremendous Turnout for Hartford National Arts Program

There has been a National Arts Program show in Hartford, Connecticut for a remarkable 29 years. Not only has the show been running for so many years but it is also consistently one of our largest showcases with a whopping 348 entries this year! One particularly successful aspect of the show is there recurring “Teens looking out for Teens” category. This opportunity allows teens to learn about and express their feelings about social issues through their art.

May 06, 2020

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Celebrated their Fifth Anniversary NAP Exhibit

Here we are now, looking back at a time in early March when the busiest airport in the world was the stage for another amazing National Arts Program awards reception! As an artist, having your work professionally displayed in the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport must be such a thrill. This year for their Fifth Anniversary NAP Exhibit, 221 pieces of art were hung throughout both the Atrium Gallery and T Concourse Gallery. The showcase opened on September 6th, 2019 and their awards reception was held on March 4th with 237 guests in attendance to enjoy the festivities.

May 04, 2020

Damien Hirst and Snapchat Launch Augmented Reality Spin Art

Featured on hypebeast.com

Snapchat teamed up with Damien Hirst on a new lens inspired by the acclaimed British artist’s Spin Paintings. The collaborative filter is now globally available, allowing users to virtually create their own spin paintings in the comfort of their homes.

May 01, 2020

Street Art Confronts the Pandemic

From Norway to Colorado, street artists depict a world of masks and hand-washing (and toilet paper). One recurrent theme: a deep appreciation of health care workers.

Featured on nytimes.com

Street art is the ultimate visual source of social commentary and the pandemic has lit a fire under the feet of muralists around the world.

Apr 28, 2020

Santa Rosa Captures the Artistic Spirit of the Community

In a local news article featured in The Press Democrat, the writer referred to the City of Santa Rosa NAP show as “a gateway to the artistic spirit of Santa Rosa.” This statement could not be more accurate at perfectly capturing the essence of this long running exhibit.  With more than 200 pieces of art from all walks of life transforming the walls of the Finely Community Center into a professional gallery, the exhibition is truly representational of the community. 
 
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