Health Care Projects
There are few places where art has such a capacity to impact people than in a health-care facility The very act of walking through hospital doors takes many people away from their comfort zone of predictability into a vulnerable state of uncertainty. Whether one is on the giving or receiving end of health care, the inherent risk around personal health can provoke loaded, challenging, and stressful thoughts. A positive impression makes a difference.
People process deeper and more significant thoughts when faced with medical interventions. By designing a welcoming environment filled with art that is both contemplative and inspirational, an "enlightened" health-care space can support and relieve emotional stressors.
A large reproduction of Dragonfly is permanently installed in the UVM Medical Center Garden Atrium in Burlington, Vermont in 2015.
The Dragonfly original monoprint is available - details in the Figures Collection!
Art can shift one's health-care experience into a more positive sense of well-being. Art supports greater healing.
As a person has the opportunity to experience and connect with art, a private internal exploration occurs. Perhaps an unnamed fear or unvoiced question surfaces in the exchange. Perhaps a memory is awakened or a love remembered that brings healing to the moment.
Many health-care facilities are including art as a part of the healing solution; my own artwork has found a meaningful home in the health-care setting. I support fusing art and the health-care environment; inspiring healing and connecting us to what is always whole.
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
In 2015, a selection of Casey’s prints from the Falling Leaves series were selected to permanently reside in The Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA. These reproductions were made specifically to fit the needs of the hospital by the use of moxie panels - a strong aluminum panel that can be easily cleaned and will not hold bacteria (key factors for art in healthcare!). In 2022, prints from the Key West Bound and Promise of Summer series were also added. It’s great to work with places again, years later!
Learn more about Casey’s moxie panel reproductions in the techniques section. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Gordon
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Large, moxie panel reproductions of Casey’s Looped series in a temporary exhibit (2015) at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Without sacrificing quality, Casey’s prints can be significantly enlarged for your space. (These panels are 32” x 32” but the original art is only 12” x 12”). Learn more about Casey’s ability to reproduce prints at high quality in her techniques section.
UVM Medical Center, Burlington, VT
Reproductions of Key West Bound 4 permanently reside in 128 patient rooms in the newly constructed (2019) Miller Wing in the UVM Medical Center, located in Burlington, Vermont. Photo Credit: Dan D’ambrosio/Burlington Free Press
Loma Linda Medical Center, Redlands, CA
A large giclee of Summer Nights 1 sailed all the way across the country via UPS to sunny California in the LOMA LINDA MEDICAL CENTER in 2019. Another beautiful piece to add value to the healthcare environment. It’s great to see this medical center’s commitment to the arts, and the health of their patients. Thanks to Lynne Kootsey from HK Interiors in Redlands California for the collaboration!
Photo Credit: Lynne Kootsey
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Casey’s work can be viewed in the following hospitals and health care facilities:
Boston Children's Hospital. 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center: Intensive Care Unit, Heater Road Rehab Center, Radiation Oncology Wing. 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766.
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital: Lobby Entrance. 20480 Market St, Onancock, VA 23417
University of Vermont Medical Center: Cardiology Office, Continence Clinic, Development Office, Doctors' Lounge, Radiation Oncology, Miller Wing, Staff Offices and 96 Additional Patient Rooms. 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
Other Medical Facilities: Balance Chiropractic, Evolution Physical Therapy, Maitri Health Center, Vermont Gynecology, University of Michigan Health System, Mass General Hospital…
