>>> WE KNOW THAT ART CAN STIR
EMOTION, INSPIRE AND BRING JOY, SADNESS AND EVEN HEAL.
AND THESE WORKS OF ART CREATED BY WOMEN ARE NOT HANGING IN AN
ART GALLERY.
>> IT’S EXPANDED THROUGHOUT THE
HOSPITAL SYSTEM. >> IT’S NOT BEING DISPLAYED IN A
GALLERY OR MUSEUM, MORE THAN 400 WORKS ARE GRACING THE WALLS OF
THREE MANHATTAN HOSPITALS. >> IT STOPS YOU IN YOUR TRACKS
WALKING THROUGH A HOSPITAL UNIT
OR HALLWAY NEAR A ELEVATOR, TO
SEE WHAT ARE TRULY
MUSEUM-QUALITY ART.
>> IT’S FEATURED WOMAN WHO DARED, AND IT INCLUDES
SCULPTURES AND PAINTINGS
SPANNING THE LAST 25 YEARS.
COLLECTOR SANDRA NICHOLSON HOPES IT WILL START A TREND.
>> I THINK IF ART WERE MORE
OFTEN IN HOSPITALS, I THINK IT
WOULD BE LESS INTIMIDATING,
WOULD FEEL FRIENDLY, WELCOMING. >> NICHOLSON AND HER HUSBAND
DECIDED TO LOAN THEIR UNIQUE COLLECTION AS A WAY TO SAY THANK
YOU TO THE SYSTEMS HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS, 70% OF WHO ARE WOMEN. >> IT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO LOWER
BLOOD PRESSURE AND INCREASES
EMPATHY AND INCREASES TRUST.
>> ART CAN ALSO BE HEALING FOR
PATIENTS AND PROVIDE A WELCOME
DISTRACTION FROM THEIR HEALTH CHALLENGES.
>> ART CAN HELP TRANSPORT US.
OUR MIND, WE CAN USE THE ART TO
RELAX US, TO HELP US REALIZE WE CAN GET UP, WE CAN GET OUT OF
THE BED AND WE CAN WALK.
>> THE WOMEN WHO DARE COLLECTION
IS ONLOAN TO LENNOX HILL
HOSPITAL, AND LENNOX HILL GREENWICH VILLAGE.
THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THESE PIECES DISPLAYED IN ALL 23 NORTH WELL