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THIS is what was in that gigantic box behind Jack... the large sculpture we showed you a sneak preview of a few weeks ago. It is now installed at Gables' Upper Rock development at Shady Grove and I-270 in Maryland.
Talk about a full service art firm! Principal Jack Devine used a forklift to unload the crate. With the help of two installers, they rigged it into place and lowered it down onto pre-set threaded rods on the footer.
When Savills Studley moved into their new space on F Street in DC, they called on Artists Circle to help with a variety of art items: moving their existing collection, installing art in corridors and individuals' offices, and helping acquire a few new key pieces of artwork.
Last week, we installed this huge, 24 foot wide mural in their space!
One of the many projects we have done for Inova Hospital was featured in a recent Washington Business Journal! Associate Mason Wood put together a selection of nature themed photographs for Inova Loudoun Hospital's birth center.
Read the article here.
Artists Circle was retained by the Embassy of Switzerland to help design and install a traveling exhibition of photographer Jean Mohr's work. The exhibition, War from the Victims' Perspective, features over 60 images addressing the issues of victims of conflicts, refugees and communities suffering from war. At the end of the exhibit we will be moving it to The Carter Center in Atlanta.
The works in the Memorial Hall at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars are visible to the public through February 6, 2015.
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Sunday afternoon. Sipping beer. Looking at some amazing artwork. Spending time with great people. Daydreaming yet? If you missed our Beer Tasting, be sure to keep your eyes out for our Spring invitation!
Everyone had a great time viewing local artist Val Lewton's architectural works and perusing through our inventory sale:
Principal Jack Devine introduces Val Lewton's work to the crowd.
Val Lewton talks about the layers he creates in each piece, sometimes combining two separate places/images together to make a fictional landscape.
Guests take a closer look at Val's works.
A sampling of pieces from our inventory sale.
U.S. Grains Council engaged Principal Jack Devine of Artists Circle to develop artwork concepts for their new space in Washington, DC. The collection includes photographs of fields of grain, grains silos, and two artists were commissioned to create custom photo collages.
A Conference Room features a custom photo collage above the credenza.
Photographs of silos add some abstraction to the collection.
Another custom collage at the end of a corridor.
We are in the midst of installing several hundred pieces of artwork in two new buildings at the Vinson Hall Retirement Community in McLean, VA. This is how fast our installers are! (Many thanks to Tim Anderson for the video)...
One thing’s certain: healthcare spaces cannot get away with leaving artwork out of their facilities. Sr. Associate Katie Giganti recently attended a forum sponsored by the Maryland Hospital Association, where she learned the first and foremost priority of hospitals under the new healthcare legislation: treat patients with efficiency and quality. Did you know studies have been conducted that prove patients are more likely to recover quickly (read: be discharged sooner) if they have a piece of artwork in their room? The healing powers of artwork are truly amazing.
One of the patient rooms at the new Holy Cross Germantown Hospital. Each patient room has a framed piece of photography.
The Artists Circle team has spent the last few months filling any free time with a self-imposed educational curriculum, learning about something called Evidence-based Design (EBD for those acronym happy folks). Despite its fancy name, EBD is a pretty simple concept. It is a field of study utilizing statistics/studies, which show the actual effects (“evidence”) certain design schemes can have on patients and staff in healthcare settings. In a nutshell, studies have found that calming nature images are universally accepted across cultures and patients of different ages. Carefully identified art pieces have been proven to aid in stress reduction, lessening pain, and positively contributing to the overall patient experience. We’ve put our educational findings to practice with two of our clients: over a dozen Inova Health Systems specialized care facilities, and at the new Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, where every single patient room has a piece of framed art.
Artwork installed in a waiting area for one of Inova's locations in Fair Oaks, Virginia.
While “EBD art” is great for patient rooms and clinical corridors, Artists Circle specializes in finding unique art that speaks to the true individuality of each client for higher trafficked areas. At Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, a series of glass wall sculptures was installed along the main concourse. A first glance will dazzle your eyes – the colors and dynamic arrangement are beautiful – but a closer look will reveal something more: there is hand-lettered calligraphy throughout the fused glass, which, “serves as a background texture and unifier of the nature theme. Excerpts from Ecclesiastes as well as core values including integrity, justice, reverence, and stewardship run through the art.” (artist Kari Minnick’s statement). Walk down the hall a bit after viewing Kari’s piece and you will smile once again as you look up at a colorful hanging sculpture by San Francisco artist Daniel Goldstein. “This sculpture offers a visual metaphor for the harmony that results when individuals use their special gifts to serve a collective project: offering the public access to knowledge and better health.” (artist’s statement)
We just received progress photos from a sculptor who created a custom piece for one of our real estate clients. She's done and ready to ship cross country from California! We love the juxtaposition of white against stainless: a very refined, classic look.
