Art in Healthcare – a charity raising funds for placing modern and contemporary art into health and social care settings in Scotland – is offering a range of charitable gifts, including a range of limited-edition prints, artwork sponsorships and festive packs of cards, available through the charity’s website, making a valuable contribution towards supporting Art in Healthcare’s vision to enhance health and wellbeing through art and creativity.
Martha Cole, who supplied the print Untitled, graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee and was one of eight finalists at Visual Arts Scotland graduate showcase at the Royal Scottish Academy in 2022.
Art in Healthcare offers the chance to sponsor an artwork: with all artworks requiring a level of care, from conservation, maintenance, curation, insurance and storage, and the charity helps meet those costs in its collection, offering a way of getting to know the works and contributing to its future development. The two works available to sponsor are Ade Adesina’s Mirage and Rowan Rosie’s Fluro Pink from our collection.
Nigerian-born Ade, who studied Fine Art at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen (2008-12), where he continues to live and work, says, ‘I’m proud to be part of the Art in Healthcare collection, where even a monochrome print can offer a steadying breath in a place that holds so much feeling. Knowing that my work can bring a moment of quiet or clarity to someone moving through a challenging day gives it a life far beyond the studio. Their remarkable commitment to weaving art into healthcare spaces turns ordinary corridors into gentler terrain. I’m grateful that my piece can stand among others carrying that purpose. It’s an honour to have my work contribute, even softly, to the wellbeing of those who pass by it.’
Another Duncan of Jordanstone graduate, Rowan Rosie was the winner of the Art in Healthcare Graduate Award. She says, ‘It means a great deal to me to know that my work is part of the Art in Healthcare Collection. I believe strongly that art should be accessible to everyone, especially in spaces where people may need comfort or a moment of reflection. My paintings are abstract which leaves room for viewers to use their own imagination to notice certain shapes and colours that might resonate or connect with a particular mood. Much of my work is inspired by memories and places that have opened my own perspective on the world and on life. Knowing that Fluro Pink is in a setting where it might offer a small moment of uplift is something I value greatly.’
Part of the Art in Healthcare collection, Caitlin Foy‘s First Snow (1993, see top) has been chosen by the charity as this year’s festive card design, and can be purchased via its website and at the Cards for Good Causes pop-up shop at St John’s Church, Edinburgh. She says, ‘Over thirty years ago, as an emerging student artist, having my work acquired by Art in Healthcare for their permanent collection was a pivotal moment in my artistic development. This recognition provided a profound sense of validation and confidence at a formative stage in my career. Knowing that my painting would be displayed in hospitals across the country as part of Art in Healthcare’s charitable mission was both exciting and inspiring… I remain grateful to Art in Healthcare for their unwavering support of artists and for allowing my work to contribute to their important mission.’
