A Woman's Work

Works by artist Kate Graves are featured in a solo exhibit, By the Hand of Man and Nature at Capital Health, Mercer Campus in Trenton which opens on Sunday, March 14, 2010 from 3 - 5 pm.

The reception will include a live theremin performance by musician Kip Rosser. On view will be both some of Kate's remarkable quilts and her recent watercolor portraits of trees. Kate says: "Trees are carbon blueprints of light. They also embody the effects of their environments, and what has been exacted upon them by both man and nature."

Update for Capital Health Art Search

detail of installation by artist John Bishop at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

The design team coordinating art submissions for the Capital Health campus being developed in Hopewell (see earlier blog) has sent an update regarding special application procedures for people interested in being considered for murals and large-scale site-specific artwork:

“Four distinctive areas in the new Capital Health building have been set aside for major two-dimensional site specific works of art. Each will be a unique component of a dynamic history exhibition tracking the 112-year history of Mercer Hospital and Capital Health. (They seek) artists to conceive and execute large scale fine artworks for this unique history installation. Art may be of any medium, but must be close to two-dimensional in execution. For a detailed project description and information for submissions click here.

This project deadline is August 15, 2009
To submit or for more information contact Stacy Kent at
kentdesign1@mac.com or 215-646-9471

Great Opportunity for Regional Artists

Capital Health, scheduled to open a new 540,000-square-foot hospital on Scotch Road, Hopewell Township, NJ, seeks art from regional artists to help promote an environment of health and healing.

Capital Health seeks to identify a broad range of art reflective of the talent found in communities surrounding the new hospital. Art of all media will be installed throughout the hospital. The hospital will both purchase existing work and identify artists from whom site-specific work will be commissioned.

Artwork of all mediums and of any scale will be considered, including: mural work, sculpture, tapestry, glassware, stain-glass, ceramic, woodwork, photography, printmaking, multi-media, furniture, water features and painting.

Deadline for submission: August 15, 2009.

To be considered, three examples of the artist's work must be sent to Lin Swensson at lin@swensson-art.com. For each image please include a description of each work, its size, the material used and a price range.

Additionally, please include a biography or resume as well the following information: education, past commissioned works, shows or any professional awards or affiliations. Make sure to include artist contact information including: name, phone numbers, postal address and email address.

Questions may be directed to:

Lin Swensson, Lin Swensson and Associates, Inc. at 615.945.2895.