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<!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:
Gotham-Book" class="">Although art may not be able to directly cure disease or heal the
sick, it can elevate moods, make anxiety or pain easier to bear and play a
significant role in helping someone recover and heal from illness or injury. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:
Gotham-Book" class="">That's why Western Reserve Hospital has partnered with Collide:
Cuyahoga Falls and ArtsNow of Summit County to provide inspiring artwork from
the local creative community. The curated collection will be displayed in
Western Reserve Hospital's oncology rooms on an eight- to ten-week rotation,
afterwards appearing in an open exhibit in the public access community gallery
area, located in one of the hospital's main hallways. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:
Gotham-Book" class="">“Chemotherapy and other infusion treatments take some time, and
for patients undergoing those treatments in the oncology department, we wanted
to make their experience more pleasant," said Kathy Romito, Community
Relations Manager at Western Reserve Hospital. "By housing a rotating
collection of artwork, we're able to provide these patients with not only a
nice change of scenery, but also motivating, hope-inspiring pieces of art that
can help them heal emotionally while they’re being treated physically."<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:
Gotham-Book" class="">This partnership’s goal is to enhance the environment for the
oncology patients. Exposing them to the healing power of art provides the
patients with positive energy that assists in the healing process. This project
will also provide local artists the opportunity to exhibit their artwork to the
community.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%" class="">Call for Artists<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:
Gotham-Book" class="">If you are interested in participating in the curated art
showcase, the next deadline for submission is Nov. 1, 2016, with subsequent
submission dates every eight to ten weeks after that. The next installation
will be mid-December. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:
Gotham-Book" class="">Art may be for sale, and the artist(s) will receive the full
payment for their sale. Any individuals interested in purchasing any of the
artwork on display can contact the artists directly. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:
Gotham-Book" class="">For questions on the submittal process and artists’ credentials
criteria, please contact Project Curator Jessica Lofthus at <a href="mailto:herself@jessicalofthus.com" class="">herself@jessicalofthus.com</a>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ansi-language:
EN" class="">About Western Reserve Hospital</span></i></b><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%" class="">Western
Reserve Hospital is the Northeast Ohio region’s only physician-owned,
for-profit, full service hospital. With a commitment to patient satisfaction
and improved healthcare delivery, Western Reserve Hospital offers general and
acute care services, including a 24/7 emergency department. Western Reserve
Hospital is also a teaching facility and sponsors graduate medical education
teaching programs in osteopathic medicine. The hospital is a majority
physician-owned venture of Western Reserve Hospital Partners, which represents
a collaboration of more than 200 physicians, including primary care physicians,
surgeons and specialists.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%" class="">About Collide: Cuyahoga
Falls<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;background:
white" class="">Collide: Cuyahoga Falls is an organization dedicated to bringing awar</span><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;background:white" class="">eness to the unique art and
cultural scene of Cuyahoga Falls to, for and with the community. Through
collaboration with like-minded organizations, other artists and supporters of
the arts, our goal is to help create a vibrant Cuyahoga Falls.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="textexposedshow"><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;background:white" class="">About ArtsNow<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;background:
white" class="">ArtsNow is an innovative new non-profit which will connect arts, culture
and community. An outcome of the GAR and Knight Fou</span><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#1D2129;background:white" class="">ndation funded
Arts and Culture Assessment, ArtsNow seeks to connect, collaborate and support
the incredible work being done by the creative sector in Summit County, Ohio.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></p>
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