Promoting Art In Aintree

2015

Promoting ART In Aintree

Aims

• Improving the patient experience

• Enhancing the Built Environment

• Community Engagement

Improving the patient experience

On Wards

• Shakespeare

• Poetry, Singing, Reminiscence

• Art Activities

• Weekly Music on DME (Trust charitable funding)

• Arts Mimesis (Art Council Funding ) ( Various artists working directly with patients to create art

Including painting, photography, drama)

Ward Activities

Arts Mimesis

ACE Funded

The Twin Sets

Emma Vaudrey-Hope Mc Ginty

Eithne Browne- Joy Granville

Workshops

Enhancing the Environment

• New Builds & Refurbishments

• Ideal 1% reality ¼% or less

Completed 2011

• Elective Care, Physio, Diabetes

• Ward Refurbishments Next

• New £40 million AED 2013/14

The Elective Care Centre

Michael Condron – Sculptor

‘Biophilia’

.

The term ‘biophilia’ is the hypothesis that there is an instinctive bond

between human beings and the living systems that surround us.

Staff workshops inspired by the wildlife and woods surrounding the

hospital created the glass artworks set into the metalwork

‘Aintree - One Tree’

This artwork touches on the history and the spirit of the area and draws

inspiration from Saxon jewellery and their love of intricate organic patterns.

The Artists, Ann Brierley & Rebecca Seabrook used an intricate design

process. From paper cut-outs to drawing and then metal cutting to create this

artwork. “One wall depicts spring, the other autumn, a constant cycle of

growth and re-birth”.

Physiotherapy

Theme chosen through staff consultation with the artist. All staff had chance to

create unique piece within the mosaics.

Diabetes

Saxon inspired design incorporating the universal symbols for diabetes. Art

reflecting the clean clinical lines of the diabetes unit.

‘Wall of Faith’ - Critical Care

An unique collaboration between

Fine Artist Amber Khokhar

Vinyl artist Gareth Shuttleworth

Funded by the

Chaplaincy charitable fund

League of Friends

A design based on the geometry of nature

To aid reflection and contemplation

Art Work in New Wards

Relatives Rooms

Peer Reviewed Article

2011

Critical

Care

Ward 4

Previously

Ward 6

Ward 23

Ward 24

Ward 19

Regional Children's

Prosthetics' Unit

EXHIBITIONS

Expansion and

improvement of

exhibition spaces.

Improving the

environment, patient experience

and showcasing

local artists.

Community Engagement

Promoting links with local schools and community groups

Superlambanana Fun

Ward Posters/Leaflets

Exhibitions 2014

University of Chester

• 5 week 2nd year placement

• 3rd year modular placement

• Developed a number of workshops

• Created company ‘If life gave you Lemons’

The Team

• Paula O’Malley Healing Arts Manager

• Astra Halliday PHD Student Liverpool University

• Elaine Mc Neil PHD Student Liverpool John Moores Uni

• Modular Students Liverpool University ‘School of the Arts’

LJMU ‘School of the Arts’

• Paid Interns LJMU (twice yearly)

University of Chester

• Adhoc LIPA, Hope University, L’pool Community

College, Various Sixth Forms

• Community Artists, Bluebell Woods Volunteers

Hanliang Wu

• Liverpool University Masters Student

Art Aesthetics & Cultural Institutions

• During my time at PARTIA I have supported the Exhibition Co-ordinator and

been part of the exhibitions team.

• I have found this a very worthwhile experience and it has really helped to

develop both my verbal and written English and overall communication

skills.

• I feel I have been able to work well as both part of the team but also to

work and think independently.

• I haven’t specialised but have taken part in all aspects of the role constantly

working to tight deadlines.

Supporting Hospital Teams

Astra Halliday

Postgraduate Research Student at University of Liverpool

In 2013 I completed a 10 day work placement with PARTIA as part of my

Masters in Art, Aesthetics and Cultural Institutions. This work placement has

since developed into a full time PhD research project investigating the value of

public art when contextualised within a hospital context.

Working with PARTIA has allowed me to develop practical skills related to

public art display and the ability to negotiate between the needs and interests

of hospital users with the creative endeavours of PARTIA’s displaying artists. In

addition I have gained valuable experience in event organisation and

management, working to deadlines and creating promotional material for the

hospital’s exhibitions.

Being a member of PARTIA is a fantastic opportunity to work in a busy, fast-

paced environment. If you like working on several projects at once and having

the freedom to take an idea to completion then working with PARTIA is

definitely for you.

Boxiao Jia

• I decided to volunteer as an assistant Exhibition Co-ordinator one day a

week

• I am responsible for the current exhibited artworks and the development of

future exhibitions including the planning and execution of the Go East

exhibition from start to finish.

• I organised every aspect this exhibition from the callout to artists, planning

the timing, framing and hanging the pictures and organising publicity. I also

planned the Exhibition opening with performers taking part.

• Although apprehensive at the beginning I very much enjoyed this

experience and felt supported by the exhibition team.

• The arts programme is so big that I still had to carry Superlambananas and

Penguins around the hospital site and assist on other projects when they

were time critical.

Tina Lee 2nd year Business Studies - University of Liverpool

(Stayed on as a volunteer)

• I thoroughly enjoyed my time at PARTIA, helping to

organise three events over the summer of 2013

• Whilst working at PARTIA I particularly enjoyed the

freedom and using my own initiative, which is valuable

experience and preparation for the real working world

• Learned the most during the event days

……………….as sometimes things do not go to plan!

Jane MacNeil

I joined PARTIA four months ago, I’m a community volunteer and

volunteer twice a week but occasionally for special projects come in

more.

So far I’ve been involved in the Bluebell Woods project, hanging art

exhibitions, helping plan and execute events, painting and moving

SLB’s and Penguins.

I use my photography skills to record ward activities and create an

photographic archive.

Best part ……Every day is different

As I’m very much out of comfort zone I have found it’s a safe place to

fail and to learn and all our successes are celebrated

Alex Bennett 2nd Year Dance Student Liverpool John Moores University

Entertainer and Performer - 4 Week Placement

I would describe my time at PARTIA as very challenging.

Having the dancer’s role you need to be confident within

yourself to be able to approach patients and perform to

them. I found that some patients do not always want to

join in with the dancing as they are unable to, so this is

where you need to be able to perform to them.

I feel that dance can be a very stimulating topic for

conversation, and most patients ended up talking and

describing their past to me. This included the dance

styles they used to do and how much they loved to

dance

Current Projects

• Continuing Relatives Room Refurbishes

• Planning Art Exhibitions

• Music & Entertainment on wards

• Art Workshops on wards

• Bluebell Woods improvements (Funded by Natural England)

• Commissioning Art for new A & E

Thank you for Listening