Improve how your patients feel - measurably.
Patients often feel isolated, anxious, and far from the things that make them feel like themselves. Active Art gives them a moment of joy, of wellness, through genuine human connection - and gives institutions a patient experience program that runs without adding to anyone's workload.
Hospitals work miracles everyday.
But, when you are at the hospital for any reason and sitting with family or alone, looking at four blank walls while waiting for a report, a test result, or a treatment plan, it gives you a lot to think about.
✦ The art on the wall has the answer. It just needs a voice. ✦
Enable your patients, who may feel alone, to realise they are not.
I know the joy art can bring in the worst of times is incredible. It crosses age and circumstance. People look at it and feel that someone understands what they are going through. I have seen smiles, tears, hugs, and joy. It all comes down to human connection and the sharing of life stories. It has changed how I see the world. It is priceless.
All people.
All types of Institutions.
We have also worked with Dana-Farber and Boston Medical Center, the Boston Red Sox, the Celtics, the list goes on. We host free paint nights and provide everything, whether outdoors or inside the hospital. The emotional response is similar everywhere. Jonathan has also participated in their holiday events, inviting people to add to his paintings. It is adaptable to many settings, from wellness centers to museums to corporate team-building. Wherever there are human beings, there are stories, and art has a way of bringing those stories out. The opportunities are endless.
Why Wellness through Art in Healthcare works.
Arts-in-health, evidenced.
The World Health Organization's landmark review confirmed arts interventions improve mental and physical health outcomes across patient cohorts.
Tied to reimbursement.
CMS now ties up to 2% of inpatient reimbursement to HCAHPS scores patient experience is no longer optional.
Joy per dollar.
No clinical workflow disruption. No staff training overhead. Always on. Highest emotional return for the investment.
Case Study · Massachusetts General Hospital
The bad news room became the good news room.
Over serveral years, Jonathan has donated 30-40 original paintings to MGH, transforming oncology rooms, functional corridors, and waiting areas into a continuous, story-led interactive art experience.
Patients linger and are relieved. A simple scan of a painting or connection to a story can validate what they are going through and help them build their own stepping stones through treatment. That can make them more receptive to their doctors, more at peace in the space, and more grounded. It also affects staff - receptionists, nurses, doctors, researchers, and others who walk those halls every day. Even one brief moment with a painting can help reground them and reconnect them to their compassion and purpose.
What started small has now became infrastructure for joy.
Case Study
Massachusetts General Hospital
The reaction has been phenomenal and more than I ever expected. Jonathan has even created artwork for a medical school and hospital in China and for leaders connected to Saudi Arabia because Mass General wanted to bring his work as gifts when building international relationships. The head of the cancer center once asked for a painting for his office and still has it there. Jonathan has also spoken to Mass General Brigham's development teams - once to a room of 400 people - and the response was powerful.
It belongs there on many levels, especially because of the humanity and compassion it can bring into clinical settings.
Deployment
From kick off to wall -ready in under a month.
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Curate paintings with your patient experience team. Hang. Take photos. Create the Story videos. Soft launch with staff.
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Bi-annual art + story refreshes. Co-created content with your community. Bespoke paintings for Patrons and landmark spaces.
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Patient sentiment data & quotes dashboards. Tied to HCAHPS. Recommendations from our experience team.
Discovery Call
A 20 minutes conversation.
A clearer picture of what joy can do for your hospital.
We'll show you the Mass General data, walk you through deployment options for your institution, and answer every question your patient experience team has to enhance your patient wellness programs.