Case Study- Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota
The Mother Baby Center an Integrated Customer Experience
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The Healing Journey
For those not involved in Health Care, here is a short video introduction to Aesthetics.
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Annette Ridenour in Florence
While Annette was in Florence last year she was interviewed for an Italian Healthcare Design Magazine,  for those of you  who can read Italian, enjoy.

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Storyland Garden
Please read a recent article that was printed in Landscape Architect and Specifier News about the new CHA Storyland Garden that is opening at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota ST. Paul Campus this May 2013.(pictures will be posted after the opening)  

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CALL FOR ARTISTS
The Art Review Committee of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) is seeking applications from qualified artists, to be considered for future commission or purchase of artwork, installing in 2016, at the LPCH New Expansion Projects in Palo Alto, California.

With opportunities for a variety of sculptures of different sizes, and two-dimensional art of various media, this Call for Artists includes artworks ranging from $450 to $25,000.  We are looking for quality art that celebrates the ecological and cultural diversity of California. Artwork should evoke messages of hope and healing for patients, visitors and staff.
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CALL FOR ARTISTS
Cottage Health System, Goleta, California

The Healing Arts Advisory Committee at Cottage Health System in Santa Barbara, California is seeking submissions for a variety of artwork to be approved and considered for future purchase, commission and installation for the new Cottage Health System facility in Goleta.
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Annette Ridenour keynote presenter in Milan, Italy
On November 30th, Annette Ridenour was the keynote presenter at the Symposium on the Role of Art and Environment in the Care of Hospital Patients sponsored by the Bracco Foundation of Milan Italy.

What a room to present in!

Annette Ridenour honored with the 2012 Founder's Award
Annette Ridenour was honored at the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo at their 25th Anniversary with the 2012 Founder's Award to recognize her contribution to the Symposium and the Healthcare Design field for the past 25 years. Annette was in attendance at the first Symposium and has attended almost all the conferences. She has served as faculty numerous times.

Aesthetics, Inc., wins the top international award for “Use of Art in the Patient Environment” at the 8th World Congress of the International Academy for Design & Health in Kuala Lumpur
On the first of July, Aesthetics, Inc. of San Diego received the top international award for “Use of Art in the Patient Environment” at the 8th World Congress of the International Academy for Design & Health in Kuala Lumpur for its Arts & Healing and Urban Renewal program, designed for Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota (Children’s). At the Congress, researchers and practitioners from around the world and across multiple disciplines gathered to discuss how to reshape global excellence in designing healthy environments.
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A Healing Place Celebrates its Community
Glendale Adventist Medical Center’s Healing Arts Program aspires to use the arts to instill the essence of the healing ministry of Jesus, allowing art to serve as an inspirational tool for patients, visitors and staff.
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Aesthetics celebrates the life and work of Don Campbell
Boulder's Don Campbell, transformative music expert and author of 'The Mozart Effect,' has died.

Friends said his singular life mission was to help return music to a central place in the modern world.
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Mother Baby Center for Allina and Children’s Hospital and Clinics Call for Artists
Click here for information and elevations regarding the Mother Baby Center for Allina and Children’s Hospital and Clinics Call for Artists.
 

A Step Back to an Oasis in Time
Crystal Cove is a preserved, restored, sliver of California coastal history along the Pacific Coast Highway just north of Laguna Beach. Prized as a quintessential California place for decades, it can be seen in Hollywood films, captured by Impressionist painters and in countless vacationers’ photos. The stretch of beach, restored cottages and educational programs are part of the State Parks system, and their survival is a real success story that you can visit and explore.
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What Healing Experiences Do People Want?
Aesthetics, Inc.’s  President and Founder Annette Ridenour writes about the role of art and design in the health care experience, asks essential questions and presents key actions that point us toward creating healthy environments through evidence-based design. Read the entire thought-provoking article in the January/February 2012 issue of San Francisco Medicine, here.

Left: Fire element in Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital sacred space, by Elizabeth Devereaux

Color, Light and Sound on a Bridgeway to Healing for Children
Experiencing the color and sound along the sky bridge brings smiles, opportunities for music-making and even a little dancing to everyone, from the CEO to Children’s Hospital patients, nurses, security guards and staff.

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