PMT Art Advisory Group, Creating a Healing Environment - Call for Expressions of Interest

We acknowledge that our places of work and the Vancouver Coastal Health sites lie on the traditional homelands of the First Nation Communities of the Heiltsuk, Kitasoo-Xai’xais, Líl̓wat, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), N’Quatqua, Nuxalk, Samahquam, shíshálh (Sechelt), Skatin, Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Tla’amin, Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Wuikinuxv, and Xa’xtsa.

The Paul Myers Tower Art Committee is seeking applications from experienced artists to join the PMT (Paul Myers Tower) Art Advisory Group, a larger group of eight members representing the wide community of Coastal Community of Care residents and LGH staff.

The PMT Art Advisory Group will be led by the vision of the Art Committee and seek to expand on this vision to enhance the healing culture in the new Paul Myers Tower through the arts. The PMT Art Advisory Group will assist with the sourcing and acquisition of art for the art collection in the new facility. Art can be found in Lions Gate Hospital (LGH), The HOpe Centre, North Shore Hospice, Evergreen House and other health care facilities supported by Lions Gate Hospital Foundation (LGHF).

Recruitment of Members

The PMT Art Advisory Group will be composed of up to eight community members, with candidates chosen based on the following criteria:

  1. Experience with art, and identifying and sourcing diverse art for the art collection;
  2. Diversity of perspectives represented:
    • Indigenous representation
    • Geographic representation
    • Cultural and language diversity
    • Age
    • Gender identity
    • Diversity in abilities

Submission Instructions

You are welcome to respond to this call for expressions of interest by registering at the bottom of this page. For further details, you can also read the Terms of Reference for the Art Advisory Group.

Background

Research suggests there are profound positive benefits to integrating a variety of art into the delivery of health care for patient healing and well-being. There is extensive evidence that the integration of art and good design into healthcare facilities assists in the reduction of stress and improves outcomes and patient safety, and that it impacts the overall quality of care provided.

In early 2022, a Paul Myers Tower Art Committee was established to enhance the healing culture in the new Paul Myers Tower (PMT) (Medical and Surgical Centre) at Lions Gate Hospital through the arts. The Art Committee is responsible for sourcing and acquiring art for the art collection in the PMT, which will create a culturally sensitive and safe environment, particularly as regards the expectations of the two Host First Nations, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Úxwumixw and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

If you have any questions about the PMT Art Advisory Group please send an email to ce@vch.ca.

We acknowledge that our places of work and the Vancouver Coastal Health sites lie on the traditional homelands of the First Nation Communities of the Heiltsuk, Kitasoo-Xai’xais, Líl̓wat, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), N’Quatqua, Nuxalk, Samahquam, shíshálh (Sechelt), Skatin, Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Tla’amin, Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Wuikinuxv, and Xa’xtsa.

The Paul Myers Tower Art Committee is seeking applications from experienced artists to join the PMT (Paul Myers Tower) Art Advisory Group, a larger group of eight members representing the wide community of Coastal Community of Care residents and LGH staff.

The PMT Art Advisory Group will be led by the vision of the Art Committee and seek to expand on this vision to enhance the healing culture in the new Paul Myers Tower through the arts. The PMT Art Advisory Group will assist with the sourcing and acquisition of art for the art collection in the new facility. Art can be found in Lions Gate Hospital (LGH), The HOpe Centre, North Shore Hospice, Evergreen House and other health care facilities supported by Lions Gate Hospital Foundation (LGHF).

Recruitment of Members

The PMT Art Advisory Group will be composed of up to eight community members, with candidates chosen based on the following criteria:

  1. Experience with art, and identifying and sourcing diverse art for the art collection;
  2. Diversity of perspectives represented:
    • Indigenous representation
    • Geographic representation
    • Cultural and language diversity
    • Age
    • Gender identity
    • Diversity in abilities

Submission Instructions

You are welcome to respond to this call for expressions of interest by registering at the bottom of this page. For further details, you can also read the Terms of Reference for the Art Advisory Group.

Background

Research suggests there are profound positive benefits to integrating a variety of art into the delivery of health care for patient healing and well-being. There is extensive evidence that the integration of art and good design into healthcare facilities assists in the reduction of stress and improves outcomes and patient safety, and that it impacts the overall quality of care provided.

In early 2022, a Paul Myers Tower Art Committee was established to enhance the healing culture in the new Paul Myers Tower (PMT) (Medical and Surgical Centre) at Lions Gate Hospital through the arts. The Art Committee is responsible for sourcing and acquiring art for the art collection in the PMT, which will create a culturally sensitive and safe environment, particularly as regards the expectations of the two Host First Nations, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Úxwumixw and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

If you have any questions about the PMT Art Advisory Group please send an email to ce@vch.ca.

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