St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub

Vital Arts played a key role in the development of the St. George's Health and Wellbeing Hub Creative Health Strategy.

For the first phase of the Environmental Enrichment programme, Vital Arts provided a selection of framed limited edition prints, which have been carefully curated throughout the ground floor Imaging Department. This department is one of the hospital’s main entrance and waiting areas, and sees a high number of adult and paediatric patients every day.

Sale of these artworks raises funds for Vital Arts, which supports patient wellbeing through creative engagement. Proceeds also go to health-related charities nominated by each artist.

Vital Arts also facilitated the installation of heritage artworks for the site. These included a work by the Hornchurch Quilters Society, and a print of the artwork originally installed on the hoarding along Suttons Lane, used to protect pedestrians and cars from the site during the construction period.  The inspiration for this work was local wildlife, and the rich history of the site as a hospital and its association with the nearby, former RAF base.  It was designed by Elaine Tribley in collaboration with five local schools: Hacton Primary, RJ Mitchell Primary, Scargill Infant, Sanders Draper and Scotts Primary.

To read the St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub Creative Health Strategy, visit the link below..