Arts in HealthCare
The UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital doesn’t look or sound like a traditional hospital thanks to the UK Arts in HealthCare program. As part of our visual arts programming, multiple forms of art are showcased throughout our hospitals and clinics. Over 4000 works of art, featuring local, national, regional and international artists, can be found in our lobbies, waiting areas, hallways, outdoor spaces, patient and exam rooms. Our eight rotating galleries feature as many as eleven unique visual art exhibits per year.
Live performances occur across the UK HealthCare enterprise as part of our performing arts programming. Professional and volunteer musicians and performers of all ages are featured weekly in our lobbies and other public spaces with occasional special performances in our 305 seat, state of the art auditorium. Performers showcase a variety of music from across all genres including occasional opera, ballet and theater performances.
"Our mission is to create an environment of care and to focus on the spiritual, emotional and physical well-being of our patients, family, caregivers and staff. The program recognizes the arts and the artists as powerful and positive forces in the healing process."
To achieve our mission, we strive to create and maintain a healing environment and culture of care, in accordance with UK HealthCare's mission and vision, by directly and indirectly engaging our patients, family, caregivers, staff, faculty, students and community through our visual arts, performing arts and other programming.
What's New
2025 Annual Employee Call for Art Now Open!
In continued celebration of the many talents of our faculty and staff, UK Arts in HealthCare is proud to announce our 11th annual juried call for art. The purpose of this call is to encourage our employees to think about and experience the healing power of art and understand how art enhances the healing environment. Submission deadline is April 4th. Access the submission form below.
Kris Grenier's "Wild and Precious" exhibit now on display in the Chapel Gallery, Pavilion A, Ground Floor
An absolutely stunning series of 100% wool felted landscapes inspired by the artist's nearly 10,000 miles of backcountry hiking adventures. These works explore the profound connection between identity and environment while visually translating the beauty and awe of particular moments in time and place.
Now on display in the Hamilton Gallery, Chandler Hospital, Pavilion A, 1st floor, "Holding" by Coulter Fussell
A truly unique series of upholstered and hand-sewn textile works that unite photographs and a myriad of donated materials to form dream-like visuals that exist somewhere between nostalgia and the places we have never known.
Tell Us What You Think
UK Arts in HealthCare is always looking for ways to better serve our patients, families and staff. Provide us with feedback, pose questions or make suggestions as to how we can improve the program and what it brings to the health care environment.
Fill out our comment form and let us know. We would love to hear from you!
Volunteer
There are many ways to volunteer in the UK Arts in HealthCare program.
Opportunities are available for:
- Musicians
- Performing artists
- Visual artists
- Curatorial support
Fill out our volunteer form to help!