Art enthusiasts and community supporters are invited to attend the 10th annual ‘’Evening with the Artists” a special event that will feature the work of five nationally-recognized professional local artists. Hosted by the Redlands Community Hospital Foundation’s Art Committee, the event will be held Friday, November 2, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Stan and Ellen Weisser Education Pavilion, located at 350 Terracina Blvd., Redlands.
Artists participating in this year’s show include Marilyn Froggatt, Joanne Windsand, Luz Perez, Roberta Thole, and Terry D. Chacon. Guests will have the opportunity to meet the artists, view and purchase original artwork on display. A portion of the evening’s sales will benefit the Redlands Community Hospital Foundation’s Art Fund.
“Art can have the capacity to heal and each artwork hanging in our hospital shares a special message for our patients, physicians and staff alike,” says Susan Sequeira, Redlands Community Hospital Foundation’s Art Committee Co-chair. “Evening with the Artists is one of the community’s and the hospital’s favorite events because it explores the symbiotic relationship between the creative process and health.”
In 1938 hospital volunteer Marianne Finlay admired the modest collection of art that was displayed in the hospital. Soon after she started, the hospital expanded and Finlay’s parents made a donation to decorate the new rooms. It was then that Finlay made it her personal mission to create a warm and uplifting environment for patients using art. Kenneth Ghormley, M.D. had also long envisioned an art program for the hospital, so when another expansion took place in 1978, he and Finlay joined forces to establish an official art program. For decades, Finlay worked tirelessly to secure original art for the hospital. She retired in the 1990s and has since passed away, but her vision and legacy still lives on through the work of the Redlands Community Hospital Foundation and its Art Committee. Today, the hospital is home to more than 1,000 original works of art and exhibits more than 800 pieces in addition to historic photographs throughout the hospital.
Tickets are $25. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served during the event. For more information or to RSVP, please call: 909-335-5540 or visit online.