About our art collection
Every purchase supports people in care settings to access beautiful art to improve health and wellbeing
About our art collection
Our art collection is the only art collection in the world put together for the benefit of health and wellbeing.
Our collection was the very first art collection with the specific purpose of improving patient’s health. Since 1959, our collection has grown to hold over 3,000 artworks, including drawings, paintings, prints, photographs, textiles and digital works. Our art collection is best known through our art loan programmes.
Over 1,000 world-class artists are represented in our collection, including Bridget Riley, Antony Gormley, Maggi Hambling, Yinka Shonibare, Helen Chadwick, Elizabeth Blackadder, Josef Albers, Anni Albers, Gillian Ayres, Ben Rivers, Alexander Calder, Elisabeth Frink, Ian Davenport and many more.
‘Clear Moment I’ and ‘…II’ by Charlotte Cornish. Part of the Paintings in Hospitals collection
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We know that when carefully chosen and displayed, our art has the power to transform clinical environments into compassionate care spaces that encourage, enrich and empower people.
All types of healthcare and social care organisations can borrow from our art collection, and everyone is welcome to participate in our talks, tours and workshops inspired by it.
- See some of the artworks in our collection…
About our collection
Our art collection is the only national arts in health collection. Over 1,000 artists are represented, including Bridget Riley, Antony Gormley, Maggi Hambling, Yinka Shonibare, Gillian Ayres, Ian Davenport and many more and many more.
Paintings in Hospitals makes it easy for health and community care services to benefit from our art.
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Browse our collection of items by some of the UK's leading artists and designers here on our website or visit the Paintings in Hospitals online Shop.
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