ArtWorks for Cancer is a non-profit "... whose mission is to bring works of art to cancer treatment units in hospitals across Ontario, transforming clinical areas into warm, hopeful and healing spaces." It is an example of an art group working to improve the mood of patients and staff in cancer facilities, through the presence of attractive art works placed throughout the area.
For example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0eqmaw7ws0More about
the group itself:
http://artworksforcancer.com/And from their website:
"ArtWorks for Cancer has studied how exposure in particular to visual arts can bolster spirits, reduce stress and calm anxieties for family members, and even contribute positively to patient health outcomes."
"The artwork truly puts a brighter, happier feel than the drab cold walls. I’m sure the paintings add a much needed distraction to the patients who come to our hospital for life saving treatment.”I know that the vast majority of times that I have ever been in a waiting room, I have usually given little heed to the paintings on the wall, but perhaps an appreciative glance at them now and then would be in order.
It's a small thing, but the positive feeling that such pictures might bring, even if only temporarily, is a good thing.