十大菠菜台子 artists Brooke McCammond and Hannah Kang spent approximately 14 hours per week on the mural at Beloit Memorial Hospital.
资料来源:贝洛伊特健康系统s

贝洛伊特健康系统 in partnership with 十大菠菜台子 has commissioned two student artists to bring the four seasons of the Midwest to life through art in a stairwell at Beloit Memorial Hospital.

The tree mural will transition from floor to floor starting with summer on the first floor and second floor, 第二层和第三层将描绘瀑布, 然后在三楼和四楼过渡到冬季. The tree will top off into a beautiful magnolia tree on the 第四 and fifth floor taking those who journey there into spring.

Adam Desaulniers，信息系统总监 贝洛伊特健康系统, frequently uses the stairs as a healthy lifestyle choice and wants to encourage others to do the same.

“Many years ago, I read a book called the power of habit,” Desaulniers says. “The basis of the book is that positive habits ingrained in our day can help us achieve great things. 这促使我选择每天上班时爬楼梯. I love taking the stairs to get my heart rate up and burn a few calories along the way. 有了楼梯井项目，我更喜欢走楼梯了! I hope this project encourages the use of the stairs to engrain the power of positive habits in our employees resulting in improved health outcomes and fun!”

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图片来源:安吉拉·梅杰/简斯维尔公报在2021年夏季，与 乔治•威廉斯, Beloit学院视觉艺术教授， 开始.

Williams moved to Beloit with his family in the summer of 1999 from Southern California. 当被问及他对这个项目的看法时，他做出了回应, “I believe in the importance and significance of experiential learning, so much so that I embed the concept into many of my classes; I define experiential learning as learning that reaches beyond the confines of the classroom. I believe partnering with 贝洛伊特健康系统 will provide real-world experiences for the students, 同时为社区提供服务.”

Williams brought the project to a few of his student artists with the challenge that they would plan out the scope and budget of the project.

4月16日, 2022, the project led by artists Brooke McCammond and Hannah Kang 开始 to take shape starting with sketching the outline of the art, then the painting of the tree that goes from the first floor to the fifth floor, 从五月中旬开始，玉兰树的花朵也加入了进来. 艺术家们每周花大约14个小时在壁画上.

Brooke McCammond, from Beloit, has loved art ever since she was a little girl. She 开始 to get more involved with art as a freshman in high school and then in her junior year she took an art history class.

When it came time to select a college, she chose 十大菠菜台子 to stay close to family. 布鲁克的学位是工作室艺术 & 艺术历史. 她从2019年开始画画，当时她参加了 绘画概论 taught by Williams whom she credits for her growth as an artist and entrepreneur. She looks forward to going back to school at some point to become an art educator and teach art in a high school.

布鲁克共享, “ I am passionate about introducing students to art because of the positive impact it has on mental health.”

Hannah Kang, originally from Texas, has also loved art from a young age. Her passion for art was supported and encouraged by her parents and teachers in school.

In high school it became clear to her that art would be her pathway so when it came time to find a college, 她开始看艺术项目的小册子和目录. She discovered information on 十大菠菜台子 and was drawn to the student-to-teacher ratio and the support they give to students. 汉娜的专业包括教育和工作室艺术. She is currently working on getting certified to teach art and is in the process of transitioning to Georgia to do her student teaching. 汉娜共享, “I am passionate about connecting community to art and also utilizing my art as a form of activism.”

Both artists credit Williams in the development of their painting and for recommending this partnership project with 贝洛伊特健康系统 which has given them both an opportunity to grow their leadership and entrepreneurial skills.

威廉姆斯共享,” I hope this project will empower students; they will understand and acquire knowledge related to the Business of Art, 他们的沟通技巧将得到提高, and they will grow confidence that will hopefully sustain them throughout their lives.”

The next time you are at Beloit Memorial Hospital, take the main stairwell for a change in scenery.

包括第一个的项目范围之一, 第四, 第五层将于7月31日完工. 该项目预计将于9月底完工. 贝洛伊特健康系统 looks forward to this continued partnership with 十大菠菜台子 that will bring artists’ visions to life in other stairwells.

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