Air Arts Donation Criteria

Criteria and Considerations

When installing artwork in a hospital setting, Air Arts has to consider a range of criteria before accepting artwork into our collection and displaying work in our hospitals.

These considerations include but, due to the range of the visual arts, are not limited to:

Physical Practicalities

• Is the work in a condition suitable for public display?

• Is the work of a manageable size for display and storage, within the resources of our team?

• Is the work framed suitably to protect the artwork and public when on display?

• Can the artwork be transported to UHDB Hospitals?

• Does the artwork, either the materials or the framing, pose a particular fire or infection control risk?

Quality, Collection and Care

• Does the artwork speak to staff and patients and supports the Trusts vales of Compassion,  Openness and Excellence.

• Does the artwork connect with existing collection items, or represent a point of difference to existing works in the collection?

• Does the artwork need a conservation or maintenance plan which Air Arts can commit to upholding, within the resources of our team?

Location and audience

• Is the subject matter of the artwork suitable for display in a public hospital setting, given the myriad sensitivities of patients as they move through our buildings?

• Air Arts consult with staff before agreeing display of artwork in particular locations – if this artwork is location-specific, are the staff happy and comfortable to work alongside the artwork?

• Does the artwork enrich our communication with patients?