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Guild 9: the Architects Source of Artists and Artisans, The Krauss Sikes
Krauss Sikes
1993
200 pages
Hardcover

This book featureds work of 198 artists in 490 full color photographs with site-specific architectural installations in: glass, metal, architectural elements; ceramics, mosaics and wall reliefs; atrium sculpture; sculpture; art for the landscape; and public art. Also included: The Guild Register of public art, architecture, glass, architectural metal; plus a listing of art consultants and artist representatives.

Live Arts Experiences: Their Impact on Health and Wellness, 2nd Edition
Michael Jon Spencer
Hospital Audiences, Inc.
1997
118 pages
Paper

The gateway to good health starts with a healthy immune system. Positive mental and emotional states are pivotal to maintaining and strengthening this immune system. The enjoyment of the arts usually starts with the experience of pleasure, relaxation, and relief from tension and stress. The content of the arts can provide insights into ourselves and our world, insights which can help facilitate coping and growth, two hallmarks of the psychological part of wellness. The enjoyment of the arts can also instill hope and inspiration, providing people with the meaning and motivation needed to persevere and with the will to live. People have intuitively turned to the arts for these restorative, if not curative powers. A work in progress, this is the second edition of a report compiled by the nonprofit Hospital Audiences, Inc., an organization that seeks to integrate live arts experiences in healthcare settings