1. Service Learning Project
Researching Art in the Healthcare
Setting

2. 1) Name of Agency: Corporate Art Force
2) Type of agency: Art Consulting Firm
3) Mission Statement: The mission of Corporate Art Force is to become the premier source of
artwork nationally. We do this through creating environments that effectively translate our
client’s identities with artwork and other visual elements.
4) Funding Source(s)
a) How is the agency funded? Corporate Art Force is a for profit agency that does art
consulting for corporations, nonprofits, and private residence.
b) How is budget determined? The budget is determined by the President of Art Force
William Kieger.
5) Does the agency have a Board of Directors or Advisory Board? No
a) What is their role? N/A
6) What theories were used by your agency?

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7) In which Areas of Responsibility for Health Educators did you gain the most experience?
a) Please state this in writing (i.e. don’t just list Area VI, but name it)
The area of responsibility that I gained the most experience in was responsibility IV:
Conduct Evaluation and Research Related to Health Education
I did used databases to study journal articles on how art affects the health of patients and staff in a
healthcare facility. I developed a survey and made it available online and in paper format in four areas
throughout Community Memorial Hospital. I allowed three weeks for the data to be submitted before I
collected and analyzed the results.
8) State your objectives one by one & under each, include the following: a. Actual proof of
meeting each objective. b. Following the above documentation, explain in writing how you met
each objective. Within this explanation, include: i. how each objective supported this agencies’
mission* ii. the impact that completing this objective had upon you.

4. Art in the Healthcare Setting
This survey serves tool to to gain insight into how artwork in a healthcare setting affects the patients,
visitors and staff. This is part of a senior project of UMD Public Health Education and Promotion
student, Sarah Garramone. Sarah is completing forty hours of service learning experience with
Corporate Art Force, an art consulting firm in Minneapolis Minnesota, doing research, implementing
surveys and evaluating the results of the survey.
1. How does the artwork in the cafeteria make you feel?
(10 most positive reaction­ 1 least positive reaction) _________
2. Do you have any kind of connection/affiliation to the artwork in the ground floor entrance?
(10 most positive reaction­ 1 least positive reaction) ________
3. What gives art meaning to you? (Circle all that apply)
a. Subject Matter
b. Quality
c. Familiar Artist Name/Title
d. Personal connection
e. All of the above
f. Other
4. What kind of art makes you feel comfortable? (circle all that apply)
a. Landscapes
b. Portraits
c. Religious Inspired
d. Cultural Inspired
e. Still­life
f. Local­ Indigenous to the area
g. Abstract
h. Photography
i. Sculpture
j. Ceramic
k. Textiles
l. Crafts
5. What is your purpose of being here at Community Memorial Hospital? (circle one)
a. Staff
b. Patient
c. Family member of patient
d. Visitor
6. Are there any colors or tones art that are best for the healthcare setting?
(circle all that apply)
a. reds

5. b. pinks
c. oranges
d. yellows
e. purples
f. blues
g. greens
h. browns
i. grays
j. black
k. white
7. Does the artwork at Community Memorial Hospital help you to feel comfortable?
(10 most positive reaction­ 1 least positive reaction) ________
8. What are the benefits to incorporating art in the healthcare facility?
a. Nice to look at
b. Inspiring
c. Comforting
d. Motivating
e. Ability to learn from it
f. Adds joy/happiness
g. Interesting
9. What kind of art do you expect to see at a hospital/healthcare facility?
10.What kind of art makes you feel happy/positive feelings?

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8. Attitude Objective:
After attending two interviewing sessions, 90% of the participants will be able to give at least
three reasons why the type of art that is displayed in a hospital setting affects their state of
mind, when prompted by the leaders of the program.
Attitude Objective Incomplete: Evaluation of survey will be completed by May 25th, 2015. I was
not on site for the majority of my service learning experience and I will be collecting the data
and evaluating between the weeks of May 18th­25th, 2015.
Skill Objective:
After attending two interviewing sessions, 90% of participants will be able to give three
reasons about what makes the work attractive to them, when prompted by the facilitator.
Skill Objective Incomplete: Evaluation of survey will be completed by May 25th, 2015. I was
not on site for the majority of my service learning experience and I will be collecting the data
and evaluating between the weeks of May 18th­25th, 2015.
Awareness Objective:
After completing the initial ten hours of my LiNCS experience, when surveyed by the program
leader, 90% of research on patient/staff/visitors opinions on art in the hospital will be
established.
Awareness Objective Completed. I spent the first ten hours of my LiNCS experience
researching scholarly journals and peer reviewed articles to find out more information about
previous studies on how art affects the health of patients and staff in a healthcare facility. I
compiled my research into a survey to give to patients, staff and visitors to Community
Memorial Hospital in Cloquet MN.
9) Most Rewarding
a) As an agency, what do they say is the most rewarding thing that they do?
Art Force has a rotating art program that rotates works of art every three, six or nine months
depending on what the buyer wants. This program features local artists works to choose from
and strongly recommends these types of works in order to promote local art and keeping
monies within the community.
b) As a LiNCS student, what was your greatest moment of joy?

9. ​The greatest moment for me was the day that I met Leslie Palmer­Ross, my manager for Art
Force. We arranged to meet in Cloquet and do a mock interview. We had only been speaking
on the phone or through emails. She came across very genuinely and seemed very interested
in my skills and experience. I felt comfortable and confident during our meeting. I also met the
CEO of Cloquet Memorial Hospital, Rick Breuer. He said that he was very interested in my
survey and the results. He was glad to have the research done and thanked me.
10) How did this experience impact your career choice?
I am not finished with the project, as I am still waiting for the surveys to be completed. I thought that it
would be the best idea to allow for more time, despite the required amount of hours for my LiNCS
experience being short and the completion of this assignment. I was thanked by Community Memorial
Hospital and ArtForce for my dedication to the project. I was researching Art Force’s website and
found that they are hiring. I applied and am waiting to hear back. I believe that this project and all of
its challenges, has been to my benefit because I gave gained experience in research and research
design, it applies to both my major and my minor in a topic that I care about, and it gave me the
opportunity to network with people outside of Duluth. I have recently found out about an opportunity to
intern with the University of Florida researching arts and health journal articles that I will be applying
for this summer.
11)Will your agency take an intern? Will it be you? Why or why not? This agency does not take
interns.
a) As an agency, what do they report as their biggest challenge? Marketing their services
on a large scale.
i) How do they handle it? They hire experienced, skilled workers with differing skills
sets and the ability to troubleshoot with an open perspective to know what the
focus population is looking for.
b) As a LiNCS student, what was your biggest challenge? As a LiNCS student, my biggest
challenge was not having the support of Community Memorial Hospital or the first half
on my LiNCS experience. I had tried to contact the CEO who was in charge of my
experience and my implementation of the surveys and he was not available to get me
set up or answer any questions.
i) How did you handle it?

10. I spoke with Leslie Palmer­Ross at Art Force about my concerns and mentioned that I
was willing to do my research at another facility in order to be able to get the research
implemented. She was able to get another contact at Community Memorial Hospital to
be able to implement the surveys and get the project under way.