PHILADELPHIA - Penn Medicine and the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia announce the opening on September 16 at 6PM of an exhibition of contemporary sculpture in the atrium of the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine. The exhibition, Interplay: Art ● Audience ● Architecture is the first in a series highlighting the role that the arts can play in health care.
“Our goal for the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine was to develop a state-of-the-art, outpatient facility, which would provide patients with the most advanced therapies in a single setting. We also want to provide an uplifting environment for patients and their families, “ said Ralph W. Muller, Chief Executive Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System. “This exhibition offers patients and their families as well as those who work in the Perelman Center a welcome visual break from the delivery of health care services.
The exhibition, curated by Marsha Moss, will feature nine local and nationally renowned artists who work in a range of styles, expressions and materials: Lanny Bergner, Linda Brenner, Fritz Dietel, Nancy Graves, Jun Kaneko, Wendy Lehman, Donald Lipski, Warren Muller and Robert Roesch. The selection of the sculpture was based on originality, vitality, and the relationship of the pieces with faculty, staff, patients and their families who are part of the Perelman Center every day. By subtly conveying the message of integration, these sculptures contribute a visual expression of health care disciplines working in tandem with each other.
“We are pleased to partner with Penn Medicine on this exhibition, and we commend the leadership of Penn Medicine for their vision and contribution to the well-being of patients and their families by incorporating the powerful imagery of art into the extraordinary design of the Perelman Center. The sculpture along with bi-monthly musical performances will provide everyone with positive energy and a supportive environment,” said Karen B. Davis, President & CEO of the Arts & Business Council.
Penn Medicine is one of the world’s leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, excellence in patient care, and community service. The organization consists of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Penn’s Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, founded in 1765 as the nation’s first medical school.
The Perelman School of Medicine is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $550 million awarded in the 2022 fiscal year. Home to a proud history of “firsts” in medicine, Penn Medicine teams have pioneered discoveries and innovations that have shaped modern medicine, including recent breakthroughs such as CAR T cell therapy for cancer and the mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System’s patient care facilities stretch from the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania to the New Jersey shore. These include the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Chester County Hospital, Lancaster General Health, Penn Medicine Princeton Health, and Pennsylvania Hospital—the nation’s first hospital, founded in 1751. Additional facilities and enterprises include Good Shepherd Penn Partners, Penn Medicine at Home, Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital, and Princeton House Behavioral Health, among others.
Penn Medicine is an $11.1 billion enterprise powered by more than 49,000 talented faculty and staff.