The HOPE Sculpture
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Selected Artwork:
Featured Stories
"A Whole Other Universe"
by Artist-in-Residence Turner Houston
On one of my Artist in Residence shifts at the INOVA Schar Cancer Institute, I walked past a young woman sitting in the open area of the Infusion unit...
"Light at the End of the Tunnel"
by Artist-in-Residence Scott Stoner
I was pleased to witness the extraordinary growth and gratitude of this couple (patient “R” and husband “G”) over a period of four months of bi-weekly chemotherapy sessions. They were both apprehensive about how the first treatment session would go, and declined to engage in an activity...
"The Power of Resilience"
by Author: Scott Stoner, Artist in Residence, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts at Inova Schar Cancer Institute
I worked with L as an artist in residence for well over a year after she arrived at Inova Schar’s cancer institute to begin yet another in a long series of treatment programs - having been diagnosed with stage IV cancer five years earlier.
"Breaking Bad"
by Author: Scott Stoner, Artist in Residence, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts at Inova Schar Cancer Institute
One of the most gratifying aspects of my work as an Artist in Residence is to observe the way in which some patients embrace the opportunity to explore and discover the transformative power of creative work as core to the healing process.
"The Joy of Painting"
by: Tinu Prakash, Artist in Residence, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts at Inova Schar Cancer Institute
I paint in the foyer on the second floor at Inova Schar on Tuesday mornings. I always have several people stop by to chat, or watch me paint every time I’m there.
