{"id":603201,"date":"2025-11-30T10:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/603201\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T10:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:58:12","slug":"inspirational-and-calming-art-gallery-opens-at-solihull-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/603201\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspirational and calming art gallery opens at Solihull Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tA NEW ART gallery has been opened at Solihull Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Showcasing a collection of artwork from Knowle Art Group, the gallery aims to create a calming and uplifting environment, supporting wellbeing through the power of art.\n<\/p>\n<p>The space is designed to bring inspiration to staff, and comfort to patients as the last thing they see before going into their operating theatre.<\/p>\n<p>The gallery is located on the bridge into the new operating theatre complex, which recently celebrated its first birthday.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the opening of the gallery, Solihull Mayor, Councillor Annette Mackenzie, cut the ribbon and shared her flections on the positive impact of the project.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Mayor said: \u201cI am delighted to open this gallery, as I am sure it will have such a positive impact on patient experience. Art has a unique ability to transform spaces and bring joy, and we hope this will become a cherished part of the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lucy Henderson, senior sister in Theatres, said: \u201cWhen I first had the idea, I didn\u2019t realise how magical and impactful it could become.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe feedback from staff and patients already has been amazing. We cannot thank the Knowle Art Group enough for their kind support, especially Hospital Governor Kath Bell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Pieces featured in the art gallery are available to purchase, with 10 per cent of proceeds going to Solihull Hospital Charity.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; A NEW ART gallery has been opened at Solihull Hospital. Showcasing a collection of artwork from Knowle&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":603202,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-603201","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115638298691665704","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=603201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603201\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/603202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=603201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=603201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=603201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}