Meet Our New Artist-in-Residence Program Manager, Brandi!

In March 2023, we welcomed Brandi Rose as the new Artist-in-Residence Program Manager for Inova. In partnership with the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, Brandi will be deploying this collaborative team of artists throughout Inova for patients, families, clinicians and team members.

Arts and Healing Program Wins Arts Award!

Our Arts and Healing Program has earned the prestigious Arts Fairfax Impact Award for its outstanding contribution to the Fairfax community. A big thank you to our philanthropic partner Ms Christina Co Mather for nominating us! The award will be presented at a ceremony in October. The Arts and Healing Program has also been recognized with a Hamilton International Arts in Health Award in the “Arts Transforming Environments” category by the National Organization for Arts in Health.

“I am going to go home and make some more collages. This is really fun and interesting work, and I need this sort of thing to keep me going.”

Inova team member

“Cancer may not be of our choosing, or last or be terminal, but art can be as forever as we want to make it. Thank you Inova for these healing offerings.”

“I was really feeling sick but the art helped me focus on something else. I truly appreciate that attention.”

patient