The Connecticut Collection at UConn Health

Our Mission and Philosophy:

Our art collection is a core element of our therapeutic environment, providing solace and inspiration for a caring community of patients, staff and students. Art cultivates an atmosphere that is conducive to healing, inspiration, and upliftment.

Our Story:

The UConn Health Auxiliary envisioned an Art for Patients program, which established a collection of donated works from local and regional artists under the leadership of Celeste LeWitt. In 1979, an Art Advisory Committee was formed to manage and grow our art collection. The Art Advisory Committee includes UConn Health staff and community volunteers. The committee has grown the Connecticut Collection to over 2500 works of art, spanning across multiple genres and media. The UConn Health Art Committee is co-chaired by our Art Curator and the Assistant Director of Campus Planning & Space Management.

We are grateful to have received many donations and actively seek opportunities to display these generously gifted works of art throughout all of our sites. Through the leadership of our Art Curator, the Art Committee also coordinates and hosts exhibits in the Celeste LeWitt Gallery in our main dining facility.

Our Policy:

We select, acquire, and exhibit art with guidance from the Art Advisory Committee. The committee will review potential donations to the UConn Health Art Collection and recommend acceptance of artwork based on its alignment with our mission, philosophy, and applicable state statutes. The Office of Logistics Management (OLM) will document selected artwork and record it in our inventory, which is frequently monitored and reviewed annually. The Art Curator will provide coinciding documents to the UConn Foundation who will send a thank you letter to the donor acknowledging their generous gift to UConn Health.