Calling all Indigenous artists!
There’s still time to present your ideas for a unique opportunity to paint a mural to brighten the new inpatient unit at Lakeshore General Hospital in Ashern that is currently being constructed.
The expansion of the unit adds 12 new beds to the existing 14-bed unit. The new 26-bed inpatient unit with private patient rooms features new rehabilitation space, palliative care space, spiritual care space and family room space.
It’s on track for targeted completion at the end of the year, and the first patients will likely be seen in the new wing in February 2025. The project also includes renovations to the existing emergency department to provide eight additional treatment spaces.
As part of this expansion project, a new room called “All My Relations” will be added for patients and visitors to gather. This room will include a feature wall with a mural that will provide a welcoming environment for patients and their families.
The feature wall will be about seven feet tall by 18 feet wide. The artwork should express one of five possible themes: health, healing and wellness; nature; Indigenous culture or history; local culture or history of surrounding communities; or truth and reconciliation.
The artist will retain copyright of the artwork and will provide perpetual permission for Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority to use the artwork.
The submission deadline is Aug. 30. Indigenous artists who would like to be considered to commission the mural are invited to submit an application at www.ierha.ca.
