Local Artist Holds Book Signing at Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion

Spectrum Health Co-Publishes Book With Local Artist

WHAT:
Stacy Niedzwiecki, a Rockford, Michigan artist, will be signing copies of the book “Healing Images”, a collection of her 63 nature images that are part of the permanent art collection at Spectrum Health’s Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion.

Recognizing that art plays a key role in the healing journey, Spectrum Health selected artwork by local artists that is soothing and bright and cheerful when it opened the Pavilion in June of 2008. Since then, patients have been able to personalize the art to their own healing experience. Wanting to broaden this beyond the walls of the Pavilion, Spectrum Health teamed up with Niedzwiecki to co-publish the book as a reminder of the patient’s connection to life through the healing experience.

WHEN:
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE:
Specialty Shop at the Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion
3rd Floor
145 Michigan St. NE
Grand Rapids

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Stacy Niedzwiecki is an award-winning artist who specialized in nature-themed photography. Her photographs depict various locations throughout the state of Michigan. In August 2009, Niedzwiecki was awarded second place in the Pure Michigan Photo Competition, a highly competitive event sponsored through Travel Michigan. Two of her works were selected to hang on display at Governor Jennifer Granholm’s personal residence in Lansing as part of the Governor’s Residence Michigan Artists Program. Her images have been featured in the “Michigan 24/7” photography book, “Whisper in the Woods Nature Journal”, The Rockford Squire newspaper, Michigan Blue and Michigan History magazines, and explorestlouis.com official visitors’ guide.

Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system in West Michigan that offers a full continuum of care through the Spectrum Health Hospital Group, a collection of seven hospitals and more than 140 service sites; the Spectrum Health Medical Group, mmpc® and West Michigan Heart-physician groups totaling more than 400 providers; and Priority Health, a health plan with nearly 550,000 members. Spectrum Health’s 16,000 employees, 1,500 medical staff members and 2,200 volunteers are committed to delivering the highest quality care. The organization provided $79.4 million in community benefit during its 2009 fiscal year. As a system, Spectrum Health has earned more than 100 awards since it was formed in 1997.