Healing Arts.

AuthorMildenberg, David

Mission Health, nestled in a city known for its beauty, filled its new $400 million tower with 659 paintings, sculptures and other pieces of art created by local artists. Turn the page for a glimpse at some of the craftsmanship on display at the largest capital project in Asheville's history.

Providing the best health care is job No. 1 at the 12-story, 630,000-square-foot Mission Hospital North Tower in Asheville. But the $400 million-plus building that opened in October as one of the largest health care capital projects in N.C. history also offers an exceptional display of public art.

Parent Mission Health asked local artists to offer some of their work in August 2018, prompting a committee to buy 659 pieces from more than 150 painters, photographers, sculptors and others. That art now adorns the tower that has 220 single-occupancy rooms spread over five floors, with each floor incorporating a different core theme: earth, wood, water, metal and air.

One of the state's largest collections of commissioned art represents a $750,000 investment, spokeswoman Nancy Lindell says. The building, which brought together services provided at Mission's Memorial and St. Joseph's facilities, includes a 94-bed emergency department, labs, operating rooms, a helicopter landing pad, a chapel and many other features...

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