• Why Support Paintings in Hospitals?
• Friend of Paintings in Hospitals Membership benefits
• Individual Members: Annual Membership Fee £15
• Corporate Members: Annual Membership Fee £100
• Corporate Sponsors (For donations of £250 or more)

Donating or loaning artworks to the Paintings in Hospitals Collection

Paintings in Hospitals has been established for 45 years and is a unique collection which continues to grow each year. The charity is very grateful for the generosity of artists and collectors willing to donate or loan in order to meet the demand for artwork. The Collection is divided into three parts:

1. Main Collection: paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, mixed media and textile pieces available for hospitals to borrow for a small rental fee which contributes to the insurance and maintenance of the artworks.
2. Prints for Hospices: original artists prints (not reproductions) available on free loan to hospices (maximum of 10 per hospice).
3. Children's Collection: artworks that are appropriate for display in an environment for the younger patient which can vary from the care of babies to adolescents.

If you would like to make a donation or long term loan to the Paintings in Hospitals Collection, please read the following guidelines carefully:

• All work should be original, not reproduction. This excludes posters and mass produced prints. Paintings in Hospitals would welcome digitally generated work if it is part of a limited edition and signed by the artist.
• Style and content of the work needs to be considered in terms of the context of a healthcare environment and multicultural audience.
• 2-D work in any media including photography, textiles, wall hangings and relief sculpture that can be wall mounted is acceptable for the Collection, framed or unframed. We are unable to consider free-standing sculptural works or installations.
• Large works are of particular interest to us but generally should not exceed 72" x 72" (183cm x 183cm). Work smaller than 10" by 10" (25cm x 25cm) will not normally be considered.

How to make a donation:

1. Please apply in writing to the Senior Curator, Joanna Desmond, at Paintings in Hospitals, Menier Chocolate Factory, 51 Southwark Street, London SE1 1RU, enclosing a disk, slides, or photographs and details of each work.
2. If the artwork is suitable for the Collection, the Curator will contact you and arrange a visit or for the pictures to be delivered to the gallery. Donations may be referred by us to our Regional Branches for the North of England, Midlands, East, Wales or Ireland if appropriate. Scotland is covered independently by our sister charity, Art in Healthcare.
3. Donors will be asked to sign a Deed of Gift confirming the terms under which the donation has been accepted.
4. If desired, the Donor will be acknowledged on the label adjacent to the picture when hung in a hospital or surgery.

Long-term Loans

If you would prefer to loan artwork to the charity, please follow the same procedure as above. The conditions for Long-term Loans are:

• The loan period is a minimum of three years.
• The artwork needs to be suitable framed for display.
• If the Owner requires the artwork back, 3 months notice in writing needs to be given to the Curator in order that arrangements can be made to retrieve the artwork.
• Whilst on loan to Paintings in Hospitals, the artwork is subject to the same insurance cover as works belonging to the permanent collection. If damage occurs whilst on loan, the Owner will be informed by the Curator and a course of action agreed upon.
• If the artwork is not chosen by a hospital within 6 months of the charity receiving the loan, the Curator reserves the right to return it to the Owner.
• It is the responsibility of the Owner of the work to inform Paintings in Hospitals of a change of address to ensure its return.
• Works on loan may not be advertised for sale however any enquiries received will be forwarded to the Owner.
• The Owner will be acknowledged on a label adjacent to the artwork, if desired.

The growth of the PiH collection is sustained through the generosity of many artists and individuals. In recent years the collection has aimed to reflect developments in contemporary arts practice, If you would like to donate or loan work that could be a new and interesting addition to the collection, we would be delighted to hear from you. Contact us.