A great deal has been written over the years about the positive benefits of art in almost every working environment imaginable and the effects on those working in those environments on a daily basis.

Public Art Works is a group of three professional  Rhode Island based artists working together to promote and encourage art in public spaces. Inspired by a shared belief that art is essential for the common interests and well-being of a community, Nancy Gaucher-Thomas, Kenneth Speiser, and Merle Mainelli Poulton have joined together in a collaborative effort to identify and / or create site specific works of art for public and private installation.

Environments are created through our senses.  The members of Public Art Works are part of a unique community of artists that help to find the perfect match between the needs of our clients and final execution to insure that  expectations of becoming an important place in the lives of those in our communities are met.

• Assist in the creative direction of internal and exterior 
     space  
          
• Propose criteria upon which art works will be selected

• Assist with outreach to artists, galleries, schools, and   
   other sources of art

• Oversee a call for submissions or request for proposal and evaluate works according to established criteria

• Assist with placement and installation considerations
   for selected art

Public Art Works

2010 - Fishnet Mural for MRI/CT Department, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
______New England Foundation for the Arts Awards Grant for Public Art Works Click here to view

2009 - 2010 Home & Hospice Care of RI - Gallery
_____Ongoing installation work for MRI/CT Department, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI

2008 - Installation Pedi-Imaging Department, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI  Click here to view
          Providence Business News, Page 3, August 4-10, 2008 Click here to view
          Art Consultant's: Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island

2007 - Public Art Works is established