In June, 2025, we installed 81 pieces in the the Humber River Hospital Oncology and Cancer Centre.
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Artist Anja Karisik donated two of her works for the Humber River Health installation: Nestled (left) and Crawl Space (right), both depicting forest scenes from Cathedral Grove, British Columbia.
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ArtWorks for Cancer team member Bert Amato (left) and Francis Cacao, Manager, Oncology and Cancer Care Unit (left) admire a striking piece from the collection donated by the late Barbara Caruso.
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Some of the installation team members gather in the Humber River Health Waiting Area in front of the works Camden Hill, Maine and Great Pond Mountain III, 1996 by Scott Moore.
(Left to right) - Francis Cacao, Manager, Oncology and Cancer Care Unit, Suzi Laj, Program Director Critical Care and Oncology, Caroline Murphy (AWFC), Sharon Suter (AWFC), Michael Weinberg (AWFC), Peter Voros, Jim Underhay, Don Tannehill and Bruce Underhay (JB Art Services)
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Landscape in Dryden by Clark McDougall brightens a hallway at the Humber River Hospital Oncology and Cancer Centre.
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The paintings Witherell Farm and Evening Showers by Eric Tobin almost make you forget you're standing in a hallway at the Humber River Hospital Oncology and Cancer Centre.
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Sherman Hines' breathtaking photograph of Moresby Island, British Columbia is one of several reproduced and donated by Posterjack for this installation at Humber River Health.
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Time spent at a registration desk at Humber River Health is now made easier by the presence of Sunset Sail, Belfast 2000 by Raymond Kirk Moore.
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Paintings Aliena Trail and Bassett by Bill Schwarz bring a sense of joyful motion to this hallway at Humber River Health.
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(Left to right) Sharon Suter of ArtWorks for Cancer, Francis Cacao, Manager, Oncology and Cancer Care Unit and Suzi Laj, Program Director Critical Care and Oncology relish the beauty of the works Camden Hill, Maine and Great Pond Mountain III, 1996 by Scott Moore, now showcased in the Humber River Health waiting area
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The Humber River Health staff room enjoys an uplifting addition with the oil on canvas work Totems.
June, 2025 Art Installation Enhances Cancer Care
On June 8, Humber River Health’s Cancer Care Clinic underwent a vibrant transformation with the installation of 81 pieces of art, thanks to a generous initiative led by the not-for-profit foundation ArtWorks for Cancer (AWFC). The installation, which spans waiting areas, consult rooms, and treatment spaces, is part of a larger mission to turn sterile clinical environments into warm, hopeful, and healing spaces for patients, their families, and the health care teams that support them. Learn more here.
