Rental Art

The Burke Arts Council is pleased to introduce the Rental Art Program for businesses, restaurants and other organizations. Enhance your work place with original artwork - it's easy! Simply choose the works you are interested in from our listing, then the artist comes to your office and hangs the work - no hassle for you. Agreements are for 6 months, and approximate rental cost per month is 5% of the price of the work. Purchase options are available. Contact the Burke Arts Council for more information: 433-7282 or burkearts@hci.net.

Dr. Cloud comments about the Rental Art Program:

"In my previous group surgical practice in Charlotte, for a brief period of time, we displayed art on the office walls under a lease agreement, and got such wonderful comments from patients about how they enjoyed it. The group ultimately decided to stop the program and I always hoped I would get a chance to do it again some day."

"One of the first things I tried to find out after moving to Morganton, was whether such a program existed here. Within a short period of time, I found my way to the Burke Arts Council and discovered that they have a lease program that gives me the opportunity to display the work of local artists."

"If the work is sold, other work is provided to replace it, so that we never have bare walls. We have paintings from Jan Oliver Alms and Harry Seng as well as photography from Jeff Stark. We have gotten wonderful comments from patients again, and Donna and Elaine and I enjoy it as well."

"This program is available to any business office, but I think it has a special place in healthcare beyond the obvious pleasure of the enjoyment of beautiful creativity. There seems to be something that aids the healing process in the connection between visual art or music and people."

William G. Cloud, MD