PHILADELPHIA - Penn Medicine and the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia announce the opening on September 16 at 6PM of an exhibition of contemporary sculpture in the atrium of the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine. The exhibition, Interplay: Art ● Audience ● Architecture is the first in a series highlighting the role that the arts can play in health care.

 “Our goal for the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine was to develop a state-of-the-art, outpatient facility, which would provide patients with the most advanced therapies in a single setting. We also want to provide an uplifting environment for patients and their families, “ said Ralph W. Muller, Chief Executive Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System. “This exhibition offers patients and their families as well as those who work in the Perelman Center a welcome visual break from the delivery of health care services.

The exhibition, curated by Marsha Moss, will feature nine local and nationally renowned artists who work in a range of styles, expressions and materials: Lanny Bergner, Linda Brenner, Fritz Dietel, Nancy Graves, Jun Kaneko, Wendy Lehman, Donald Lipski, Warren Muller and Robert Roesch. The selection of the sculpture was based on originality, vitality, and the relationship of the pieces with faculty, staff, patients and their families who are part of the Perelman Center every day. By subtly conveying the message of integration, these sculptures contribute a visual expression of health care disciplines working in tandem with each other.

“We are pleased to partner with Penn Medicine on this exhibition, and we commend the leadership of Penn Medicine for their vision and contribution to the well-being of patients and their families by incorporating the powerful imagery of art into the extraordinary design of the Perelman Center. The sculpture along with bi-monthly musical performances will provide everyone with positive energy and a supportive environment,” said Karen B. Davis, President & CEO of the Arts & Business Council.