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Healing Arts' first exhibition in 3 years is its biggest yet

STHS Communication Department, CommDept@stph.org

Becky Carson-Parks, a St. Tammany Hospital Foundation board member and chair of its Healing Arts Committee, introduces the latest exhibition in its rotating gallery series on Sept. 26. One of the artworks, a whimsical alligator-inspired ‘Reefie’ created by Covington artist Robert Post, can be seen on the table behind her. (Photos by Chuck Billiot for St. Tammany Hospital Foundation)

It was a big night for the Northshore art community, and in more ways than one.

On Sept. 26, St. Tammany Hospital Foundation’s Healing Arts Initiative hosted its latest gallery series, the first since being forced into COVID hibernation three years ago.

If that news wasn’t big enough, the exhibit is also the initiative’s largest yet, showcasing more local artists and more artworks than ever before. 

“The exhibit we celebrate tonight is entitled SEAsons of Grace and heART,” said Becky Carson-Parks, a foundation board member and chair of its Healing Arts Committee. “The pieces you are about to see cover a wide range of styles and mediums, all selected through a truly rewarding, but at times difficult, jury process.”

That theme, she said, not only described the artwork on display but it also aligns neatly with the health system’s mission.

“Of all the ideas that we put out there, two concepts kept coming back: grace and heart,” she said. “Grace is a catalyst for greater good, whether it’s at home, at work, out in our community or here at St. Tammany Health System. Heart is the central or most vital part of something. It is compassion and the seat of life and strength. We hope these images will inspire a call for good within all of us.”

In all, the exhibit – dedicated in honor of immediate past Healing Arts Chairwoman Mary Lee – features 117 pieces from 27 local artists, all on public display through Dec. 8 on the first floor of St. Tammany Health System’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital.

Bogalusa artist Cordero Mark, second from left, and his family.

The 27 artists whose works on are on public display through Dec. 8 at St. Tammany Parish Hospital are (in alphabetical order):  Harriet Blum, Brad Budge, Joseph Cannon, Becky Evenson, Donna Gardner, Kay Grantham, Cindi Guillot, Elizabeth Impastato, Elayne Kuehler, Kara-Lee Lutz, Robert Labranche, Pio Lyons, Cordero Mark, Colette Martin, Bernard Mattox, JC Maysonave, Craig McMillin, Judy Newman, Jessica Parker, Rae Rae Pertuit, Robert Post, Joey Roberts, Mary Helen Seago, Ella Townsend, Cynthia Webb, Sue Zaunbrecher, Karen Ziebarth. 

Artist Collette Martin poses for a photo alongside one of her works, titled ‘The Elephant in the Room.’ 

Artist and Covington City Councilman Joey Roberts and his graphite portrait of Mother Teresa.


St. Tammany Hospital Foundation’s award-winning Healing Arts Initiative was started in 2004 to promote art as a core component of healthcare and the healing process. Learn more, including how you can contribute to that mission, at STHFoundation.org/HealingArts.

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