AtlantiCare is displaying the photography of eleven members of Jewish Older Adult Services (JOAS) of Atlantic and Cape May Counties. The eleven members, all women, participated in an eight-week photography course given by the South Jersey Cultural Alliance's Healing Arts Program and funded by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

During the course, the women were taught how to use a vintage camera and taken on field trips to local landmarks to capture images of the community. The result is a collection of artwork on display in ARMC City Campus's Community Art Gallery on the second floor of the George F. Lynn Harmony Pavilion.

The women visited their artwork at the hospital and took photos throughout the facility as part of their weekly lesson, Wednesday, August 5.

AtlantiCare has made a commitment to dedicate one percent of all new building costs to the arts, based on research that shows visual arts and music can aid the healing process. More than 500 pieces of art decorate patient, staff and family areas of the new George F. Lynn Harmony Pavilion. Through ARMC's Healing Arts Program, the public has the opportunity to sponsor art as an option for contributing to the AtlantiCare Foundation, which raises funds for ARMC programs and services.

For information about the ARMC Healing Arts Program or to sponsor artwork, contact Glen Ann Stoll, director of Community and Cultural Enrichment, AtlantiCare, at 609-407- 2326 or the AtlantiCare Access Center at 1-888- 569-1000.