Violence Intervention Advocacy Program (VIAP)

The Violence Intervention Advocacy Program is housed within the Boston Medical Center’s Emergency Department. The staff treats all of the patients hospitalized due to violence-related injuries, providing them with crisis intervention, case management, and mental health services. The team of social workers, mental health counselors, and doctors assist both the victims and their families as they recover from physical and emotional trauma, empowering them to contribute to building safer communities. The Violence Intervention Advocacy Program (VIAP) sees more than 450 patients per year, mostly black males in their 20’s who have been shot or stabbed. The Boston Medical Center is where over 65% of Boston’s victims of shootings and stabbings are sent. The donated artwork hangs in the program’s family room, reception, main office, and refreshment area to help the staff continue to demonstrate their respect for and care of the victims and provide support to the victims and their families.

Visit http://www.bphc.org/programs/cafh/violenceprevention/viap/Pages/Home.aspx for more information.

Art Placements: 2012, 2016

JoAnne Chittick, Gerbera Daisies, Oil on canvas, 2015, 12"x 12"

JoAnne Chittick, Storm Passing, Watercolor, 2015, 20"x 26"

Lisa Clermont, Botanical, Acrylic, November 2006, 6"x 4"

Lynda Goldberg, Galapagos Waters - Ecuador, Monoprint, 2011, 19"x 27"

 Frances K. Grossman, Clouds over the Bay of Fundy, Oil on canvas, 2008, 24"x 32"

Robert Harding, Face of a Man, Mixed media, 2001, 27"x 29"

Marja Lianko, Celebration, Acrylic & mixed media on panel, 2010, 14"x 11"

Anonymous, Untitled, Print,  12"x 14"

Henry Olds, Africa Flower in Hole in the Wall, Photomontage print on canvas, 2012, 13"x 19"

Martha Jane Bradford, Summer Evening, 20 Color Silkscreen, 1985, 22"x 30"

Leann Shamash, Blue Car Cuba, Photograph, 2015, 8"x 10"

Maria Termini, Seeding Flower, Silkscreen, 1978, 34"x 28"

2012

Prilla Smith Brackett, High Tide After the Blizzard, Watercolor on paper, 1977, 18"x 14"

Catherine Carter, Deep Sea Triptych, Acrylic on canvas on board, 2011, 16"x 12"/ea

Dan Dworkis, Oranges, Digital photography, 2010, 8"x 10"

Charles Hurwitz, Violin, Mixed media, 13"x 7"

 Leon Kennedy, Head, Markers & tempra on wood, 1999, 8"x 6"

Ruth Ginsberg-Place, Evergreens, Northwest Coast, Photograph, , 14"x 11"

Jack S. Goldstein, Rockport, Photograph, , 14"x 11"

Faith Hyde, Pink, Mixed media on paper, 2010, 11"x 11"

David R. Levitt, Sweet Sunset, Photograph, 11"x 14"

Fritz Limner, Commutah, Digital Illustration, 2008, 21"x 27"

Caren Loebel-Fried, Mother and Child, Hand-pulled block print, 2002, 10"x 8"

Matthew Tovian, Sunflower in Outer Space, Acrylic on board, 16"x 18"

Mark Peterson, Newspaper Boxes, Photograph, 2009, 20"x 30"

Mike Ritter, Boston on the Fourth, C-print, 2006, 9"x 14"

Radana Safarikova, Morning (1), Bolivia, Photograph, 2006, 9"x 11"

Robert Scott, Blue Legend, Digital photography, 2010, 22"x 26"