Art and health in the workplace
Let art take care of your business
Bail Art Projects offers artistic experiences in several hospitals. These are places where murals and immersive artworks help improve the care environment and patients’ mental health. Drawing on this expertise, we apply these scientifically proven benefits to the workplace, with the goal of helping to improve the quality of life for employees. Our initiatives are based, on the one hand, on the latest research in neuroscience, and on the other hand, on the experience of healthcare providers and the medical community.
Therefore, by introducing art into the workplace, we develop innovative solutions for companies committed to promoting well-being and protecting mental health in the workplace. This is a major concern that is now an integral part of corporate social responsibility policies.
Art for Care Inspire Soothe Reboost
- From the hospital to the workplace: a neuroscience-based approach
Frescoes and artistic immersion in hospitals
The word "hospital" comes from the Latin hospitalis meaning “pertaining to guests” or “welcoming.” It is derived from hospes, which refers to both the host and the visitor. In this sense, Bail Art Projects embodies this return to its etymological roots. It conducts artistic projects in hospitals. Specifically, these projects include murals, visual installations, workshops, and encounters with art.
These experiences have a measurable impact on healthcare staff, patients, and their loved ones. They help reduce anxiety and stress, while creating a soothing and stimulating environment. In addition, incorporating color psychology into often uniform spaces supports mental and emotional health. In this way, they help improve the quality of life at work for caregivers.
In this context, the hospital becomes a place of "transition" where all populations come together in the face of illness and hardship. For some, it is their very first "encounter" with art. Art then opens up a space for dreams, colors, and momentary escape.
Conferences and meetings with researchers and specialists
Bail Art Projects organizes conferences in partnership with neurologists, neuroscience researchers, and experts on your topics. These events explore the links between art, cognition, and mental well-being, while opening companies up to certain sensitive subjects.
To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the European leader in stock exchanges and market infrastructure enlisted the help of Bail Art Projects. The goal was to raise awareness among its employees about various disabilities, both visible and invisible. As part of this initiative, Euronext’s Human Resources department organized several events during Disability Awareness Week. The company celebrated every difference by encouraging everyone to be themselves. With confidence and kindness, Euronext fostered acceptance of individual differences in the workplace.
Bail Art Projects assisted the company in designing and setting up the exhibition. The works of artist Michel Sajonas Berton-Proix are now on display in the offices located in La Défense. The artist, who himself lives with an invisible disability, raises awareness and explores a delicate and colorful world, revealing the hidden richness behind appearances. Finally, Eva Menard’s talk rounded out the services provided by Bail Art Projects. As an author, composer, and patron of Epilepsie-France, she shared her experience with epilepsy. Her goal: to raise awareness and foster internal dialogue.
Mental health: the key role of companies in prevention
Depression and anxiety cause the loss of 12 billion working days each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Now, a quarter of long-term sick leave is caused by psychological disorders, according to the Datascope report by AXA, an annual observatory of corporate life. Designated a national priority by the government in 2025, mental health affects an average of one in five French people. Psychological disorders, particularly depression and anxiety, generate substantial costs for French companies.
According to the Sapiens Institute, the average annual cost of absenteeism in France is estimated at 108 billion euros, or 4.7% of GDP. Furthermore, presenteeism represents an additional cost estimated at between 13.7 and 24.9 billion euros per year. This refers to situations where employees are physically present at the office but less productive due to mental health issues. These figures underscore the importance for companies to invest in the prevention of psychosocial risks and the promotion of well-being in the workplace.
Art in the hospital
A fresco to soothe, restore joy, color and hope
Bail Art Projects participates in the creation of frescoes or artistic spaces within hospitals. Perennial works for rooms, corridors, living and rest areas, through a sensitive and immersive artistic journey. The project includes hospital staff and patients, who are invited to choose the artistic projects based on models, discuss them with the artists and take part in the presentation of the works. The frescoes can be transposed to the world of work, with proven benefits for well-being and quality of life in the workplace.
Meetings and conferences
Exploring a high-impact corporate theme
Presentations by neurological experts, researchers and artists on your current issues. These conferences can be used to make employees aware of the neuroscientific mechanisms of art, to integrate these practices into their daily lives, or to raise awareness of public health issues: health and safety in the workplace, visible or invisible disabilities, awareness of certain diseases...
An exhibition at the office
Offer a moment of breathing and exchange
Exposure to art in the workspace helps to improve emotional balance and enhance team creativity. Bail Art Projects transforms companies and care facilities into living spaces. Thanks to original contemporary works of art, walls take on new colors and offer a new emotional experience, opening up a space for breathing and exchanges on the theme of your choice.
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Why integrate an artistic project into your Quality of Life at Work policy?
Exposure to art stimulates dopamine, reduces stress (cortisol) and enhances empathy (oxytocin). The result: more relaxed, focused and committed employees. The environment becomes more pleasant and stimulating on a daily basis.
Yes, collaborative artistic projects strengthen bonds, encourage listening, collective creativity and cooperation. It's a powerful lever for creating social bonds and uniting teams around shared values.
Art acts as a revealer of commitment: it values people, supports mental health, and creates inclusive, inspiring and sustainable environments. It plays a full part in a CSR and QWL approach focused on well-being.
Absolutely. Whether you're an SME, a major corporation or a public institution, we design artistic projects tailored to your spaces, your employees and your corporate culture.
Beyond the social and emotional impact, an inspiring work environment attracts and retains talent, stimulates innovation and improves brand image. An artistic project becomes a real lever for HR attractiveness and collective performance.
For more than 20 years, hospitals have been incorporating culture and art into their facilities, recognizing them as genuine contributors to the well-being of patients, healthcare professionals, and family members. The Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Health support this initiative through a joint policy with clear objectives: to improve the quality of life in hospitals, combat patient isolation and anxiety, and humanize healthcare spaces.
These initiatives take many forms: concerts, art workshops, exhibitions, artist-in-residence programs, and live performances. They are open to everyone, regardless of age or department (pediatrics, psychiatry, geriatrics, etc.). The goals are to promote access to culture for all, including those in vulnerable situations. Additionally, they aim to build connections between patients, caregivers, and artists, and ultimately to promote the hospital as a place of life, not just of care. These cultural projects are often carried out in partnership with local arts organizations (theaters, conservatories, museums, etc.) and supported by the national “Culture and Health” program.
Yes. In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a landmark study entitled "What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being?", analyzing over 900 scientific publications. This review concludes that artistic practices (music, visual arts, theater, dance...) have significant effects on :
stress and anxiety reduction
improved mood and self-esteem
prevention of mental disorders.
Source: WHO Europe, 2019 - Full report available here
Collaborative art workshops and in-company exhibitions create a space conducive to interaction between teams, encouraging intergenerational dialogue and the integration of diverse talents on themes that can directly affect employees - Diversity and Inclusion, Disability, CSR... Art acts as a vector of inspiration and connection between employees and management, thus strengthening the employer brand.
Art stimulates cognitive abilities, promotes decision-making and boosts creativity in the workplace. By mobilizing specific areas of the brain, it enhances concentration, stress management and problem-solving, all of which are essential for innovation and team performance.
Art plays a key role in attracting and retaining talent. Offering inspiring workspaces and artistic activities helps to improve motivation, reduce absenteeism and foster a positive working environment. Integrating art into your HR policy means investing in an innovative corporate culture that's open to the world.
Building - Deconstructing neural networks. Does art transform our brain? Imagine the brain as a material shaped in the infinitely small by art. What if the encounter with art were thought of as an electrical and chemical experience that shapes and structures our nervous tissue, and transports us into emotions? Corinne Huchet is a university professor at Nantes University's UFR des sciences et techniques, and a physiologist specializing in neuromuscular function. Accustomed to working with psychologists, speech therapists and scientists, she offers a lecture focusing on cerebral plasticity in the context of artistic creation and the impact of art on our mental states. Bail Art Projects organizes conferences in the heart of art galleries, in the presence of business leaders and hospital staff eager to learn more about the subject and exchange feedback.
Corinne Huchet
University professor and neuroscience researcher at the University of Nantes
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A tribute to organ donation for the Reims University Hospital: meeting with Didier Janot, President of the Prisme association, and artist Sascha Nordmeyer
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The (proven!) benefits of art in the workplace
Neuroscience at the heart of the Bail Art Projects approach
The WHO 2019 report provides evidence of Art's contribution to physical and mental health, and its role in the prevention, treatment and care of acute and chronic diseases. Bail Art Projects features neurology experts and CNRS researchers to study the impact of art on the brain. Scientific studies show that exposure to art :
Stimulates the reward system and releases dopamine, promoting a feeling of well-being
Increases oxytocin production, strengthening empathy, cooperation and cohesion within a group
Lowers cortisol levels, reducing stress, improving concentration and feelings of security
Activates brain areas involved in memory, emotions and learning
Improves mood and depressive symptoms by activating neural circuits linked to positive emotions
Encourages introspection and creativity, offering lasting cognitive and emotional benefits
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