At DAS, we're calling these stories Art's 4th Dimension, because they represent what we can't measure in height, width and depth. The 4th dimension is the creation of the art...it's the story of the artist... the connection to the community...and the meaning behind the finished piece.

We've noticed our clients are eager to explore Art's 4th Dimension as they realize it adds to the art experience and utilizes smartphone technology. It brings a static piece of art to life and allows the viewer to become engaged in the process.

We're bursting with creative possibilities here at DAS! You can get an idea of what we've been up to by downloading the free Aurasma app and exploring Art's 4th Dimension on the DAS website here. 

Our friends at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainsville, Ga. have earned the Gold Award in the 2014 Landscape Architecture for Healthcare Communities Competition. Their story was featured in the October 2014 issue of Healthcare Design magazine. Northeast Georgia Medical Center's therapeutic gardens were lauded for their textural variety and colorful activity year round. "For every season, if it's bulbs, if it's herbs, you've always got plantings. There's really not a season that hasn't been taken into consideration," says Nancy Colston, president and chief development officer of the NGHS Medical Center Foundation.

The Landscape Architecture for Healthcare Communities Competition was open to healthcare administrators, facility executives and managers as well as architects, designers and others providing design services to the healthcare industry. A jury of experts appointed by Healthcare Design reviewed the projects submitted to determine one top winner and to designate any additional projects worthy of special recognition. You can view the NGHS feature in the October issue of Healthcare Design here.

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"Barbara doesn't have 'no' in her vocabulary. She went above and beyond to make things happen for us.  There was a lot of complexity to the project and Barbara was able to bring in the right people and she knew the right questions to ask. Working with Distinctive Art Source was everything I wanted and more."

-  Gina Coyle, IIDA,  FL Registered Interior Designer #271, Nemours Corporate Facilities

The Maryland Department of Transportation's (MDOT) Office of Minority Business Enterprise recently awarded Distinctive Art Source with certification as a Minority Business Enterprise. This certification makes DAS eligible to fulfill minority participation goals on contracts issued by the State of Maryland.

The Maryland Department of Transportation's Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE) is Maryland's official certification agency for the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Program, the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program and the Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Program.  DAS is pleased to be listened in MDOT's online Directory of Certified MBE/DBE/ACDBE Firms.

Distinctive Art Source is also certified as a Small, Women-owned and Minority-owned Business (SWaM) by the  Commonwealth of Virginia.

Distinctive Art Source recently received Micro Business Certification in the Small, Women-owned and Minority-owned Business (SWaM) Program of the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity. This certification enables DAS to participate in all state purchases that have been set aside for micro-businesses.

The Micro Business Certification is part of our SWaM certification. It is a new designation for the State of Virginia. On July 22, 2014, the Honorable Terence R. McAuliffe, Governor of Virginia, signed into effect Executive Order Number 20 for the purpose of "Advancing Equity for Small, Women, and Minority Owned Businesses." In doing so, he created a new category of 'micro-businesses.'

DAS looks forward to continuing our work on Virginia state projects and is pleased to be among the vendors awarded designation in the Micro Business category.