Curating engaging environments with art.
Founded in 1982 by Mary Riley, Art Environments is a woman owned full-service art consultancy firm focusing on corporate and healthcare clients. Our experienced team has a long and successful history in the art consulting industry researching, searching and curating collections for each individual project.
Art Environments Inc. provides artwork consultation, selection, custom framing and installation for corporate, healthcare, and senior living environments.
Assessment + Concept Development
Budget + Timeline Planning
Inventory, Catalogue + Appraise Existing Art
Art Research
Commissioned Works
Acquiring Artwork in all Mediums
Art Placement Plans
Custom Quality Framing + Mounting
Extensive Variety of Frame Moldings + Mats
High Volume Production Expertise
Professional Delivery, Placement + Security Mounting
Onsite Supervision of Delivery, Unloading
Precise Placement + Installation of Sculptures + Framed Art
Arts serves the purpose of beauty, but there are countless other ways art has an impact on the quality of life and the environments we live in.
Art embodies your organizational mission and vision by expressing beliefs, feelings, hopes and philosophies.
·Art compliments your aesthetic appeal giving it character and warmth, transforming any room into a unique, beautiful and engaging environment.
Art intellectually stimulates and energizes environments for employees and visitors and contributes to a sense of place that fosters confidence, comfort, and healing.
Art can leave an impression with clients by altering the mood and encouraging an expression of opinions.
Art has a direct impact on employee productivity and well-being by reducing stress and increasing creativity.
Art Environments Inc. consists of the founder-president, project management and business development staff as well as experienced framers and art installers.
Mary Riley founded Art Environments, Inc. in 1982 after nearly a decade at the Art Institute of Chicago and Arthur Rubin Gallery in Highland Park, Illinois. Her vast studies in all areas of art history, careful collaboration with artists and vendors, and gallery experience provides Mary a thorough understanding for successfully implementing artwork programs for clients in every market segment. She currently serves as a board member for the Jack Mabley Developmental Center and advisor for Catholic Charities annual art benefit as well as a member of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Art Institute Associates. Other memberships include: Art Institute Associates, Benjamin Marshall Society, Chicago Botanic Gardens, Landmarks Illinois, Lake Forest Preservation, Lake Forest Open Lands, Old Masters Society/Art Institute, Society for the Arts in Healthcare, and The Arts Club/Chicago. Mary received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York.
Mary Michelle Scalise joined Art Environments, Inc. almost twenty years ago; she wanted to contribute to the family-owned business with the skills she had learned in the commercial real estate business in both Chicago and Denver. Mary Michelle became extremely familiar with commercial office and retail layouts after leasing spaces for Cushman and Wakefield. Transferring this knowledge to business development and creating art programs for senior living and medical spaces is the layer of design that brings much joy to residents and is a very rewarding part of her job. Mary Michelle also enjoys acting and directing community theatre.
