You could buy art anywhere.
Walk into a gallery, browse a catalog, order online. For a living room or a home office, that works just fine.
But if you’ve ever been responsible for sourcing, specifying, and installing art for a facility — a senior living community, a healthcare building, a hotel renovation, an affordable housing development — you already know that’s not how this works.
This is project management. And the partner you choose either makes it easier or adds to the pile.
Who We Work With
In nearly 30 years, Booth Framing Arts has worked with just about everyone who’s been tasked with putting art into a commercial or institutional space: interior designers, developers, purchasing companies, art consultants, executive directors, practice managers, FF&E buyers, and hospitality procurement specialists.
They come from different industries and manage very different projects. But they share two things: they have a lot more on their plate than art, and they need a partner who can handle the art program without being managed.
That’s who we’re here for.
What “Handling It” Actually Looks Like
It’s easy to say you’re a full-service partner. Here’s what it looks like in practice.
A major renovation is underway — not due to complete until later this year. The lead designer asks whether art can be stored rather than delivered early. No question. We hold finished art at no charge in a climate-controlled environment until the building is ready. When installation dates are confirmed, we arrange shipping and coordinate with onsite staff, the design team, and our installer to ensure a smooth handoff.
It sounds simple. Anyone who’s managed a construction project knows it rarely is.
We worked with a hospital on a phased renovation of its maternity floors — originally scoped at 12 months, with art delivering as each phase completed. Construction was delayed. Then delayed again. About two years later, we shipped the final pieces.
We were still there.
When the Spec Gets Complicated
Sometimes the challenge isn’t the timeline. It’s the spec itself.
One healthcare facility needed framing moulding that matched the custom wood finishes used throughout their building. Standard picture framing suppliers couldn’t get there. We went to building finish suppliers instead, cross-referenced the wood tones, and sourced a match.
The client got what they envisioned. That’s the job.
These examples could go on. Every project has something — a delayed phase, an unusual substrate requirement, a budget that needs creative problem-solving, a spec that can’t be executed as written. The work is figuring it out before it becomes the client’s problem.
Why It Matters Who You Work With
The difference between a vendor and a partner shows up when something goes sideways — which, in facilities work, it always does at some point.
A vendor fulfills the order as written and waits to hear from you. A partner flags the problem before it ships, holds your materials when the timeline slips, and finds the moulding match when the standard catalog falls short.
We’ve been doing this work for nearly 30 years across senior living, healthcare, hospitality, multi-family housing, and commercial spaces nationwide. We’re not the right fit for every project — but for the professionals managing complex art programs who need one partner to handle the whole thing, we’d like to be in that conversation.
Ready to Talk About Your Project?
Whether you’re mid-spec on a renovation or just starting to think through an art program, we’d like to understand what you’re working on.[Contact Booth Framing →]https://boothframing.com/contact-2/
