Art Working For You

Heather Gibson is a dedicated arts professional with an exceptional gift for visionary thinking and follow-through. She has a keen eye for artistic talent and an outstanding record in project management that has consistently impressed and satisfied clients over the years. In addition, Heather is a strong advocate for the work of emerging artists and designers and a committed community activist on their behalf. If you are looking for competence, focus and effectiveness, call Heather!

I’ve known Heather Gibson since she handled the purchase, deployment and maintenance of the artwork for Rhone Poulenc Rorer’s new headquarters that went live in 1990. When Wyeth bought that same building in 2000, Heather was my choice to help us with the artwork and historic artifact collection for Wyeth. It was an enormous project that encompassed the purchase of new and used artwork, the re-use of existing artwork and the plan and implementation of all deployment. She also spearheaded our efforts to collect historical artifacts that were meaningful to Wyeth and to display and deploy them throughout the facility. Her high degree of energy, professionalism, enthusiasm, and intellect are unmatched. She earned a high level of trust based on her extraordinary abilities. I would hire her again in a minute.

Heather and her team were an absolute delight to work with. At the outset of our project, Heather met with our design team, took the time to understand our firm’s culture, and came back with a proposed design that has been installed and is now receiving rave reviews. After completing the main job for our new space, we felt that we needed a bit more artwork in the core of our space. Once again, sensitive to our culture and our budget, phase 2 went beautifully. She has a great talent (and even more patience).

Heather is incredibly knowledgeable in all areas related to art, memorabilia, preservation, and display. She has access to a very large network of individuals to accommodate a wide range of needs including restoration, repair, custom mill work for display needs, graphic design, installation, web design, and more. Heather tailors her work to meet the needs of each client, and offers invaluable service and insight to enhance her clients marketability.

Her work is always timely and of the highest quality. I have worked with Heather on a professional and personal level since 2009. I couldn't sing her praises enough, or speak more highly of her work.

I wanted to let you know how terrific Heather Gibson and the entire Sentry Arts team was . . . [they were] knowledgeable, professional and more than accommodating in assuring that the new common areas . . . create a welcoming environment for our employees and visitors.

Heather and her team helped us with large-scale graphics for our new office. Her service was excellent and she helped us find creative ideas that worked in our budget.

Our experiences working with Sentry Arts have been an overwhelmingly positive, productive experience. Over the course of several months, Gibson and her team have provided many services including advising the Interim CEO, Steve Glassman, and the Arts, Archives, and Building Committee on the following:
• Artwork and graphics location plan
• Draft art and graphics standards for the internal spaces
• Art curation for public spaces
• Signage recommendations and purchase support
• Affording the Mazzoni Center Gibson’s corporate discounts for artwork purchases

For the 18 years I've known Heather, she has been nothing short of an inspiration to prove that dedication, impeccable communication and trustworthiness are her bedrock qualities leading to the keystone of her successful business. Without hesitation, you can count on Sentry and Heather's expertise for any quality collections management, advisory, and branding services.

Heather and her team turn the value of walls and corridors into inspiration with their use of art from local artists to motivational words from a company's founder. They can add beauty and worth to what were merely blank spaces.

We value Heather's expertise and integrity and seek her help with our most difficult art installation challenges. She consistently creates dynamic and clever solutions, mindful of our budget constraints, and makes sure the job gets done. Her personal touch gives us much appreciated confidence, and we are always proud of the final installation work. She is a thorough professional....delightful to work with.

Heather and the Sentry Arts team are a joy to work with! Their professionalism, attention to detail, responsiveness and ability to work with large teams with complex opinions, and on projects with strict deadlines, has made them our go-to resource for collection management, relocation, restoration and procurement.

For the past year, Mazzoni Center staff have worked closely with Heather Gibson. Both Gibson and her staff members from Sentry Arts have served pro bono on our Arts, Archives, and Building Committee to build standards and guidelines for how we tell Mazzoni Center’s story and the story of the HIV and LGBTQ movements in Philadelphia through our internal physical space in our new building.

As you might already know, Mazzoni Center is a proud Charter Member of the Independence Business Alliance and is the region’s preeminent health and wellness organization for LGBTQ people and those living with HIV.