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About SHARESHARE stands for
Students Help Art Reach Everyone
SHARE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to students and their art. By developing opportunities for students to interact with and enlighten their community, SHARE enriches the quality of life and celebrates the creative spirit in all of us. What does SHARE do? SHARE's primary project is to place student artwork into permanent collections. SHARE asks students to share the joy and energy of their art with the community. Sites selected are those where critical and often life changing events take place. All submitted works are exhibited for one week in the spring. One hundred works are selected for framing for a permanent site. Where does SHARE get the art?Over 500 students from public and private schools in San Antonio, Texas, submit artwork through their teachers. Each participating public school district and private school has a SHARE coordinator. If a public or private school in San Antonio wishes to participate in SHARE, please contact:
What happens after the spring SHARE exhibition? After the spring SHARE exhibition, a jury of five community members selects 100 works for that year's permanent collection. Sigoloff Art & Frame frames the 100 selected works. Each student's name, title of work, school district, and grade appears on the label with the work. Artworks not selected, along with a certificate of participation, are returned to students. How are student artists notified if their artworks are selected for a SHARE collection? In April, students whose works are selected receive packets informing them that the SHARE site will hang their work permanently. All selected works are hung for a reception honoring the student artists. How long do selected works remain at the sites? When students submit art to SHARE, parents sign release forms granting permission for their child's work to hang permanently at a SHARE site. Students really do help art reach everyone! Who manages SHARE?A nonprofit board of 16 community members manages SHARE and project coordinators from schools all over San Antonio may submit artworks. How did SHARE begin?Art educators Sue Telle and Pamela Valentine started SHARE in 1987, as an outgrowth of efforts to place their own students' artwork in the community. |
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