Downtown Doors
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Downtown utility doors fill with vibrant student art
Winners from six San Jose high schools posted in concentrated area of downtown
Twenty-five downtown utility doors have become more beautiful thanks
to the works of aspiring artists from six San Jose High Schools, plus
the sponsors and property owners involved in a renewed arts program of
the San Jose Downtown Foundation.
The vibrant and thought-provoking art pieces were staged for public
viewing at the end of May. New artwork adorns the double- and
triple-panel doors outside the Fairmont San Jose, Pavilion building,
San Jose Repertory Theatre and Camera 12 Cinemas for at least the next
12 months.
The Downtown Foundation has supported the Downtown Doors program for
seven years. The program has grown from four doors and participants
from two high schools in 2003 to 137 entries from Lincoln, Notre Dame,
Evergreen Valley, Piedmont Hills, Leigh, Bellarmine College Preparatory and Santa Teresa high schools
in 2009. Evergreen Valley, Piedmont Hills and Leigh were honored for
the first time by the judges.
After a one-year hiatus, the Downtown Doors program returnased with eight
additional doors in 2009: six on the First Street side of Camera
Cinemas and a pair on the Third Street side of San Jose Rep. 1stACT
Silicon Valley provided a $21,000 grant that matched stepped-up efforts
to attract sponsors. eBay Foundation and Xactly Corporation this year
joined past sponsors including Adobe Systems, Inc., Jeppesen DataPlan,
On Youth Mark Graphics, Willoughby, Stuart, Bening, Inc., and Colliers
International. The program also received grants from the SV Community
Foundation and San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs.
The original art was digitized, enlarged and transferred onto vinyl
adhesive decals was completed and installed on the doors. Since the
beginning of the program in 2003, the art of 79 different students has
appeared on downtown doors.
Other Downtown Doors article by Erin Goodwin-Guerrero Download PDF or click here
Artists whose works are visible in 2009-2010
(* New location this year) Download Doors Map here
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Fairmont San Jose- Market Street Side
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Fairmont San Jose- Near Circle of Palms
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Knight Ridder Building (Forest City Management) - Window Site
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# 7 Christopher Hurlburt - Mystic Dragon Evergreen Valley High School Site Host: Forest City Commercial Management Sponsor: 1st Act Silicon Valley |
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Fairmont San Jose- First Street
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Pavilion Building - First Street
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# 11 Kayla Caballero - See the Truth Lincoln High School Site Host: Digital Realty Trust Sponsor: eBay Foundation |
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* Camera Cinemas - First Street
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Pavilion Building - Second Street
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#18 Jose Mejia - Untitled Piedmont Hills High School Site Host: Digital Realty Trust Sponsor: 1st Act Silicon Valley |
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* Camera Cinemas - Second Street
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The Repertory Theatre - Third Street
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