Downtown Doors
If you are interested in donating to Downtown Doors, please email Blage Zelalich or call 408-279-1775, ext. 323.
Downtown Doors features the art of high school students on otherwise stark utility doors in the center city's core area. This is the San Jose Downtown Foundation's signature event, involving high school art students from throughout Santa Clara County, as well as downtown business and property owners who are willing to display the art. The biggest benefit is for pedestrians and motorists in downtown who are enriched by the provacative, compelling and inspiring works. Read more below...
Click here to watch the Downtown Doors school presentation
Click here to download the Request for Sumbimissions for Downtown Doors 2012 form
2011 Highlights
Click here to view the Downtown Doors 2011 Walking Map
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Camera 12 Cinemas - First Street Side
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Tiffany Vuong - Rose Piedmont Hills High School Site Host: Camera 12 Cinemas Sponsor: Adobe |
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Akemi Yamaguchi - A Little Bit Of Color Piedmont Hills High School Site Host: Camera 12 Cinemas Sponsor: 1st ACT Silicon Valley |
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Camera 12 Cinemas - Second Street Side
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Domenica Domiray - How Do You Feel Notre Dame High School Site Host: Camera 12 Cinemas Sponsor: eBay Foundation |
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Valerie Ayala - Caught Santa Teresa High School Site Host: Camera 12 Cinemas Sponsor: Xactly Corporation |
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Fairmont, San Jose - First Street
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Anna Trihn - Sunflowers Evergreen Valley High School Site Host: Fairmont, San Jose Sponsor: Jeppesen |
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Clarissa Jovellanos - Time Gets Away Notre Dame High School Site Host: Fairmont, San Jose Sponsor: Fairmont, San Jose |
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Fairmont, San Jose - Market Street
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Issac Goes - The Pattern Cupertino High School Site Host: Fairmont, San Jose Sponsor: Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Frank Knight |
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Team San Jose- Park Ave
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Ashley Williamson - Dutra Piedmont Hills High School Site Host: Team San Jose Sponsor: Willoughby, Stuart & Bening |
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Christine Park - Frazzled Cupertino High School Site Host: Team San Jose Sponsor: San Jose Rotary North |
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Larkspur Sainte Claire Hotel - Market & San Carlos
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Gina Manochio - California Poppy Cupertino High School Site Host: Larkspur Sainte Claire Hotel Sponsor: Reel Grobman & Associates, Catered Too ! |
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Hilton, San Jose - San Carlos
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Mallela Serrano - Pink Flo Mt Pleasant High School Site Host: Hilton, San Jose Sponsor: Forest City Commercial Management |
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Jung Wu - Autumn Walk Leigh High School Site Host: Hilton San Jose Sponsor: Barry Swenson Builder |
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33 S. Third Apartments - Third Street & San Fernando
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Clarissa Jovellanos - Journey Notre Dame High School Site Host: 33 S. Third Apartments Sponsor: Digital Realty Trust |
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San Jose Repertory Theatre - Paseo De San Antonio
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Julian Zamora – Hope Mt Pleasant High School Site Host: San Jose Repertory Theatre Sponsor: Robinson & Wood, Inc |
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Adobe - Almaden Blvd
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Rida Jafri - Up the Chromium Ladder Santa Teresa High School Site Host: Adobe Sponsor: Adobe |
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The Colonnade - Third Street
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Luis Sagastuma - Jeans & Tennis Shoes James Lick High School Site Host: The Colonnade Sponsor: On your Mark Graphics |
Vibrant
student artworks surprise and delight San Jose pedestrians
Always provocative, intriguing and compelling, 16 artworks created by Santa Clara County high school students have been added to downtown San Jose’s urban landscape, as part of the Downtown Doors program administered by the San Jose Downtown Foundation.
The original pieces are digitized, enlarged and transferred onto vinyl adhesive decals and then installed on otherwise stark double- and triple-paned utility doors at sidewalk level at the center city’s core.
Since its beginnings in 2003 when four doors were enhanced with student artwork, 106 works of art have been put on display for thousands of passersby taking note of Downtown Doors. In 2011, judges selected 16 works from 91 submitted by students from 10 San Jose and Cupertino high schools. Overall, the art pieces by high school artists grace 46 Downtown Doors, an increase of 10 new doors over 2010.
“It’s exciting to watch this little but significant program grow,” said Diana Beechie, San Jose Downtown Foundation president. “It touches the lives of so many people, from the artists and their families and teachers to the pedestrians to find cause to look at one of the works and take a moment to ponder it before continuing their day.”
As a result of the competition, several students in the past decided to continue pursuing careers as artists, Beechie noted, adding: “And studies show that students involved in the arts are more apt to stay in school and get good grades.”
Downtown building owners and property managers are happy to contribute their doors as “canvasses” for the art. The 46 locations for art are scattered around 17 properties. The Fairmont San Jose hotel, alone, has 10 Downtown Doors sites. New locations this year include one of Adobe’s towers, Larkspur Sainte Claire Hotel, Hilton San Jose, Parkside Hall, 33 South Third Street Apartments and Colonnade Apartments.
Sponsors for the art include: 1st ACT Silicon Valley, Adobe, Barry Swenson Builder, Catered Too!, City of San Jose, Cornish & Carey Commercial, Digital Realty Trust, eBay Foundation, Fairmont San Jose, Forest City Commercial Management, Jeppesen, Law Offices of Willoughby, Stuart, Bening, Inc., On Your Mark Graphics, Reel Grobman & Associates, Robinson & Wood, Inc., Rotary Club of San Jose North, Xactly Corp., and San Jose Downtown Association.
A reception June 3 for the artists at Eulipia Restaurant coincides with the Sub-Zero Festival and South First Fridays gallery crawl.
The Other Downtown Doors from previous years includes:
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Three Sixty Residences
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Untitled by Terrence Battle Mount Pleasant High School Site Host: Mesa Development |
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Untitled by Danyara Beltran Mount Pleasant High School Site Host: Mesa Development |
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Pavilion - Second Street
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A Beautiful Noise by Ann S. Sun Cupertino High School Site Host: Digital Realty Trust |
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Paseo Plaza
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Birds of Paradise by Melissa Fernandez Lincoln High School Site Host: Kimball Small Properties, Inc. and Paseo Plaza Homeowners Association |
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490 S. First St.
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Untitled by Ross Trann Piedmont Hills High School Site Host: Richard Berg |
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No Pain No Gain by Woolim Seo Cupertino High School Site Host: Richard Berg |
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The 88 - Safeway Second Street
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Man-Made Earth by Grace Nguyen Evergreen Valley High School Site Host: The 88 and Wilson Meany Sullivan Sponsor: |
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South First Billiards - South First Street;
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Music by Arielle Straus Lincoln High School Site Host: South First Billiards |
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Look by Ian Powell Bellarmine College Prep Site Host: South First Billiards |
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Marriott - Market Street
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* Destruction by Marisela Martinez Yerba Buena High School Site Host: San Jose Marriott |
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Marriott - San Carlos Street
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Untitled by Whitney Wong Cupertino High School Site Host: San Jose Marriott Sponsor: Adobe Systems |
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Floating Friends by Alexandra Aleaf Notre Dame High School Site Host: San Jose Marriott Sponsor: Jeppesen |
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Fairmont San Jose- Market Street Side
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Erik Piedad - Self Leigh High School Site Host: The Fairmont San Jose Sponsor: Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Mari Minjoe - Pop Art Photo Painting Lincoln High School Site Host: The Fairmont San Jose Sponsor: Willoughby, Stuart, Bening, Inc. |
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Connie Chen - New Age Notre Dame High School Site Host: The Fairmont San Jose Sponsor: Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Fairmont San Jose- Near Circle of Palms
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Alexandra Cooperman - The Twist Notre Dame High School Site Host: Forest City Commercial Management Sponsor: 1st Act Silicon Valley |
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Elaine Kim - The Birth of a Scent Evergreen Valley High School Site Host: Forest City Commercial Management Sponsor: 1st Act Silicon Valley |
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Knight Ridder Building (Forest City Management) - Window Site
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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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Sarahi Escorza -Time is Precious Lincoln High School Site Host: The Fairmont San Jose Sponsor: 1st Act Silicon Valley |
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Edward Balaoro - Where to Go? Santa Teresa High School Site Host: The Fairmont San Jose Sponsor: 1st Act Silicon Valley |
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Pavilion Building - First Street
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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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Kristine DeLa Cruz - New Chance Notre Dame High School Site Host: Camera 12 Cinemas Sponsor: 1st Act Silicon Valley |
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Lorenza Shabe - A Simple Message Notre Dame High School Site Host: Camera 12 Cinemas Sponsor: 1st Act Silicon Valley |
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Carrissa Carbajal - Surreal Montage Lincoln High School Site Host: Camera 12 Cinemas Sponsor: Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Pavilion Building - Second Street
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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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Asha DuMonthier -The Last Apple Notre Dame High School Site Host: Camera 12 Cinemas Sponsor: 1st Act Silicon Valley |
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Sarah Eaman - Untitled Lincoln High School Site Host: San Jose Repertory Theatre Sponsor: 1st Act Silicon Valley |
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Carrissa Carbajal - Cool Blue Jazz Lincoln High School Site Host: San Jose Repertory Theatre Sponsor: 1st Act Silicon Valley |
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The Repertory Theatre - Third Street
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Elaine Kim -Fragile Evergreen Valley High School Site Host: San Jose Repertory Theatre Sponsor: 1st Act Silicon Valley |
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Gina Huynh - Untitled Piedmont Hills High School Site Host: San Jose Repertory Theatre Sponsor: 1st Act Silicon Valley |