Art à Loan
It’s almost time for Art à Loan again! 2016 was another wonderful year for the program, with nearly 300 submissions from over twenty area schools, sixty pieces selected for exhibit in the galleries, and support from thirty-five area businesses who currently display the artwork in their offices. We hope you were able to visit the 2016 exhibit during its stay at the Museum, but in case you missed it, you can see photos of last year’s selected works at ellasharp.org by clicking here. As preparations begin for Art à Loan 2017, we once again invite you and your students to participate. Hopefully, you already have some outstanding pieces from your students this year.
What is Art à Loan?
The Art à Loan program is open to all K – 12 students in Jackson County. Teachers are invited to collect artwork from their students throughout the year and submit their students’ best work to the Art à Loan committee in the spring. A jury will select fifty to sixty works to be professionally framed and displayed at the Ella Sharp Museum in the fall of 2017. The exhibit will be open from September 16th – October 15th, 2017. Art patrons and community businesses will be encouraged to “rent” a piece of art for $150 each and display it in a public location for one year. It will be returned to the student artist after the reception in the fall of 2018. Proceeds from the rentals are reinvested in the following year’s Art à Loan program, making it a self-sustaining annual endeavor.
What are the submission requirements?
- Artwork must be completed during the 2016 – 2017 school year
- Submissions are limited to two-dimensional art
- In selecting the art to submit, please choose only one piece per student and no more than 4 pieces per grade level
- Please have all artwork ready for pick-up or dropped off at the museum on or before Friday, May 19th, 2017. Jury selection will tentatively occur on Thursday, May 25th, 2017.
Please contact Katie Gigliotti at 517-787-2320 ext 223 or email katieg@ellasharp.org with any questions you may have about the program. We look forward to your students’ submissions!