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96 Pairs of Shoes // 39 Artists

New shoes donated by Vans Fashion Valley

Vans Fashion Valley donated over 100 pairs of Vans shoes to be transformed into custom, wearable works of art by local artists. Artists customized the shoes with acrylic paint, paint pens, crystals, a collage technique using printed fabric images, and even paint that is black light reactive to create truly unique, custom art for your feet.

All 87 pairs of Vans were sold through an online auction and were exhibited during ArtWalk @ Liberty Station in August 2022. In addition to the auction, this was the first project where two featured artists joined our team at ArtWalk to custom-paint Vans live for attendees to take home on the spot. Proceeds from this Charity Art Auction directly benefited our free programs for youth that do not otherwise have access to visual arts opportunities.

Vans shoes transformed into wearable art

Vans Art Auction In The News

FOX 5 SAN DIEGO // Local artists create over 85 pairs of custom Vans for ArtReach’s upcoming charity art auction in Liberty Station. The 17th Annual Fine Art Festival is free to attend and all proceeds from this auction help fund free arts programs for youth in San Diego County.

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FOX 5 SAN DIEGO // The annual ArtWalk at Liberty Station is back for its seventeenth year. ArtWalk also partnered with ArtReach, a local non-profit that provides art programs to K-12 schools. The event will auction off Vans shoes to benefit the organization.

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KPBS // ArtWalk @ Liberty Station will also feature a Charity Art Fundraiser for ArtReach, a nonprofit organization aimed at increasing equity in visual arts education in K-12 schools throughout San Diego County by delivering workshops to schools that have no other resources for art.

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