MANCHESTER, NH — Thanks to the generosity of residents from across the city, nearly 250 pairs of shoes were collected and donated to the Currier Museum of Art’s Shoes for Schools drive. The museum organized the charitable effort in advance of its upcoming historical exhibition, Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe, and Manchester School District is the grateful recipient of the shoe drive.
The Webster Elementary School student council sorted, counted and boxed the donations of new shoes, sneakers and boots, which are set to be distributed to elementary and middle school students in need across Manchester.
The collection of footwear will be stored at the school district office where school principals and assistant principals are invited to “shop” for shoes they can bring back to school and give to their students who need them.
The shoe drive was made possible by the many donations from families within the school community and the public at large, as well as the continued partnership of the Currier Museum and its many educational programs.
About Killer Heels exhibition at the Currier Museum, Feb. 6-May 15:
Carrie Bradshaw and the women from Sex and the City didn’t invent the high-heeled shoe, but they certainly helped us embrace it.
A fashionista’s dream, Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe, will present 300 years of fabulous footwear, revealing high heels as both stunning architectural creations and works of art in their own right. About 100 contemporary and 50 historical high heels will be on view, including shoes by noted designers Prada, Alexander McQueen, Jean Paul Gaultier, Miu Miu, Christian Louboutin, Ferragamo, Manolo Blahnik and more.
Drawn from the collections of the Brooklyn Museum and the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, the exhibition includes six films created specifically for the show by noted artists, each exploring the cultural, social and aesthetic qualities that make the high heel so fascinating. (Tickets $8/person, in addition to regular Museum admission).
The Currier’s presentation of Killer Heels: The Art of the High Heeled Shoe and the related educational programs are sponsored by: Barbara B. Putnam, Dwight & Susi Churchill, Hitchiner Manufacturing Company, The Duprey Companies, TD Bank and People’s United Bank.
