Art Advisory
Public and Private Collections
Selected Projects
University Health Collection
Allison Hays Lane - Executive Curator and President of Olana Group
Sara Vanderbeek - Co-Curator and Budget Manager
2010–2015, San Antonio, Texas
Project Budget: $7.2M
Co–Curator and Budget Manager of a 7.2M public art program for University Health in San Antonio with Allison Hays Lane, Director of Olana Group. Placed over 1500 pieces of art, made by over 350 artists. Collecting focused on regional and emerging artists, and also includes national and internationally recognized names. Duties included: budget management; artist liaison; art purchasing from galleries, printmaking publishers and artist studios; cataloguing and condition reporting; graphic design; authoring public calls for art; framing; collection management and development including art conservation, installation, inventory and storage services. We completed the project on time and under budget.
The hospital was designed by architects RTKL (Dallas) and Overland Partners (San Antonio). The Program practices evidence-based design that incorporates the healing power of art. The Program was separated into three phases: 1. Design Enhancement, 2. Site Specific Public Art, and 3. Procured and purchased artwork for hallways, public areas and exam rooms.
Mediums include large steel sculpture, glass, mixed media, painting, drawing, photography, prints, photography and more. All exam rooms have original artwork and windows. Highlights in the collection include: a kinetic shading system along the West facing windows on the Robert B. Green Campus by internationally recognized artist, Ned Kahn; a lobby glass installation by San Antonio-based artist, Cathy Cunningham-Little, design concepts by the late San Antonio-based artist, Chuck Ramirez; Paintings by Ana Fernandez and so many more.
Learn more about the program here.
Selected Projects
University Health Collection
(2010–2015)
Co–Curator and Budget Manager of a 7.2M public art program for University Health in San Antonio with Allison Hays Lane, Director of Olana Group. Placed over 1500 pieces of art, made by over 350 artists. Collecting focused on regional and emerging artists, and also includes national and internationally recognized names.
TMRS Corporate Collection
(2021–2023)
Curator and Budget Manager of a XXX public art program XXXXXX
East-Austin Private Residence
(2016-2018)
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Sara did an excellent job for us. I recommend her without any reservations. She knows the Austin and Texas artist community and did a great job providing us with artist choices and advice.
David Wescoe
Executive Director, Texas Municipal Retirement Systems (TMRS) -
Her work as an art consultant on behalf of other artists speak to her engagement with a broad range of Texas artists as well as her abilities to responsibly manage complex projects.
Annette DiMeo Carlozzi
Senior Badass Curator-at-Large,
former Director of Curatorial Affairs, The Blanton Museum of Art
