PapaInk
The International Children's Art Archive, popularly known as PapaInk, served as the archival home of children's art between 1999 and 2006. Prior to its closing, the non-profit organization's archival website documented and exhibited children's art collections from its own physical holdings as well as presenting works donated or shared by organizations and individuals worldwide. The result was to bring to public view collections that would otherwise remain largely unseen, and to bring together widely dispersed works of children's art in a single, dedicated context.
PapaInk made available an international sampling of historical children's art, works by contemporary children, and the childhood work of professional artists. Selected holdings, from important partnerships the organization formed, such as the Jewish Museum in Prague's WWII era Terezín collection and the Christian Children's Fund collection spanning 60 years, provided works of established historical value with long-term broad-based public exposure for the first time through presentation on the organization's online archive. Other holdings, such as works contributed by nonprofits, businesses, professional artists, educators, and young artists themselves, were brought within the purview of historical and contemporary appreciation by virtue of PapaInk's exhibition and preservation efforts.
The depth and breadth of the organization's holdings gave rise to an often-noted unique and surprisingly profound experience of children's art, which attracted the attention of important arbiters of culture and art such as the New York Times[1] and Art in America.[2] In 2003, PapaInk had more than 1.5 million visitors to its digital archive.[3]
In addition to its collection of children's art, PapaInk's online magazine dedicated to parenting included an eclectic blend of interviews conducted by the organization's founder Marc Feldman. PapaInk!'s published interviews were part of its "iPapa Project"[4]
Beyond engaging the public as viewers and appreciators of children's works, PapaInk provided a venue for young artists, their families, and communities to exhibit and preserve their art. The organization also worked with businesses, nonprofits, and libraries to sponsor children's art collections that were displayed and archived on PapaInk. Central to PapaInk's collection development activities was the effort of a worldwide network of volunteers who contributed personal and institutional collections, and gathered children's art from their local communities for archival exhibition on PapaInk. PapaInk provided its archival, display, marketing, and PR services at no cost.
References
- ↑ "ONLINE DIARY (Published 2003)". The New York Times. 30 January 2003. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Gale - Institution Finder". Art in America. 66 (702): 64. July 2002.
- ↑ Feldman, Marc (June 2003). "D-Lib Featured Collection June 2003. PapaInk: The Children's Art Archive". D-Lib Magazine. ISSN 1082-9873. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ↑ "PapaInk! - iPapa Project". PapaInk! - iPapa Project. Archived from the original on December 2, 2003. Retrieved 1 August 2012. Unknown parameter
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