Our PTO purchased cork strips for my hallway about 6 years ago.
I had them installed in two rows- one about my eye level, and the other one
above that about my arms reach high. We are in an elementary school and
this height works well for hanging two rows of student work and allows it to
be out of the way somewhat for students passing in the halls, etc.
Even though they are great for hanging in a jiffy, there are problems.
If tacks are used, sometimes just a class passing by hung work can be enough
to cause some pieces to fall. Leaving the playground doors open creates a
draft and this causes work to fall. Staples are the way to go, but the
pieces hung on the end of a wall, where there is more exposure to people
passing, rubbing up against them, etc. need more staples. And still I know
I will be picking pieces up and rehanging them.
Then there has been the problem of students breaking off pieces of the cork.
This was quite a problem for awhile until I became the "art Nazi" and
warned them of the dire consequences that could result if such actions were
not stopped. But, this does flare up again occasionally. We have grown so
large that there are now 3 art specialists and I am the only full-time one,
so what I perceive as a problem may not always be the case with my
colleagues. And so it persists.
I couldn't find replacement cork for those areas broken off so I had to buy
cork in a roll, cut out strips the size I needed them, and then glue 2
together because it was much thinner than what had originally come with the
strips. This replacement cork doesn't hold as well either.
In general, I am happy with them. It would be hard to find something that
would allow me to hang so much, so quickly and be inexpensive as well.
TD in NJ wrote:
I just go the okay to purchase display rails for the
hall in my corner of the building, but I'm not sure
what to get. I don't want to purchase something that
will fall apart in a couple of years. I was leaning
toward getting the "The Hold-Up" or maybe just the cork
display rail. Has anyone used either of these. I was
concerned that the cork would fall apart. I would
appreciate some feedback.
Andrea Dunmire
Visual Arts Specialist
New Garden Elementary
Toughkenamon, Pa 19374
- to contact me directly use artshui@hotmail.com
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