ABOUT US
SMILES THROUGH ART, Inc. is a Non-Profit Organization that makes a difference in the lives of those afflicted with different illnesses and medical conditions, especially children, and giving them a voice of healing through art.
Creating and supporting art and environmental design projects in underserved communities, in hospitals and healthcare institutions.
SMILES THROUGH ART, Inc. is implementing this program around the world, not only in the United States, but in other countries such as Mexico.
Working with children in Mexico
Our mission is healing through arts, and improving mental health.
"Bring happiness and healing to the world through art and color".
—Sharon Persovski, Founder and President –
Sharon Persovski born in Mexico City, a graduate of the prestigious Universidad Iberoamericana, were she earned her Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, and a specialization in Interior Design and Architecture.
She also has completed studies in the behavioral sciences and project management at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and restoration studies at Lorenzo Di Medici in Florence, Italy.
She also is very active in community affairs, specifically in pursuits involving enhancing the lives of school children through art. Sharon understands the power of art and design on individual and community development, having been influenced deeply through her own artistic experiences through the world.
She has ample experience in the organization and execution of community arts projects. Specifically, she was the PTA Council Chair for Arts in Education for BHUSD, leading the national arts program, Reflections in the Beverly Hills Unified School District and in the 33rd District for students at approximately 300 schools in Los Angeles County promoting Arts in Education.
She was executive committee member for Beverly Arts for BHUSD where she helped develop the Master Arts Education Plan for 2015- 2018. She also has experience in Arts Advocacy and Arts Legislation with different organizations and statewide politicians.
In 2014 she completed her leadership position with the Beverly Hills Centennial Celebration Art Program, for the City of Beverly Hills, where she worked closely with city government, education, business and civic leaders.
2016-2022 she was appointed by the City Council as Architectural Commissioner, for the last 6 years she was responsible for reviewing and approving the design of new, remodeling, and changes for retail, restaurants, corporate projects, offices and hotels from the different zones of the City, including signage, branding, environmental graphics, urban design and landscape architecture.
She was also selected from 500 people to be a receiver of a fellowship program from Arts for LA in Cultural policy and Arts legislation representing Beverly Hills in Los Angeles County.
As the Founder and President of Smiles Through Art, an Arts in healthcare related charity, she has worked with a number of officials at the state and local levels in helping to encourage art as a healing tool in hospitals, medical institutions and elsewhere where it is desperately needed by the ill and disadvantaged.
