Painted Violin Project 2012!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PAINTED VIOLIN 2012 ARTISTS!
They are:
- Robert Braun, Water Music
- Tim Bowman, Golden Portraits
- Leonard Filgate, Harmony in Two Parts
- Marina Gutierrez, Amaterasu of Japan—Where the Sun Rises
- Aileen Imperatrice, Stained Glass Violin
- Joan Sharma, Bling
- Laura E. Siskey, Bubble Play
- Courtney Thongsavath, International Gears
- Jesa Townsend, The Accompaniments
- Saul Villegas, La belleza de la musica
We will have more information about these amazing and generous artists soon--but for the moment, please join us in congratulating them!
The Painted Violin Committee was overwhelmed by the number and excellence of submissions this year. The selection process was unusually difficult, and they are grateful to all the talented artists who submitted sketches.
Finalists will be transforming their unplayable instruments, turning them into works of art, for the next few months. In the spring the finished artwork will tour regional galleries. We will keep you posted!
Painted Violins 2012 Timeline:
• Application deadline: November 27, 2011 (postmarked-by date; email applications are fine by midnight PST)
• Finalists announced (10 to be selected): December 11, 2011
• Completed violins returned to Youth Orchestras: any time before/including March 1, 2012
• Display of painted violins: months of March, April, May 2012
• Fresno International Youth Orchestra (FiYO) Festival Concert, May 27, 2012
Here's a look at what happened last year: PAINTED VIOLIN PROJECT 2011