Music Conservatory of Westchester's Mural Unveiling Party
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The Music Conservatory of Westchester invites the entire Westchester County community for a free outdoor Mural Unveiling Party on Sunday, September 30, 2018 from 1pm-4pm on the Conservatory’s campus at 216 Central Avenue in White Plains! The community music school is celebrating the unveiling of the full-scale painted mural designed by local Westchester County students in collaboration with professional mural artist Jonathan Villoch as part of the “Colors of Music” Student Mural Contest. This will be a family-friendly afternoon event with food trucks, live music, face-painting, outdoor activities, and more!
The mural will be unveiled to the community at 2pm with community leaders in attendance and the support of local sponsors Faust Harrison Pianos and Thomson’s Art Supply. Cuisine from a variety of local mobile food vendors as well as live music performed by Conservatory students and faculty, outdoor games and fun activities will entertain attendees of all ages throughout the party.
The “Colors of Music” Student Mural Contest, supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for artistic youth in Westchester County to create their vision of what the theme of “Multi-Cultural Music” means to them in a large-scale mural form. Numerous entries were submitted by middle and high school students around Westchester County with the hope that their artwork would be chosen as the basis for a mural to be painted on the Music Conservatory of Westchester’s building on Central Avenue in White Plains.
Winning students:
- Mya Madison Davis, 9th grader from Pelham Memorial High School
- Ciara Sergi, 9th grader from White Plains High School
Finalist students:
- Emma Farley of New Rochelle, 7th grader at Albert Leonard Middle School
- Lucy Schwartzreich of Chappaqua, 11th grader at Horace Greely High School
An adjudication panel of art experts from Westchester County and New York City, as well as creative community leaders decided the winning mural artwork concepts:
- Margaret Adasko, Curator of Education, Katonah Museum of Art
- Samantha De Tillio, Assistant Curator, Museum of Arts and Design
- Michael Dweck, Treasurer and Board Trustee, Museum of Arts and Design
- Jimmy Fink, Radio Personality and Producer at 107.1 The Peak
- Lynn Honeysett, Former Executive Director of the Pelham Art Center
- Kimberlyn V. McKoy, Gallery Associate, ArtsWestchester
- Amy R. Paulin, Assemblymember for the 88th District
- Jonathan Villoch, Professional Mural Artist, Collaborating Artist for “Colors of Music” Student Mural Contest
Join the Music Conservatory of Westchester from 1pm-4pm on Sunday, September 30th for an exciting mural unveiling and fun outdoor community party to celebrate how art and music bring people together like nothing else! In the event of inclement weather, the Mural Unveiling Party will have a rain date on Sunday, October 7th from 1pm-4pm at the Music Conservatory of Westchester.
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