Community Street Banner Program 2010 "The Best of Now and Here"
Project Goals
Banner Winner 2010 Michelle Reed
The
City of Whittier Community Services Department and the Whittier
Cultural Arts Foundation have chosen the winning artists for the
sixth year of the street banner program in the city. Local artists of
all ages, school children and organizations were asked to submit scaled
down drawings for consideration to be painted onto banners provided to
them by the City. Entries were reviewed and selected by the Whittier
Cultural Arts Foundation. Artists whose drawings were chosen were then
given a banner on which to paint their artwork in acrylic paint onto
one side of the banner. Completed banners will be hung throughout
the City. On the back side of each banner, there will be the Foundation's logo and
contact information, highlighting its commitment to this project and
other programs that bring the arts to the Whittier community.
The images are two of the banners that were submitted for the "Best of Now and Here" banner program in 2010.
This
banner project has several goals, the first of which is to make the
arts a part of everyone's life by exposing the general public to art on
a daily basis. This project takes art out of the gallery and the museum
and places it out in the open for everyone to see, from children on
their way to school to commuters on their morning drive to work.
We
feel that the banner project creates community through the arts and
provides local artists with the opportunity to display artwork in a
public forum, while also placing art in that public forum so that the
community can easily appreciate it. The project allows artists to take
ownership of their community and improve it with their talents.
Residents, visitors and businesses are educated about the arts and its
ability to bring people together, to strengthen the local economy and
to encourage thoughtful expression from the community.
It
is our feeling that art begets art, and that this program can be one
that interests citizens and causes them to participate in other
cultural events and programs in the community. Because of the
accessibility of these banners, we hope that this program will
encourage families, members of the business community and visitors to
discover other cultural arts programs offered in Whittier.
Banner Winner 2010 Grace Surwillo
Scope of Project Work
The theme this year is "The Best of Now and Here," taken from a John Greenleaf Whittier poem titled "My Psalm." One interpretation of the poem is letting go of the past, being grateful for the present, and looking toward the future. Artists are encouraged to be creative in their interpretation of the theme.
Judging will be done by the Whittier Cultural Arts Projects Review Committee. Applicants may submit a maximum of two designs.
Once artists' designs are chosen, they are provided with a vertical banner measuring 30 inches by 104 inches. The banner shall be painted on ONE side with acrylic paint. Painting supplies are not provided. It is recommended that the banner be primed with a standard acrylic primer or "Gesso" primer before painting. The artist's signature and date should be placed on the lower right hand corner of each side.
Winners of the 2009-2010 Banner Project
Sebastian Acosta
Daniela Gallardo
Latiana Morales
Seth Aguilar
Stephanie Garcia
Cheyenne Muenzel
Kayleen Akimoto
Talmai Garcia
Michelle Nino de Rivera
Paul Alvarez
Rosalio Garcia
Amparo Pelayo Palacios
Darius Arellano
Jonathan Gonzales
Mark Patchen
Cody Arriola
Andrew Gonzalez
Daniela Pinedo
Corrina Bejar
Angel Gonzalez
Jaileene Quireno
Christian Beltran
Christine Haddad
Michelle Reed
Ray Bernal
Samantha Hernandez
Janna Roznos
Anika Besnilian
Vanessa Hor
Daniella Rudko
Terry Briones
Ava Kornblum
Grace Surwillo
David Burtch
Ricky Lazano
Brittany Tunac
Phoebe Chiu
Eduardo Lead
Natalia Valles
Sara Chiu
Felicitas Liebau
Christopher Virgen
Fabiana Couch
Salvador Lopez
YinYin Wen
Mariyah Dapello
Joshua Lopez
Aubree Wooten
Emme Delgadillo
Andres Macia
Rose Mary Yetter
Giselle Duarte
Bailey Matsumoto
Juana Espinoza
Heidi Morales
Once completed, the banners will become the property of the City of Whittier
2009 Banner Winner Reception
Whittier City Councilman Joe Vinatieri with one of the 2009 Banner Winners
2009 Banner Winner Reception
2009 Banner Winner Reception
Submission Deadline ... December 4, 2009 Selection Notification ... January 11, 2010 Banners Due ... February 26, 2010 Banners Hung ... Mid-March through Memorial Day 2010
For more information, please call Erin Hamilton at the Community Services Department at (562) 464-3360.
