Monday, September 14, 2015

Call for Artwork for 75th Performance of "Messiah" in Cedar City

Artists are invited to create a suitable piece of art for the posters and programs for this season's performance of Handel's "Messiah".  This will be the diamond anniversary marking the 75th orchestra and chorale presentation in Cedar City.  The Orchestra of Southern Utah and Chorale presents this holiday masterpiece on Dec. 13 and 14 at the Heritage Center under the direction of Jackie-Riddle Jackson with sponsorship of State Bank of Southern Utah and the Leavitt Group.

Artwork due Oct. 15 to osucedarcity@gmail.com.  The successful entrant will receive a $50 stipend.

The artwork takes up about one third of a 24”wide x 36” high finished piece.  If the artwork is on physical media it should be a maximum of 11 x 17 so it can be scanned to a high resolution digital file.  If the media is larger we will need a high resolution photograph.  Art created in Photoshop would need the file at 300 dpi and flattened.  Illustrator (or other vector software) should be created so it can be scaled to the finished size.  You may contact graphic artist Rollan Fell at printdesigner@infowest.com email or 435-865-0444 if there are any questions on format.

Suggestions:  
Focus on one part of the story such as the shepherds, wise men, angels, or family.
It could also be more abstract such as stars or glorious color evocative of the music's message.

Reference Posters:
Below are some of our favorites.
Sometimes we use existing art and sometimes the graphic designer creates a unique design.  

We are excited about using original art for this special performance.

2014 poster designed by Rollan Fell


"Song of the Angels" by William Bouguereau was our plan for 2015, 
but the art gallery which owns the original was unable to share.


2010 Poster

2012 Poster

2013 Poster

2007 Poster

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