Danville Seeks Student Artwork For Community Pianos

Press release from the Town of Danville:

The Town of Danville is seeking San Ramon Valley Unified School District middle school and high school students to submit original art designs for the Danville Community Pianos and original short films for the inaugural Student Film Festival. Submissions are due May 24 for the Community Pianos and July 10 for the Student Film Festival. This opportunity is open to current middle school students and current high school students, including the graduating class of 2024 high school seniors.

For the fifth year, two pianos will be re-painted with original student artwork and displayed at the Danville Community Center and Danville Senior Center. Artists working individual or together as a team who wish to participate in the project must submit colored sketches of their designs and may only submit one design sketch for consideration. For their sketch submission, artists must illustrate a concept appropriate for public display, and the sketch should be a clear representation of what the final painted piano project will look like. The submission period closes Friday, May 24 at 10 p.m.

Middle and high school students, including 2024 graduating seniors, are also invited to submit an original film that may be shown at the Town’s inaugural Student Film Festival on August 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Theatre & Art Gallery. The film length must be 10 minutes or less, rated PG, have less than a $100 budget, and feature student actors. Applications and the accompanying flash drive are due by July 10 and applicants will be notified if their film has been selected for the festival beforehand.

Please visit the art gallery website for more information and details, including photos of past pianos and application forms: www.danville.ca.gov/arts. Submit original designs for Community Pianos to artgallery@danville.ca.gov by May 24 at 10 p.m. For film submissions, please drop off a flash drive to the Village Theatre & Art Gallery with your application by July 10. Please visit the Village Theatre website for more information and the application for the film festival: www.danville.ca.gov/vtshows. For more information, contact Performing Arts Coordinator John Dunn at jdunn@danville.ca.gov or 925-314-3418.

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