Symphony of Color

SYMPHONY OF COLOR ART CONTEST

The Symphony of Color Art Contest, presented in cooperation with the Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville and the Evansville Museum of Arts, History, and Science, invites students in 1st through 5th grades to create visual art inspired by great works of music.

Awards

One winner will be chosen from each grade level (1-5). Four of these winners will receive a $50 cash prize. One winner will receive a Grand Prize of $100 cash. In addition to the grade level awards, three special award recipients will be selected - the Conductor's Award, the CMOE Award, and the Museum Director's Award. All winners will receive 2 tickets to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra's Opening Concert Classics Series concert on January 18th 2025.

Submissions Open: October 7th, 2024

Submissions Close: December 6th, 2024

Winners Notification: December 22nd, 2024

Concert Date: January 18th, 2025 at 7:00 pm 
 

Have your students listen to the following musical selection and allow students to reflect and plan their artwork.

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major, op 55 "Eroica"

Submission Requirements

Entries: All entries must be original works of an individual student.

Media: Any two-dimensional arts media, including paint, crayon, pencil, marker, pastels or collage is acceptable.

Identification of artwork: Please identify the artwork in the files you submit in the following format for the file names:

Last name, First name - Grade #

How to submit artwork:

1) Scan or photograph select students' artwork
2) Name the image file with the students' full name and grade i.e.: png.JohnsonErica4. I will create unlabeled editions for unbiased judging.
3) Share the files with me as an attachment in an email or in a Google Drive, Dropbox, or WeTransfer file at education@evansvillephilharmonic.org.
4) Please hold onto the originals until winners have been announced! We may collect physical artwork to show at the concert.

Symphony of Color Submission Symphony of Color Curriculum Guide

Concert Program for January 18th

Maurice Ravel, Piano Concerto in G

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No.3 in Eb Major, op.55 "Eroica"

  • I. Allegro con brio
  • II. Maria funebre: Adagio assai
  • III.Scherzo: Allegro vivace
  • IVV. Finale: Allegro molto

EVANSVILLE MUSEUM CHOICE 2024:

Lilly Overby, 3rd Grade, Day School

CONDUCTOR'S CHOICE 2024:

Willow Wilhite, 4th Grade, Day School

For more information please contact us via email at education@evansvillephilharmonic.org