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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Akron Symphony Orchestra will debut a Music and Art series for the 2019-20 season, with artists from across Northeast Ohio creating limited-edition posters for select concerts.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Interested artists are asked to submit a poster design that represents their own interpretation of a selected concert based on the music and/or composer. There are no requirements on colors or
the finished size of the poster.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Up to four artists will be selected for each concert and selected artists:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">will
receive two free tickets for the performance,</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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have the opportunity to display and sell their artwork the night of the concert at The University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall,</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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have their poster featured on the Symphony’s social media channels.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">“We are always exploring opportunities to create partnerships that have a positive impact on the community,” said Thomas Moore, Director of Marketing for the Akron Symphony. “Musicians and artists
have long inspired each other, so building a relationship between the Symphony and the many creative artists in Northeast Ohio is a natural extension of those longstanding ties.”</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The performances that will be featured in the Music and Art series are:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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Shakespeare on October 19</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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Four Seasons on November 16</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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Dances on May 16</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Artists who are interested in participating in the project may submit their art by September 1, 2019, by visiting akronsymphony.org/music-art.</span></p>
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