Youth From 38 States Contribute Original Art to Peter Max Creation;
Proceeds from Commemorative Poster to Benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrated pop culture artist Peter
Max joined members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake City today
to unveil a giant 2002 Olympic Winter Games mural featuring artwork collected
from youth across the U.S. during the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Torch Relay. Max
was commissioned by The Coca-Cola Company to create the mural as a special
legacy gift to Salt Lake City.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020206/MNW011 )
The 6' x 8' mural, a tribute to the spirit of the 2002 Olympic Winter
Games, will be on public display Feb. 7 during a community event at Washington
Square at the start of the 2002 Games festivities in Salt Lake City. During
the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, visitors will be able to see the Peter Max
mural at the Coca-Cola Pin Trading Center in downtown Salt Lake Olympic
Square.
The mural design also will be offered as a commemorative poster with
proceeds benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
"Through this Olympic mural, I am able to share the inspiration and
creativity of children across the country with the people of Salt Lake City
and athletes and visitors from around the world," said Max. "It is my hope
that through this special tribute to Salt Lake City, people from all walks of
life will feel united in the celebration of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games."
Finita Maka, 15, and Rosemary Williams, 17, members of Boys & Girls Clubs
of Greater Salt Lake, created artwork that is featured in Max's design and
helped Max unveil the mural today. The Olympic mural is an acrylic on canvas
featuring Max's unique rendition of the American flag with red and white
stripes, stars and Max's signature heart design. Approximately 100 pieces of
children's artwork from 38 states are interwoven in the seven white stripes of
the flag.
"Nothing inspires young people at our Clubs more than an opportunity to
display their artistic talent. Thanks to our friends Coca-Cola and Peter Max,
Clubs across the nation have provided kids a chance to show their stuff. Boys
& Girls Clubs of America is proud to be the national partner of Coca-Cola and
honored to work with Peter Max on this project," said Roxanne Spillett,
president of Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
The children's artwork featured in the mural is part of the Coca-Cola
Olympic Torch Relay "Community Canvas" Art Contest. Coca-Cola invited young
people from more than 120 Boys & Girls Clubs and other youth programs along
the Torch Relay route to submit original artwork depicting inspirational
people, places or events in their communities. Max used the original creations
from these young artists to design the mixed media original work of art.
"We created the Coca-Cola Olympic Torch Relay Community Canvas Art Contest
to give youth across the country a chance to share in the spirit of the 2002
Olympic Winter Games. We hope this artwork will serve as a legacy and lasting
reminder of Olympic festivities for Salt Lake City," said Quinton Martin, vice
president, Coca-Cola North America.
Max also will create a special commemorative poster featuring a rendition
of the signature mural that will provide fans across the country with a
keepsake of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. It will be available for $25 at
Coca-Cola's online shopping experience, http://www.coca-colastore.com .
Coca-Cola and Peter Max are donating proceeds from sales of the poster to the
Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Peter Max has created works of art for five former U. S. presidents,
including Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George Bush and Bill
Clinton. He also was invited to the White House to paint the signing of the
historic Peace Accord. In the sports arena, Max has been named the Official
Artist for the Super Bowl, The World Cup USA in 1994, the U.S. Tennis Open and
the NHL All-Star Game.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America ( http://www.bgca.org ) comprises a national
network of more than 3,000 neighborhood-based facilities annually serving some
3.5 million young people, primarily from disadvantaged circumstances. Known as
"The Positive Place for Kids," Clubs provide guidance-oriented after-school
programs on a daily basis for children 6 - 18 years old, conducted by a
full-time professional staff. Key programs emphasize character and leadership
development, educational enhancement, career preparation, health and life
skills, the arts, and sports, fitness and recreation. National headquarters
are located in Atlanta.
For more than 70 years, The Coca-Cola Company has been associated with the
Olympic Games -- longer than any other corporate sponsor. Since 1928, The
Coca-Cola Company has helped make the Olympic goals and dreams of thousands of
athletes worldwide come true through its partnership with the Olympic Games.
Nearly 90 percent of the Coca-Cola system's support of the Games goes toward
assisting athletes with training and competition and the staging of the Games.
In 1996, The Coca-Cola Company signed an unprecedented sponsorship agreement
that will maintain the involvement of Coca-Cola with the Olympic Games through
2008.
*** NOTICE - CORRECTED DIRECTIONS TO EVENT ***
Directions from the Salt Palace: Turn right on W 400, turn left onto
Concord Street.
Directions from Hwy 80: Exit on Redwood Road, go south on Redwood, turn
left on W 400, turn right onto Concord Street.
Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3
Row 1 George Ferreira Rosemary Williams Finta Maka
12 17 15
Ogden, UT Park City, UT Salt Lake City
Row 2 Alice Ahern Ricky Albright Desiree Roberts
13 18 16
Colorado Springs, CO Huntington, WV Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Row 3 Sophia Johnson Thang Tran Negash Mulu
13 13 14
Longmont, CO Olympia, WA Seattle, WA
Row 4 Jessica Crum Alvin Reese Alana Parrish
15 12 14
Detroit, MI Flint, MI Kansas City, MO
Row 5 Indiana Garcia Kimberly Martinez Alycia Tucker
13 12 11
New York, NY Highland Park, IL Milwaukee, WI
Row 6 Giovonna Moreno LaParris Mallory Rio Bell
TBD 16 13
Tucson, AZ Dayton, OH Columbus, OH
Row 7 Admiral Lee Joey Harpseter Ashlee Jackson
11 11 12
Charleston, SC Erie, PA Cleveland, OH
Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6
Row 1 Janell Haycock Ashley Brennan Suzie Johnson
14 18 16
Toole, UT Reno, NV Columbus, MT
Row 2 Aaron Roggensack Connor Drumm Yesenia Solis
18 13 16
Grand Junction, CO Vail, CO Salinas, CA
Row 3 Angelo Pallotto Mario Riveron Lauren Cardin
11 14 17
Coronado, CA Portland, OR Buena Vista, CO
Row 4 Whitney Jennings Leroy Gladden Alesia Torres
12 11 8
Columbia, MO Omaha, NE Oklahoma City, OK
Row 5 Maire Rivage Anne Marie Chiodi Christopher Ellis
11 10 15
Miami, FL Cincinnati, OH Baton Rouge, LA
Row 6 Raja Berryhill Amanda Copeland Jonathan Colon
14 9 12
Charlotte, NC Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL
Row 7 Sophia Parson Chazmin Clark Efrain Melendez
16 11 12
Rochester, NY Baltimore, MD Albany, NY
Picture 7 Picture 8 Picture 9
Row 1 Amanda Qualls Ruberta Rodriguez Paris Wright
14 14 13
Billings, MT Syracuse, NY Buffalo, NY
Row 2 Michelle Miller Trisha Gill Corrie Bouchard
18 10 15
Casper, WY Boise, ID Spokane, WA
Row 3 Kathleen Roberts Nicole Lee Francisco Tapia Chevez
16 14 15
St. Augustine, FL S. Lake Tahoe, CA Squaw Valley, CA
Row 4 Anthony Diaz Joseph Chevere Brandon Scott
13 12 12
Phoenix, AZ Albuquerque, NM San Diego, CA
Row 5 Brandon Daviller Tony Nguyen Sabrina Reeves
13 8 12
New Orleans, LA Houston, TX Indianapolis, IN
Row 6 Michelle Miller Whitney Malone Henry Gibbs
12 11 10
Aspen, CO Greenville, SC Columbia, SC
Row 7 Pelha Lobsang Kinsey Madsen Ian Nicklin
12 8 17
Burlington, VA Idaho Falls, ID Bozeman, MT
Picture 10 Picture 11 Picture 12
Row 1 Tiffany Garza
10
San Antonio, TX
Row 2 Richard Spangler Jessica James
13 NA
Akron, OH Twin Falls, ID
Row 3 Nicole Brewer Erica Landeno Mattie Parker
12 10 16
Concord, CA Sacramento, CA Seaside, CA
Row 4 Marissa Romero Kanesha Shelor Angela Perez
10 12 10
Santa Fe, NM Alexandria, VA Tucson, AZ
Row 5 Joshua Moronko Equailla Mobley Cesarina Custodio
11 10 11
Austin, TX Ft. Worth, TX Orlando, FL
Row 6 Keyosha Simpson Micaela Williams Shelotta Young
13 16 15
Nashville, TN Little Rock, AR Jackson, TN
Row 7 Sherry Chungo Monica Price Kate Jalbert
17 11 NA
Cumberland, MD Hartford, CT Quincy, MA
Picture 13 Picture 14 Picture 15
Row 4 Juanita Iriarte Ericha Vickers Martin Almanza
12 8 11
San Luis Obispo, CA St. Louis, MO Santa Barbara, CA
Row 5 Ivan Jaurez Edwin Lewis Stephanie Lehmeier
13 18 17
Dallas, TX Washington, DC Pittsburgh, PA
Row 6 Josh Watkins Jordan Wright Dominic Sanchez
15 11 15
Bowling Green, KY Charleston, WV Denver, CO
Row 7 Steven Day Kashawna Walker Takeeia Wilkins
12 12 15
Providence, RI South Bend, IN Philadelphia, PA
Picture 16 Picture 17
Row 4 Adam Zavitz
14
Council Buffs, ID
Row 5
Row 6 Loi Le Tommy Phan
17 13
Louisville, KY San Francisco, CA
Row 7 Ashley Gallagher
17
Boston, MA
SOURCE The Coca-Cola Company
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NOTE TO EDITORS: Note local angle -- Kids from 38 states featured
in mural
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