There will be two simultaneous
contests for art works that will be included in a Pinocchio Art
Calendar available in 2010 and stories that will be included in a
book titled Pinocchio Stories 2009. The contests will begin in
August, 2009, and conclude at Thanksgiving, with exhibits and a
Pinocchio banquet in December 2009.
The Pinocchio Art Calendar will
include as many as 40 original drawings selected from submissions by
members of the community. The calendar for the year 2010 will be
published and offered for sale to the general public.
The Pinocchio
Stories book will be 36 pages long and will consist of short
stories (fiction) based on the Collodi stories utilizing the
form he used in writing the original. Some art work from the art
contest will be used to illustrate the book. Pinocchio Stories
will be limited to 184 words, with the exception of three letter
words or less, e.g.: the, a, an, and, was, and, to, etc. Any
word with three or fewer characters is not inclusive of your
184 words. The reason we chose to use a 184 word limit is
because if Collodi was alive today he would be 184 years old.
Each contest will have three
components:
The contests will be publicized in The
Italian American newspaper, the IACS web site, and those in the school
districts, local press and media.
The contests will be judged by
members of the IACS as well as professional artists and writers from
the community.
If anyone is interested in participating in the Pinocchio Festival
2009, please contact the IACS offices for additional information.
Upon completion, the calendar
for the year 2010 and the book will be sold to raise funds to
support the activities of the IACS archives/library.
Sincerely,
IACS
