Weslaco I.S.D. art teachers worked together to purchase an exact replica of Michelangelo Buonarroti's "David". The art teachers raised money through donations from children, parents, teachers, doctors, and private donations from Weslaco families. The replica was created directly from a master mold of the famous sculpture housed at the Galleria Dell' Academia, Florence.The sculpture will be presented to the Weslaco Chamber of Commerce on September 18,2006 and will be dedicated to the youth of Weslaco. The public will have free acces to the sculpture to admire and study year round.
For more information, please contact James Miller, Head Organizer for Project David
at coolartclasses@yahoo.com or contact Weslaco Chamber of Commerce toll free at 888-968-102.
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Note: Very cool news! To have a mold of Michaelangelo's most famous work in the Valley will be a great cultural and educational resource for all, especially for art students who can study the piece to help them develop and improve their drawing and/or sculpture technique. I vaguely remember a Simpsons episode where the Springfield citizens protested the viewing of the sculpture. I am glad to see that this is not the case here in the Valley.
2 comments:
Mayra,
We gotta check it out!
BROWNSVILLE ART HOUSE
ARTWORK AVAILABLE ON INTERNATIONAL STREET ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE CAMPUS
DANIEL MALDONADO IS A BROWNSVILLE LOCAL ARTIST I WILL BE TEAMING UP WITH STARTING THIS SUMMER. DANIEL IS AN ENTRAPENUER USING HIS HOUSE AS AN ART STUDIO / STORE TO PROMOTE THE LOCAL ART SCENE. THE HOUSE CAN BE EASILY SEEN IF YOUR DRIVING ON INTERNATIONAL STREET ON THE WAY TO UTB, DOWNTOWN, OR THE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE. YOU CAN VISIT ANY TIME TO TALK SHOP OR PURCHASE ORIGINAL ARTWORK AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES. PORTRAIT REQUEST ALSO AVAILABLE.
THE BROWNSVILLE ART HOUSE : ARTWORK FOR SALE 1548 MONROE ST. (CORNER HOUSE ON MONROE ACROSS UTB ON INTERNATIONAL)
CONTACT:956-561-5880
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ARTWORK FROM THE FOLLOWING ARTIST:
DANIEL MALDONADO
ROBERTO JUAREZ
GABRIEL TREVINO
ANYONE INTERESTED CAN CONTACT :DANIEL AT THE NUMBER ABOVE OR ME AT 956-639-1497 .
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