The-long awaited finale of 2011 Youtube Symphony Orchestra took place yesterday, Sunday, March 20. As announced, the offline concert of the orchestra symbolizing the unity of people from all over the world through music, was held in Sydney Opera House and live-streamed on youtube.com/symphony.
festivals and competitions
Clinique and Teen Vogue named Maggie Schoonmaker the winner of the 2011 Clinique Fresh Faces Summer Internship. A senior news-editorial major from the University of Colorado, Boulder, Ms. Schoonmaker has been awarded a 10-week rotational internship at Clinique as well as a one-week, behind-the-scenes experiential opportunity at Teen Vogue in New York City. Runner-up Julie Merin, a senior from Boston University, will receive a one-week experience with Clinique and Teen Vogue.
Wrangler is crowdsourcing ideas—the well-known denim brand is inviting its fans to ‘shape the future’ of the iconic American jeans by presenting their own vision on the new design of the first style in Wrangler’s new line called Next Blue. This is a call for all Americans aged 18+, even for those who are not experienced in design, since the brand wants its fans to present their ideas in video submissions. Those, who want to make their contribution to the world of fashion through Wrangler have to convince the brand that their ‘denim’ ideas are really worth realization and definitely can benefit the brand’s portfolio of Western style jeans.
HUGO launches the most urban art inspired challenge called ‘Berlin Stencil Art’ as part of its popular HUGO Create project—this time, the brand it making it real huge and invites its creative fans to participate for a chance to win a trip to the capital of Germany and collaborate with legendary urban artists, plus win some good money.
Last year, illy encouraged students and alumni of the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York present their own vision on Big Apple through photography in the AuthentiCity competition. In October, 2010 the main prize $10,000 in cash was awarded to Igor Aronov, who was selected out of five finalists for his bespoke impressionism-inspired series ‘Reflection of the City.’ The coffee brand is now returning with the second installment of the project, which attracted over two hundred photographers in its first year, and inviting aspiring visual artists to explore the nature of the city with their cameras again and unlock its secrets in their stills.