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Latin Recording Academy® in Conjunction with Latino Art Beat, Names Vivian Zapata Official Artist of the 6th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards
College Student Unveils Winning Artwork at Nominee Press Conference
Miami, FL -- Art student Vivian Zapata has been selected as the official artist of the 6th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards, it was announced today by The Latin Recording Academy® and Latino Art Beat. Zapata's winning artwork will be used as the official image for the world's premier Latin music event and will grace the cover of the 6th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards invitation, show tickets, poster, and program book. Latino Art Beat, in conjunction with the University of Illinois School of Art & Design, will award Zapata with a $7,000 scholarship. The artwork competition was offered to art students in Chicago, Houston, Miami, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and was open to high school juniors and seniors, and college freshmen and sophomores under the age of 21. Zapata unveiled her artwork at the Latin GRAMMYs Nominations Press Conference today in Los Angeles.
"We are so pleased to introduce Vivian as the official artist of the 6th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards," said Latin Recording Academy President Gabriel Abaroa. "Her vibrant and energetic work stood out from the many outstanding submissions and captures the spirit of celebration the Latin GRAMMYs represent. We are pleased that through this association with Latino Art Beat, The Latin Recording Academy is not only able to further its mission to support education and arts in the Latin community, but we're able to help bring attention to a fantastic young artist."
Born in the United States, Zapata's art reflects her Mexican and Colombian heritage. Her work embodies that spice which is unique to Latin American culture, expressing the beauty and richness of the culture. As her fascination with visual language grew, Zapata turned her childhood hobby of drawing into a life mission to pursue the art. She is an undergraduate art student at the University of Illinois School of Art & Design at Urbana-Champaign.
The 6th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Nov. 3 and will be broadcast for the first time on the Univision Network from 8 – 11 p.m. (ET/PT). In addition, the broadcast also will be distributed internationally to more than
100 countries. For more information, please visit latingrammy.univision.com.
The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.
Latino Art Beat, a national arts organization, has conducted seven successful "Hispanic Heritage" art competitions for high school juniors and seniors, for which it awards its talented young winners in selected competition categories nearly $200,000 annually in college scholarships. Working through art teachers and educators in each community, and in partnership with the local mayor's office and the local Department of Education, Latino Art Beat provides a unique opportunity for young artists. This year's special partnership with the Latin GRAMMY Awards represents the first time students were able to receive such a high level of mainstream international recognition.
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Lourdes Lopez
The Recording Academy
310-392-3777
Don Rossi Nuccio
Latino Art Beat
773-291-6901
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