Fanfare 2005 Poster

POSTER HONORS FANFARE'S 20TH SEASON
In honor of its 20th anniversary, Fanfare has unveiled a special limited edition poster. The poster features the artwork of Covington artist Piekarczyk, whose work was selected from among approximately 20 entries submitted in a statewide contest sponsored by Fanfare.
“It has been five years since Fanfare produced a poster, and we decided to create a really special one this year because it is our 20th Anniversary,” said Columbia/Fanfare Director Donna Gay Anderson. “We felt Piekarczyk’s work exuded an essence of celebration, which is what Fanfare is meant to be. Fanfare is a celebration in every sense of the word!"

Signed and unsigned versions of the commemorative poster are available for $25 and $15, respectively. For information on purchasing this limited edition artwork, contact the Columbia Theatre office, 985-543-4366.
         The artist – whose real name is Donna Flanagan, but who goes by the pseudonym, Piekarczyk (“pah-car-check”), her mother’s maiden name – said she was flattered to be chosen as Fanfare’s 20th anniversary poster artist. The work selected for the poster was one of three she submitted for the contest, she
said, and is one of her favorites, a piece that previously hung in her own home.
         Titled “The Muse,” the work, she said, was originally conceived as a celebration of her own joy over her initial success as an artist.
         “My work is often inspired by my family and friends,” explained Piekarczyk. According to her Web site
– www.piekarczyk.com – her work is also influenced by painters of the Expressionist and Fauves periods and evokes “a series of uplifting moments that allows viewers to dance through a litany of their own memories.”
         An accomplished business woman and longtime patron of the arts, Piekarczyk is a native of Florida who
has lived in the southeast Louisiana for the past 27 years. She has dabbled in art her entire life, but only recently has considered herself to be a serious artist.
         In a biographical sketch on her web site, she explains, “One day I realized that both of my beautiful daughters were nearly grown. That realization prompted me to pick up a paint brush and dedicate my time to capturing many of the special moments that we’ve shared; a way to freeze a wonderful moment in time so that it can always be enjoyed.”