VOTING PUBLIC WILL SELECT FOUR LAS VEGAS-BASED STUDENT WINNERS TO
HAVE THEIR ART DISPLAYED ON THE VENUE'S EXTERIOR
LAS
VEGAS, May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sphere
Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR) announced today that public voting
is now open in the Sphere XO Student Design Challenge. This
marks two noteworthy firsts for the
venue – both the first time the general public will have a say in
what appears on the Exosphere, and the first time members of the
general public have created art for the exterior of the venue,
which, as part of the Challenge, is inspired by the 4th
of July. The Challenge is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between
Sphere, the Clark County School
District (CCSD) and University of Nevada, Las
Vegas (UNLV). People worldwide
can vote now through Wednesday, June
5 at 11:59pm PT via
thesphere.com/xo-student-design-challenge. Winning students'
artwork will debut on the Exosphere on July
4, 2024.
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"The talent and creativity of all of the local students who
participated in the Sphere XO Student Design Challenge is
remarkable," said Jennifer Koester,
President, Sphere Business Operations, Sphere Entertainment. "This
Challenge brings together artistic expression and technology in a
way that uniquely captures how the Exosphere has become an engaging
platform for public art, and we're pleased the public will now play
a significant role in choosing the art appearing on Sphere on
July 4th."
More than 100,000 Clark
County-based students were invited to create art themed
around the 4th of July for the Exosphere. Members of the
public can now view submissions from the more than 100 finalists –
from elementary school, middle school, high school, and college –
and vote for one entry from each of the four student groups. Four
winners – one from each student group – will be chosen by public
voting, and four winners – one from each student group – will be
selected by professional artists who have previously designed for
the Exosphere, including Refik
Anadol and Michela
Picchi.
In addition to seeing their work displayed on the Exosphere,
winning high school and UNLV students
will receive a $10,000 educational
scholarship from Sphere, while winning elementary and middle school
students will earn a $10,000 donation
from Sphere for their school's art program to further art education
in public schools along with tickets for their entire school to
attend The Sphere Experience this Fall.
Since the Exosphere was first illuminated on July 4, 2023, it has captured worldwide attention
for its impactful visuals. The largest LED screen on Earth at
580,000 square feet, the Exosphere consists of approximately 1.2
million LED pucks, spaced eight inches apart. Each puck contains 48
individual LED diodes, with each diode capable of displaying more
than 1 billion different colors – creating a vivid landmark on the
Las Vegas skyline.
SPHERE XO STUDENT DESIGN CHALLENGE PROCESS:
- Elementary/Middle School:
- All Clark County School
District students in grades 4-8 (approximately 125,000 students)
were invited to participate
- Students were provided with a 2D drawing of Sphere that they
were able to illustrate or paint
- CCSD administrators selected 294 students to represent the
District: one student from each of the 233 elementary schools and
one from each of the 61 middle schools
- The 60 best submissions – 30 from the 233 elementary school
submissions and 30 from the 61 middle school submissions – were
chosen by school administrators to be digitized by the Sphere team
for the final judging and voting process
- Public voting is now open
at thesphere.com/xo-student-design-challenge until
Wednesday, June 5 at 11:59pm PT
- High School/College:
- Select students from Clark
County School District high schools and the UNLV
Colleges of Fine Arts, Architecture, Film, Engineering, and
Mathematics – were selected to participate by school administrators
based on students' demonstrated passion for art and digital
design
- The participating students were provided with a VR headset and
custom design tools developed by the Sphere team, including a
digital creator app, to aid in the creation of their art
- They also received hands-on tutorials from Sphere designers on
how to create art specifically for the Exosphere's unique LED
canvas
- All submissions from the high school and college students who
were selected to participate were digitized by the Sphere team for
the final judging and voting process
- Public voting is now open
at thesphere.com/xo-student-design-challenge until
Wednesday, June 5 at 11:59pm PT
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About Sphere
Sphere is a next-generation entertainment medium that is redefining
the future of live entertainment. A venue where the foremost
artists, creators, and technologists create extraordinary
experiences that take storytelling to a new level and transport
audiences to places both real and imagined. The venue hosts
original Sphere Experiences from leading Hollywood directors; concerts and residencies
from the world's biggest artists; and premier marquee events. The
first Sphere venue opened in Las
Vegas in September 2023, and
is a new Las Vegas landmark,
powered by cutting-edge technologies that ignite the senses and
enable audiences to share experiences at a never-before-seen scale.
More information is available at thesphere.com.
About Sphere Entertainment
Sphere Entertainment Co. is a premier live entertainment and media
company. The Company includes Sphere, a next-generation
entertainment medium powered by cutting-edge technologies to
redefine the future of entertainment. The first Sphere venue opened
in Las Vegas in September 2023. In addition, the Company includes
MSG Networks, which operates two regional sports and entertainment
networks, MSG Network and MSG Sportsnet, as well as a
direct-to-consumer and authenticated streaming product, MSG+,
delivering a wide range of live sports content and other
programming. More information is available at
sphereentertainmentco.com.
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