Color of Music

The Color of Music art contest is an educational project presented by the Jackson Symphony League and sponsored by The Macy's Fund of the Federated Department Stores Foundation and Aeneas Internet and Telephone. 

Educators in the Jackson-Madison County, McNairy, Gibson, Hardeman and Weakley County School Systems are invited to participate: public, private, parochial, home schools and Special Education programs comparable to grade levels K through 8 are eligible.  Last year over 7,000 students participated.

For teacher materials please click the following:

Click here for inventory sheets

Click here for labels for backs of pictures

Click here for teaching unit

January 27, 2012 - Deadline for finalist entries to be delivered to The Symphony office at 207 E. Lafayette St.

February 6-10 - Judging. -All Judges decisions are final.

February 27 - Top Winning entries are exhibited at the Beat It! Discovery Concerts at the Carl Perkins Civic Center

March 10 - Exhibit of all finalist entries at the Carl Perkins Civic Center lobby (all day); Awards Ceremony at the Carl Perkins Civic Center lobby; "RSVP Resounding Singing Voice Perform" The Jackson Symphony joins forces with choirs from area universities to perform Orff's Carmina Burana. The Symphony also performs Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis (7:30 pm)

March 13-20 - Award Winning artwork exhibited at the Old Hickory Mall.

March 26 -30 - Artwork will be available to be picked up at The Jackson Symphony office. Unclaimed artwork becomes the property of The jackson Symphony.

Winning artwork will be displated on the Aeneas Internet & Telephone.