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Universal Pictures Announces A Call For Submissions For Its SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN Pop-Up Art Gallery

By Michelle McCue | May 3, 2012

Universal Pictures announced today a call for artists to submit artwork inspired by the upcoming film Snow White and the Huntsman. The submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. PDT on May 11, and they will be showcased in a pop-up gallery located on the internationally renowned Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Artwork will be on display alongside works from a prominent L.A. artist and costumes from the film’s three-time Academy Award^®-winning costume designer, Colleen Atwood, from May 19 through June 3. The epic action-adventure starring Kristen Stewart, Oscar^® winner Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth arrives in theaters on June 1.

The challenge is open to all artists working in all mediums. A photo of the work (in .jpg format, no larger than 3 MB) must be submitted to SWATH.ART@nbcuni.com by the deadline, along with contact information including full name and phone number, and a short paragraph describing the motivation for the work. The artist may also include his or her résumé along with the entry. Original artwork should be no larger than 3 ft. by 3 ft. Up to 10 works of art will be chosen for the exhibition, and selected artists will be announced on May 14 at 6:00 p.m. PDT.

In order to participate, each artist must be 18 years of age or older. All artwork must be original, must be able to be shipped, and be display ready. Artwork must not include any recognizable likenesses of the film’s talent. Artists retain ownership rights of their artwork, but they may not reproduce the artwork or likeness for commercial gain. For more information, please contact SWATH.ART@nbcuni.com.

In the epic action-adventure Snow White and the Huntsman, Kristen Stewart (Twilight) plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen (Oscar® winner Charlize Theron) out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth, Thor) dispatched to kill her. Sam Claflin (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) joins the cast as the prince long enchanted by Snow White’s beauty and power. The breathtaking new vision of the legendary tale is from Joe Roth, the producer of Alice in Wonderland, producer Sam Mercer (The Sixth Sense) and acclaimed commercial director and state-of-the-art visualist Rupert Sanders.

The breathtaking new vision of the legendary tale is from Joe Roth, the producer of Alice in Wonderland, producer Sam Mercer (The Sixth Sense) and acclaimed commercial director and state-of-the-art visualist Rupert Sanders. www.snowwhiteandthehuntsman.com The breathtaking new vision of the legendary tale is from Joe Roth, the producer of Alice in Wonderland, producer Sam Mercer (The Sixth Sense) and acclaimed commercial director and state-of-the-art visualist Rupert Sanders.