2018 BALLOON FIESTA
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eep beep! Exciting news for Balloon Fiesta merchandise collectors! This will be an extra special year for Fiesta collectibles and for the official Balloon Fiesta poster! Artist Daniel Killen of the Chuck Jones Companies of Costa Mesa was selected to create the poster images for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta leading up to its 50th event in 2021. Killen, represents the Chuck Jones Companies with work incorporating the Looney Tunes cartoon characters (made famous by four-time Academy Award recipient, Chuck Jones) has produced the first of four images, “Full of Hot Air” for this year’s Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. A new poster will be released each year over the course of four years leading up
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to the 50th event and will feature the Looney Tune favorites Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner. The suite of four posters will tell a story over
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta® 2018 Official Program
the course of a day, starting with the 2018 poster, which begins at sunrise. Even more exciting is that the posters are a special nod to the original posters released in 1972. “Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner appeared in the very first posters for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta,” said Lisa Mulder, merchandise manager for the Balloon Fiesta, “and bringing them back to celebrate the upcoming 50th event seemed like the right thing to do. We’re delighted with Daniel’s concept and artwork and feel it represents the exuberance and fun spirit of this international gathering of balloon fanatics.” Signed and unsigned limited editions are available at our field locations, main office, gift shop and online at www. balloonfiestastuff. com. Get yours before they’re gone!