{"id":96186,"date":"2019-10-21T18:12:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T22:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=96186"},"modified":"2019-10-21T18:12:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T22:12:19","slug":"eastern-pennsylvanias-artist-billboard-competition-returns-to-showcase-works-of-area-artists-on-adams-billboards-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=96186","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Pennsylvania\u2019s Artist Billboard Competition Returns to Showcase Works of Area Artists on Adams Billboards in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2018The Creative Drive\u2019 to Feature Seven Artists on Billboards for Entire Year<\/i><\/u><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

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BETHLEHEM, PA—Eastern Pennsylvania\u2019s popular artist billboard competition is evolving for its sixth year with a new name and a renewed focus on showcasing the region\u2019s talented creative community. \u2018The Creative Drive,\u2019 inspired by the ArtPop competition, is a public art initiative that features the works of area artists on Adams Outdoor Advertising billboards for an entire year. Submissions for the 2020 program are now being accepted, with artists allowed to submit their works through Dec. 2.\u00a0 <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Celebrating its inaugural year,\u00a0The Creative Drive will continue the tradition of ArtPop as <\/span>a public art initiative highlighting the work of area artists on Adams outdoor Advertising billboards located along major thoroughfares like U.S. Routes 22 and 309 and I-78. The program is made possible through a partnership between Adams Outdoor Advertising, Pocono Arts Council and ArtsQuest\u2019s Banana Factory Arts Center, and is open to artists from suburban Philadelphia to the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton region.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cSince its inception, the artist billboard competition has focused on highlighting the many benefits the arts have on our region,\u201d says Adams Outdoor Advertising General Sales Manager Tony Cioffi. \u201cEastern Pennsylvania is home to so many talented artists who live, work and teach here, and we are thrilled to showcase just a handful of them through this program. <\/u><\/u><\/u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cEstablishing the identity of \u2018The Creative Drive\u2019 reflects the essence of what fuels artists designers and all creatives, as well as reflects the positive effect these works of art have on the thousands of motorists who will pass by them every day.\u201d<\/u><\/u><\/u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n

With\u00a0the Creative Drive<\/span>, artists are invited to submit works to be considered for one of seven Adams billboards throughout the region. Six artists, including one high school competition winner, will be selected by the official\u00a0Creative Drive <\/span>jurying committee, while the final winner, The People\u2019s Choice Winner, will be chosen via a public vote. The 2020\u00a0Creative Drive<\/span>\u00a0competition is open to artists residing in Berks, Bucks, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Pike and Wayne counties in Pennsylvania.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The public vote for the People\u2019s Choice winner will take place Dec. 9-15 at www.bananafactory.org\/creativedrive<\/a>. All winners will then be announced Jan. 13. In addition to having his or her work on an Adams billboard, the high school winner will also receive a $500 cash scholarship, as well as be eligible for a<\/a> $2,500 Kutztown University scholarship if enrolling in a Kutztown University degree program.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Artists interested in participating in The Creative Drive should submit a digital image of their two- or three-dimensional work at www.bananafactory.org\/creativedrive<\/a>. Artists must provide their name, complete address, email address, title and mediums of the original work of art and a one-paragraph biography. Cost to enter the competition is $20 for adults and $10 for high school students; complete information on the dimensions and technical specifications are available on the website.<\/u><\/u><\/u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n

A free seminar on submitting your work for The Creative Drive will also take place Nov. 25, 6-9 p.m., at the Banana Factory Arts Center. Led by photographer Michael Barone, the hands-on demonstration will take place in the arts center\u2019s Olympus Digital Imaging Center from 6:30-9 p.m.
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The Creative Drive <\/span>competition dates and deadlines are below; winners\u2019 works will be installed on Adams billboards in late January:<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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Oct. 15:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Submission process opens
\nDec. 2:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deadline for artists to submit work
\nDec. 9-15:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Public vote for People\u2019s Choice Winner
\nJan. 13:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Creative Drive winners announced<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nMark Demko, ArtsQuest
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