ART
CONTEST PUTS FOCUS ON PUBLIC TRANSIT
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Connecting
People
and
Culture Partners
Riverside
County students with a creative
side are invited to participate
in an art contest that kicks
off May 4, highlighting public
transit.
The
contest, presented by the Riverside
Transit Agency (RTA) and the
Riverside Art Museum, is designed
to showcase the artistic prowess
of the region’s youth. The winning
artists will receive savings
bonds, and the best overall artwork
will be featured on the cover
of an upcoming RTA Ride Guide.
Entry
forms will become available
this Thursday at the Riverside
Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn
Avenue; the Riverside Community
Arts Association, 3870 Lemon
Street; Division 9 Gallery,
3850 Lemon Street; the Metropolitan
Museum, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue,
or they can be downloaded at
www.RiversideTransit.com. Completed
artwork should be submitted
in person to the Riverside Art
Museum by June 12 at 5 p.m.
The
theme of this year’s contest
is “Connecting People and Culture.”
The winning designs will best
represent public transportation
in the community and include
a picture, drawing, photograph
or illustration of an RTA bus
and/or an RTA bus stop. Students
can use any medium as long as
the artwork paper stock is
fl exible for scanning and
the
design is 17 inches tall and
11 inches wide.
A
$50 savings bond will be given
to winners in the following groups:
Elementary School (Grades pre-K
through 6), Middle School (grades
7 and 8), High School (Grades
9 and 10) and High School (Grades
11 and 12). The person with the
best artwork overall will receive
a $100 savings bond and have their
art featured on the RTA Ride Guide.
Winners
will be honored at an awards ceremony
July 6 at Division 9 Gallery.
The top 30 entries will
be displayed on board RTA’s Orange
Blossom Express.
The
Riverside Transit Agency provides
public transportation for Western
Riverside County, operating 38
fi xed routes, 5 commuter routes
and 15 demand response services.
RTA’s service area spans 2,500
square miles, the second-largest
in the nation. For bus route
and
schedule information contact RTA
at (800) 800- 7821 or log on
to
our Web site at www.RiversideTransit.com. |
