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YOUNGSTOWN -- The nine winners of the Western Reserve Transit Authority's 2023 Art on the Move campaign were announced last week.
Organizers of the contest said 90 people competed for the nine slots. Winners are Gary Balog, Nicholas Begnaud, Kendra Blake, Michael Flood, Daniel Madeline, Laura Marciella, Ron Moore, Gabriel Pagan and Leah Sydney.
The artwork of the winners will be featured on a giant mural on the side of a WRTA bus, like a mobile gallery displaying the talent of local artists.
The artwork on the side of the WRTA bus will be unveiled and the nine winning artists will be recognized at an outdoor event at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 24 at DeBartolo Commons at the Southern Park Mall in Boardman.
The winning artists receive a $100 Visa gift card, and their individual artwork also will be highlighted on social media, and on the giant digital display at Federal Station in downtown Youngstown.
Entrants were asked to illustrate the "positive impact of public transportation," but other than that were free to use whatever medium and whatever subject they chose.
"There are so many talented artists in the Valley," Dean Harris, WRTA executive director, said. "We wanted to highlight their skill, as well as their unique perspective."
The co-chairpersons of the campaign also served as judges to select the winning nine entries. The co-chairs of the 2023 campaign are Joyce Mistovich, director of education, the Butler Institute of American Art; Kevin Willis, principal architect, Strollo Architects; and Patrick McGlone, mural artist / owner of the Overall Paint Co.
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