EXHIBITION
FOCUSES ON REGION’S YOUNG ARTISTS
Dozens
of
Young
Artists
Participate
in
Contest
Celebrating
Public
Transit
Dozens
of
students who
used public
buses as
inspiration for
their art
will be
honored next
week at
an exhibition
designed to
showcase budding
artistic talents.
On
Thursday, July
6, the
Riverside Transit
Agency (RTA)
and Riverside
Art Museum
will honor
the top
four finalists
of the
month-long contest
by displaying
their artwork
at Division
9 Gallery,
3850 Lemon
Street in
downtown Riverside.
The event
begins at
6 p.m.
Other top
entries will
be available
for public
viewing aboard
RTA’s Orange
Blossom Express,
which will
be parked
outside the
studio.
Nearly
80 students
from 41
elementary, middle
and high
schools across
Western Riverside
County participated
in the
inaugural contest.
The theme
was “Connecting
People and
Culture,” and
the winning
pictures, drawings
and illustrations
best depicted
public transportation
in the
community.
“We
were extremely
impressed with
the outstanding
quality of
the winning
designs,” said
Daniel Foster,
the museum’s
executive director.
“This is
a great
collaboration between
RTA, the
Riverside Art
Museum, and
young artists
in our
community.”
The
winning design
belonged to
Norte Vista
High School’s
Mayuli Lemus
who will
receive a
$150 savings
bond for
her colorful
drawing entitled
“Ride on
the Wings
of RTA.”
Mayuli’s depiction
of a
winged RTA
bus will
also be
featured on
the cover
of an
upcoming RTA
Ride Guide.
Other
finalists were
Riverside Christian
Elementary School’s
Kyra Lopez,
Villegas Middle
School’s Elizabeth
Naameh and
Norte Vista
High School’s
Michael Thorn.
Those students
will each
receive $50
savings bonds.
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) 8007821
or log
on to
our Web
site at
www.RiversideTransit.com. |
