The City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Bell and ArtsWave on Wednesday, Feb. 2, will announce the winner of their joint contest to design a new arts-themed exterior wrap for a Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar during the kickoff of the 2022 ArtsWave campaign. The newly wrapped streetcar, which will debut at the event, will include a traveling art exhibition on the interior with 30+ images of the winner’s art. 

 

WHEN:                      10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022

WHO:                       

• Alecia Kintner, President & CEO, ArtsWave
• Leigh Fox, President & CEO, Cincinnati Bell
• Sonya Walton, 2022 ArtsWave Campaign Vice Chair and VP, Economic Inclusion, Messer Construction
• Tim Steigerwald, 2022 ArtsWave Campaign Chair and President & CEO, Messer Construction
• Janice Liebenberg, VP, Equitable Arts Advancement, ArtsWave
• Winning artist
• Aftab Pureval, Mayor, City of Cincinnati

LOCATION:              Steps of Music Hall

                                 1241 Elm St, Over-the-Rhine

 

ABOUT THE CONTEST
The City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Bell and ArtsWave in December invited artists to submit original designs for a new arts-themed wrap for the exterior of a Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar. The public voted on their designs among 20 submissions and a committee selected the winner from the top three vote-getters. The winning design highlights how the arts connect our region and make it vibrant. The winner is receiving a $2,500 grant from ArtsWave.