CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Dec. 2, 2022) – ArtPop Street Gallery, a 501c3 organization that gives artists and communities across the region greater access to art and art opportunities, has announced its Cities Program Class of 2023 artists. The 20 artists, which include 19 adults and one senior high school student, will receive upwards of $7mm in outdoor advertising space for one year.
ArtPop’s Cities Program Class of 2023 marks the organization’s 10 year anniversary. The 20 incoming juried artists come from Mecklenburg, Union, Catawba, Lincoln, Gaston, (NC) and York (SC) counties. Two of the artists, Arthur Rogers Jr. (2018) and Leigh B. Williams (2014) are returning ArtPop artists.
The high school senior is Haley Horner of Fort Mill High School. She will receive the same benefits as the adult artists plus a $1500 scholarship to pursue an arts degree in college. The class of 2023 artists’ artwork covers a wide range of mediums and subject matters, adding up to a truly diverse and exceptionally talented class.
Their artwork will be installed beginning in early January and advertising provided through the generosity of Adams Outdoor Advertising, Awedience Media, Lamar Advertising and many other generous media partners. The artwork will be displayed on billboards that span across Charlotte region’s highways, digital signs in retail developments, newsstands in Uptown Charlotte, digital displays at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, and brand new for 2023, LYNX Blue Line station kings.
“We are thrilled to welcome another incredibly talented class into the #ArtPopCLT program,” said Wendy Hickey, Founder and Executive Director of ArtPop Street Gallery. In our tenth year of our nonprofit mission we trust the 20 artists featured are able to grow their small business and have their best year ever. Our community will have access to art 365 days a year.”
“In 2022, our Cities Program artists’ imprint reached nearly 500 million media impressions. Just imagine how all that art has helped beautify our community and made Charlotte such a unique place to live,” said Brooke Gibbons, Director of Impact at Sustainability at ArtPop.
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