ArtWorks & Flying Pig Marathon Mural - Community Vote

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ArtWorks and Flying Pig Marathon are teaming up to honor the Marathon's 20th anniversary! This summer, ArtWorks youth Apprentices (ages 14-21) will paint a large-scale celebratory mural on the Hyatt Regency Hotel at 5th and Elm Streets. 20 local artists are competing for design rights. Which will make it to the finish line? You decide!

Vote for your favorite through Race Day, May 7th.
(Limit one vote per day)

Everyone who votes will be entered to win two roundtrip tickets to New York or Chicago via Ultimate Air Shuttle and a three night hotel stay!




Tom Post
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The Flying Pig Ascent over Cincinnati by Tom Post

The Flying Pig Ascent over Cincinnati

Tom Post

Tom is a Cincinnati-based freelance painter and illustrator. He is a graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design. Tom specializes in portraiture, figurative, and plein air oil paintings. His paintings and illustrations can be seen at many venues in the region including MadTree and Sam Adams Breweries.

Run This City by Derek Scacchetti

Run This City

Derek Scacchetti

Derek is a Cincinnati resident and works as a freelance designer, illustrator, and creative director. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. Derek's work can be viewed as many venues in the region including Coffee Emporium, the Cincinnati Preservation Collective, Over-the-Rhine Museum, and Cincinnati Historic Homes.

Pigs in the City by Larry Collins

Pigs in the City

Larry Collins

Larry is a Cincinnati native and currently teaches at Miami University. He is a graduate of Columbus College of Art and Design, where he received his BFA, and Maryland Institute, College of Art, where he received his MFA. Larry considers himself a mixed-media artist working in a variety of techniques including printmaking, drawing, and collage.

Unity Assists by Aaron May

Unity Assists

Aaron May

Aaron is a designer and printer based in Northern Kentucky. His artistic aspirations have no boundaries and he strives to create work that is complete and well thought out no matter the medium. Aaron is a graduate of Gateway Community Technical College and his prints and rock show posters shine through with gritty halftone textures, simple colors, and hand drawn elements.

Daija Williams
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The Pig and Their Gold by Daija Williams

The Pig and Their Gold

Daija Williams

Daija is a Cincinnati-based artist and student. She is currently enrolled at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and will be graduating in May 2017. Her work is linear, detailed, and emphasizes intimate portraits with color blocked landscapes and backgrounds.

City Pig by John Lanzador

City Pig

John Lanzador

John is a Cincinnati-based artist and arts educator. He is inspired by many different artistic disciplines like outsider art, tattooing, botanical illustrations and pop art. John is a graduate of University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, where he received his BFA, and Miami University where he received his MFA.

Flying Pigs Forever by Robin Carnes

Flying Pigs Forever

Robin Ewers Carnes

Robin is a Cincinnati native and the owner of R. Ewers Designs and also works as the Brand Ambassador for George Remus Bourbon Whisky. She is a graduate of Antonelli College and she works is primarily with watercolor, oil paint, ink, and graphite. Robin loves designing greeting cards, painting portraits, and taking on new projects.

Dreams Take Flight by Emily Howard

Dreams Take Flight

Emily Howard

Emily, also known as The Diggingest Girl, is a Northern Kentucky-based printmaker, illustrator, and artisan. She is a graduate of University of Kentucky, where she received her BFA, University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, where she received MFAs in Fine Art and Art Education.

Double Runner by Michael Stillion

Double Runner

Michael Stillion

Michael is a Cincinnati-based painter and sculptor. He is a graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design, where he received his BFA, and Indiana University's Graduate School of Fine Art, where he received his MFA. Michael's colorful surreal paintings and paper collages convey an immediate sense that objects hold no fixed place.

Dream Big & Fly High by Sara Cormier

Dream Big & Fly High

Sara Cormier

Sara is a Cincinnati native and the owner and Creative Director of Cormier Creative, where she designs full-time. She is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. Sara's designs are colorful, whimsical, and imaginative which gives her work a sense of optimism and cheer.

Start to Finish by David Wischer

Start to Finish

David Wischer

David is a Northern Kentucky-based printmaker, sculptor, and digital artist. He is a graduate of Northern Kentucky University, where he received his BFA, and Purdue University, where he received his MFA. David's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and can be found in numerous public and private collections.

FLIGHT by Tyler Hildebrand

FLIGHT

Tyler Hildebrand

Tyler is a Cincinnati native and Professor at Art Academy of Cincinnati and University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. He is an avid painter having exhibited work in many venues. Tyler is a graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design, where he received his BFA, and Memphis College of Art, where he received his MFA.

Jim Effler
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First, You Must Believe by Jim Effler

First, You Must Believe

Jim Effler

Jim is a Cincinnati native and works as a professional illustrator. He is a graduate of the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Jim's work is most recognizable from his illustrations of the annual Bockfest posters and other brewery-related imagery seen around Cincinnati. Jim enjoys painting realistic landscapes and portraits that portray a hint of impressionism.

Jake Gerth
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Not Racing, Running Together by Jake Gerth

Not Racing, Running Together

Jake Gerth

Jake, also known as Cincinnatus Kidd, is a self-taught artist and graphic designer, and the owner of Frameshop, a Cincinnati-based woodshop and framing company. He is a proud resident of Over-the-Rhine. Jake's work is rendered digitally with a great deal of emphasis on color, shape, and texture.

Powered by the Pig by Chase Melendez

Powered by the Pig

Chase Melendez

Chase is a painter and designer working mainly with colorful abstract line and form compositions. He is a graduate of San Diego University, where he received his BFA, and University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, where he received his MFA. Chase has exhibited his work at numerous venues in the region.

AJ Yorio
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Crown of the Queen City by AJ Yorio

Crown of the Queen City

AJ Yorio

AJ is a Cincinnati-based designer, printmaker, and owner of Lighting Horse Industries, a printing company founded on collaboration, refined design, and visual communication. He is a graduate of University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning.

Brian Stuparyk
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Umed Runs (A Marathon of History) by Brian Stuparyk

Umed Runs (A Marathon of History)

Brian Stuparyk

Brian is the owner and founder of Steam Whistle Letterpress. He is a graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he received his MFA. Along with designing work for Steam Whistle Letterpress, Brian has been collecting and restoring letterpress equipment since purchasing his first press seventeen years ago.

Queen Piggie by Matt Grote

Queen Piggie

Matt Grote

Matt is a Cincinnati native, staff designer at Kolar Design Inc., and freelance artist known as OGRE. He is a graduate of University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. Matt typically works with acrylic and aerosol paints, 3D printing, illustration, and digital media.

Squeals in Flight by Andi Ploehs

Squeals in Flight

Andi Ploehs

Andi is a Cincinnati-based graphic designer and runs an online shop called A.P. Loves Design. She is a graduate of the Academy of Design in Chicago, IL and worked many years in advertising. Andi is inspired by the world around her to create positive, quirky messages for her paper goods through imagery and text.

Pigasus by Derek Toebbe

Pigasus

Derek Toebbe

Derek is a Cincinnati-based artist and arts educator. He is the graduate of Northern Kentucky University. Derek's work puts a spin on traditional landscape painting with the incorporation of bold colors, saturated compositions, complex line work, and elevated textures.



Founded in 1996, ArtWorks transforms people and places through investments in creativity.

To date, ArtWorks has hired over 3,000 area youth Apprentices and 2,000 professional artists, and trained more than 300 creative entrepreneurs.

Generously funded by:
Bob & Jeanne Coughlin in association with Paycor & Flying Pig Marathon

Special thanks:
Hamilton County | The Cincinnati Reds, LLC. | Hyatt Regency

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