May 10, 2018 | ||
PA Turnpike Commission and PA Council on the Arts Unveil Student Artwork at Somerset Turnpike Service Plaza |
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Somerset, PA — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) were joined by students, families and local and state officials today at the South Somerset Service Plaza to unveil artwork designed and created by Somerset Area High School students. This is the third art piece created through Art Sparks, a partnership between the PCA’s Arts in education residency program and the PTC. Art Sparks brings student-created artwork to service plazas across the PTC’s 550-mile system. “It’s amazing how art brings people together,” said PTC CEO Mark Compton. “This project proves how young people can use their imaginations, work together and create something beautiful that motivates others. This piece, which now has a home at South Somerset Service Plaza, shows the world what this region has to offer.” Art Sparks pairs K-12 art students and teaching artists from the PCA’s Arts in Education roster with the goal to install a local, student-created artwork in every service plaza, system-wide, over the next five to eight years. Schools near each respective service plaza host 20-day teaching artist residencies led by a local PCA teaching artist. Students work with the artist and members of the community to create artwork that reflects the region. The next Art Sparks artwork will be unveiled at the King of Prussia service plaza on June 21, 2018. For more information on Art Sparks, visit www.paturnpike.com/artsparks or www.arts.pa.gov/Pages/Art-Sparks.aspx. |
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CONTACT: | Renee Vid Colborn, PA Turnpike Phone: 724.755.5260 Norah Johnson, PA Council on the Arts Phone: 717-585-4713 |
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