TARC seeking student artists to design a bus

The artwork will be seen on a bus route near you

A TARC bus in Louisville, Kentucky.

Winning submissions will adorn the side of a TARC bus, which will take part in the 2024 Pegasus Parade.

Photo courtesy Jamie Monck, TARC

The wheels on the bus go round and round...

TARC and the Olmsted Parks Conservancy are accepting submissions for the 25th annual annual Design-a-Bus contest, where local school-aged kids can get rolling on artwork for the exterior of a bus.

The theme this year is, “Cultivating Healthy Neighborhoods.” Students should look to their local parks and outdoor spaces for inspiration on how to improve the health of their community.

Here’s how it works:

  • Open to all elementary, middle, and high school students in Jefferson, Oldham, and Bullitt counties in Kentucky + Floyd and Clark counties in Indiana
  • Use marker, crayon, paint, or create digitally on a square sheet of white paper
  • Enter online by Friday, Feb. 9

The 10 winning submissions will be featured on a bus in 2025, with the winners and their families + teachers invited to its debut. The bus will then be used on TARC routes and in parades all through the town.

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