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Scrambling For The Artie S. Cramble

Kelli Campbell • September 30, 2024

Art Scramble: A Creative Community Collaboration

On September 21st, the Town & Country Shopping Center was buzzing with creativity and community spirit at We Care Arts', Art Scramble, presented by Molina Healthcare. This unique competition brought together seven teams, each tasked with creating a piece of artwork using items they collected from various sponsor locations and additional items donated by Rocky's Ace Hardware. Participants embarked on a scavenger hunt of sorts, gathering materials from 20 different sponsor locations. These items ranged from flooring samples to bowling pins to books to pizza boxes, providing a diverse array of textures, shapes and colors for the teams to work with. With only two hours to complete their projects, the pressure was on, but the results were nothing short of spectacular.

The judging didn't end on the day of the event. The top three pieces were chosen by our 4 judges on the day of the event but all of the teams had an opportunity to win the Artie S. Cramble trophy in the crowdfunding contest that followed the event. After a week of crowdfunding, Team Mindy with Zoology won the trophy. It's no surprise that Team Mindy also won the the Judges Award. We were excited to present the trophy on Good Day Dayton the following week.

The Judges

A panel of four judges had the challenging job of selecting the winning artwork. The judges included:

Mayor of Kettering, Peggy Lehner

News Anchor, Xavier Hershovitz

Modern School of Design Instructor, Mark Werle

Altafiber's, Cory Donald

The Sponsors

The success of the Art Scramble was made possible by the generous contributions of various sponsors. Key sponsors included:

Presenting sponsor, Molina Healthcare

Gold Sponsors

Bockrath Flooring and Rugs

Tudor Financial

Ruoff Mortgage

Brixey & Meyer

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

Altafiber

Silver Sponsors

GetActive Home Medical & Mobility

Matt Scarr, CPA

Special Occasions Party Supply

Dayton Brick Shop

Epic Loot

Jimmy John’s

Eudora

Huntington Learning Center

Media Sponsors

ThinkTV

iHeart Radio

Cox First Media

Prize Sponsors

Jersey Mike’s

City Barbecue

Wright Pat Credit Union

Pickup locations

Special Occasions Party Supply

Dayton Brick Shop

Epic Loot

Jimmy John's

Altafiber

Eudora Brewing Company

Gallagher Tire, Inc.

Huntington Learning Center

Bockrath Flooring and Rugs

Sherwin Williams

Poelking Lanes

The Trails Mini Golf

Flowerama

2nd & Charles

Quality Dry Cleaners

F&S School Supply

Trader Joes

Papa John's

Warehouse 4

The Art Scramble was more than just a competition; it was a celebration of creativity, collaboration, and community spirit. We look forward to seeing how this event will continue to inspire and engage the community in the future.

Check out our Facebook page for more pictures and video from the 2024 Art Scramble!

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