TDMA announces Back to School Art Scavenger Hunt winners

By Hannah Curran, Editor

TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville Downtown Merchants Association (TDMA) has announced the Back to School Art Scavenger Hunt winners. The TDMA are local business owners committed to being small business advocates for our community.

(Photo courtesy of Katie Cox)

The kids had fun traveling to the different businesses, including Shirley’s Florist, Cookie Dough Magic, DeDe’s Book Rack, Discover Chiropractic, Meals by Misty, Carroll Pharmacy, Amari Curb Market, and Whistle Stop Garden Shop, looking for clues at each stop to bring them to their next location.

In the end, they had the option to enter the contest by creating their own Trussville artwork, including the eight landmarks they found on their clues.

The landmarks include:

• Cahaba River;
• Football Stadium;
• Your School;
• Masonic Park;
• Green Bridge;
• The Clock;
• School Bus; and
• Gazebo.

TMDA is grateful to all those who participated in the event and the contest. About 33 kids participated in the scavenger hunt, gathering fun surprises along the way for both kids and parents.

“This is our second year doing this, and we’re looking forward to growing it,” President of TMDA, Katie Cox, said. “We’ve had a lot of fun doing it.”

The contest’s first through fifth place winners won a certificate, ribbon, gift card to Michael’s, and recognition at the Trussville Art Walk.

The winners are as follows:

• 1st place – Keller Boone,
• 2nd place – Lillian Katherine Phillips,
• 3rd place – Hartley Harbison,
• 4th place – Grant Bowen, and
• 5th place – Caroline Key.

When asked how they felt about participating, each winner shared said they were excited to be picked.

“It felt really good to win because I haven’t won a lot of first places,” Boone said. “I didn’t think I was going to win; I thought I was gonna get a measly third or fourth place.”

“I was so excited,” Phillips said. “I had just got back from daycare after I left school, and my mom told me that I won.”

“I was very happy; I love drawing,” Harbison said.

“Awesome, I was so excited,” Bowen said. “I liked using watercolors and drawing the river”

“I felt really excited,” Key said. “My favorite part about the drawing is the rainbow in the background.”

The Trussville Art Walk is the Trussville Downtown Merchants Association’s next event in coordination with City Fest from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. located the kid’s section is located in the alleys between HOTWORX and DeDe’s Book Rack, and the adult section is located between Axe Downtown and Three Earred Rabbit.

The kids’ artwork from the contest will be displayed at the Art Walk among other talented artists from our community. They will also have entertainment starting at 10 a.m. from the Kool Kats, with line dancing from the Birmingham Square Dance Association Dancers with caller Pat Kotal of the Kurly Q’s at 12 p.m., and the Steel City Jug Slammers starting at 2 p.m. til 5 p.m.

There will also be live art demos located in the parking lot between the old Straw Hat and Three Earred Rabbit. This corner of the downtown entertainment district is one of the many stops you will want to make during your City Fest events.

You can find more information about the day’s event at https://trussvillechamber.com/event/trussville-city-fest-on-the-cahaba/.

If you want to enter artwork in the Trussville Art Walk, you can still enter by emailing trussvilledowntown@gmail.com to request more info. They accept artists of all ages. In addition, you can stay updated with all things Art Walk by following their event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/1187828291802644/?active_tab=discussion.

TDMA’s mission statement is, “To support and improve the Trussville downtown business district by promoting the area through events, marketing, and collaboration with other stakeholders.”