Miami-Dade County

Art on wheels. Miami-Dade buses just got a little more colorful

By Miami Herald Staff
Winning artists Natalie Zlamalova and Laz Ojalde view the artwork on the bus they both designed for the Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works. Five buses were unveiled for their winning design from the Transit Loves the Arts contest. Over 100 entries from local artists were submitted, with five winners and 10 finalists picked. The five winning buses hit the roads on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016
Winning artists Natalie Zlamalova and Laz Ojalde view the artwork on the bus they both designed for the Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works. Five buses were unveiled for their winning design from the Transit Loves the Arts contest. Over 100 entries from local artists were submitted, with five winners and 10 finalists picked. The five winning buses hit the roads on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 C.M. GUERRERO cmguerrero@elnuevoherald.com

Miami-Dade buses just got a little groovier.

On Wednesday, the Department of Transportation and Public Works unveiled five buses fully wrapped in art pieces.

The pieces were selected out of about 100 entries in a contest dubbed Transit Loves the Arts.

The five first-place winners were: Nathan “Nate Dee” Delinois, Carlos Alvarez, Hector Andrade, Daniel “Krave” Fila and the duo Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova.

There were 10 finalists selected to have their designs on the back of the Metrobuses. The finalists were: Jenny Perez, Rush Bowles, Courtney Einhorn, Renda Writer, James Miille, Hermes Berrio, David Le Batard, Francisca Oyhanarte, Ileana Collazo and Christie Debler.

“Transit vehicles are highly visible parts of the County, and this contest was an opportunity to showcase local talent and make our transit system more visually engaging,” the county said in a news release.

This story was originally published November 2, 2016 at 10:53 PM.

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