Piedmont Federal's Artizens Competition Puts Student Art on Display in Bank Branches

Each year, Piedmont Federal Savings Bank invites students in area high schools to enter a work of art in the bank's Artizens competition. The art pieces selected for consideration in the 2014 competition are on display in area branches through April 22.

“Each Forsyth County Piedmont Federal office displays five pieces from two schools in their area,” said Wanda Merschel, a Piedmont Federal senior vice president. “We invite the community to stop by and vote for the People’s Choice award. Each office will then present their respective winner during the gala.”

On April 24, the community-wide Artizens winners will be announced at the Artizens Gala, held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Milton Rhodes Center in downtown Winston-Salem. The first-place winner will receive $500 and another $500 will go to the art department at the winner's school.

You can see the art on display in the branches and find out more about the competition by going to Artizens