San Clemente Artist 'Can' Win Pabst Blue Ribbon Art Contest: 2020

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer is not fancy. It isn't pretentious. It is often the first cheap beer that many will try. An annual contest, which began in 2012, invites artists to add to the pop culture that is Blue Ribbon beer. During the pandemic, over 4,200 entries spanned the illustration, graphic design, cartoons, and more, according to the brand.

Artists from 13 states and 18 cities are in the Top 25 for the contest. In San Clemente, Dylan Odbert (@dylpykol) contributed his Design to the contest.

In Long Beach, David Van Patten (@davevanpatten) contributed his Design.

In Los Angeles, Luke McGarry (@lukeymcgarry) contributed to this Design.

Each unique, just a handful, will represent the brand for the coming year. Fans should belly up to the bar and take notice by placing their votes.

"Fans across the country have every reason to get involved and lend their voice to the decision making process by picking their favorite designs online," a spokesperson for the beer company says.

Pabst Blue Ribbon will again partner with leading arts and culture publication Juxtapoz to help determine the winner. For over 25 years, Juxtapoz has supported emerging artists and communities whose artwork may otherwise go unseen in the mainstream and commercial art world. Its vision of championing marginalized and overlooked artists is an ethos shared by Pabst Blue Ribbon.

This year’s grand-prize winner will be announced on February 26 and awarded $10,000, an interview with Juxtapoz, and see their art covering over 30 million cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon in the Fall.

Second and third place will receive prizes of $3,500 and $1,500.

Following 2019's contest, Pabst Blue Ribbon invited winner Zach Rosebrugh and finalists including Adam Rosenbaum, Jorge Torrealba, Dakota Cates, and Rob Israel to create capsule merch collections for the brand.

Standout pieces from the collections included lunch boxes, skateboards, basketball hoops, and apparel. This year, Pabst Blue Ribbon will invite all of its Art Can finalists to join its creative community by creating capsule collections and commissioning work from all 25.

The Art Can Contest is a flagship pillar in Pabst Blue Ribbon’s decades-long commitment to supporting creativity, making the beer a fixture at galleries, concerts, and DIY events across America.

In April 2020, PBR launched its 1000 Creators Program to commission 1000 artists affected by the pandemic. To date, Pabst Blue Ribbon has commissioned work from over 500 bartenders, designers, animators, dancers, singers, directors and launched additional programs including Blue Ribbon Studios, Straight From Your Local Bartender, and Workshop Wednesday, giving artists of all stripes the chance to do what they do best - create.

Top 25 Artists:

• Ashley Dreyfus (@dreyfus.art) Boise, ID Design
• David Van Patten (@davevanpatten) Long Beach, CA Design
• Dylan Odbert (@dylpykol) San Clemente, CA Design
• Emma Covill (@emmajacquelynnart) Missoula, MT Design
• Fantasia A. Graham (@justfanni) Chicago, IL Design
• Frank Norton (@fbnorton) Kansas City, MO Design
• Holden Mesk (@holdenmesk) Asheville, NC Design
• Joe Tallman (@joe_tallman_) Rockford, IL Design
• John P Dessereau (@johnsville.studio) New York, NY Design
• Jordan Roy (@timemachine.28) New Hampshire Design
• Joseph Gotkin (@joegotkinart) Design
• Kolby Newton (@shaboykolby) Emporia, KS Design
• Luke McGarry (@lukeymcgarry) Los Angeles, CA Design
• Lisa Champ (@champ.nyc) New York, NY Design
• Maddy Hall (@_maddyhall) Nashville, TN Design
• Michele Scott (@m.scooot) Philadelphia, PA Design
• Monika Jurczyk (@iammonsie) Edinburgh, EH Design
• Patrick Carroll (@pat_roison) Austin, TX Design

Who did you vote for? Let us know in the comments!