Katie Lutterschmidt, a sophomore at Whitehall High School, has artwork exhibited at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks after her entry in the ArtPop Billboard Competition was named a top 10 student entry.

Katie’s work in colored pencil, titled “In the Distance,” is on display through March 13 at ArtsQuest Center’s Alvin H. Butz Gallery, located on the second floor of the performing arts center, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem.

This year’s second-annual ArtPop Billboard Competition, which features local artists’ works on Adams Outdoor Advertising billboards, was highlighted by the first ArtPop Scholastic Competition, open to high school students from throughout the Lehigh Valley. The top 10 entries will be showcased. The prints on display in the exhibition have been donated by Banana Factory resident artist Ray Smicker of Silver Images Studio.

The contest winner, Jeremy Gipson, a senior at Parkland High School, will have his artwork displayed on a billboard.

Started by Wendy Hickey in Charlotte, N.C., ArtPop is designed to highlight local artists and the important roles they play in the community by showcasing their work through available billboard media space.

The ArtPop Lehigh Valley program, now in its second year, is a partnership between Adams Outdoor Advertising of the Lehigh Valley, the national ArtPop, the nonprofit ArtsQuest and the Lehigh Valley’s arts community.

For more information on ArtPop Lehigh Valley, visit bananafactory.org/artpop/. For details on the national ArtPop program, check out ArtPopStreetGallery.com.