Pabst Blue Ribbon Reveals Winners of 2020 Art Can Contest Judged in Partnership with Juxtapoz

LA-Based Artist Zack Rosebrugh to have Original Artwork Featured on Millions of Cans Nationwide

Started in 2014, the Pabst Blue Ribbon Art Can Contest has now put original art on over 300 million cans and awarded over $100,000 to emerging artists. The contest gives artists the opportunity to re-imagine Pabst Blue Ribbon’s iconic cans and customers the chance to hold original art in their hands. 

The 2020 Art Can Contest kicked off in October last year, and today Pabst Blue Ribbon announced its winner, LA designer Zack Rosebrugh (@zackrosebrugh). Later this Fall Zack’s original artwork will be featured on over 100 million cans nationwide and he’ll receive a $10,000 cash prize. While Zack’s design will be the only one featured on Pabst Blue Ribbon cans, 2nd and 3rd place runner ups Yahira Vila (@yaicecream) and Adam Rosenbaum (@adamkrosenbaum) will each receive $3,500 and $1,500 respectively.

View the winning can designer here. 

The 2020 contest was judged in partnership with Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine. For over 25 years Juxtapoz has supported and documented underground art, giving a platform to emerging artists and communities that have been overlooked by the mainstream and commercial art world. 

“I liked this one because the logo is so clear and the composition is nicely centered. You know you are looking at a PBR can without being interrupted. It's just a fun, clean style.” - Evan Pricco from Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine

Zack Roebrugh’s artwork will be featured on over 100 million cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon, as well as all related packaging in the Fall of 2020. Not only will he receive the $10,000 grand prize, but he’ll also be interviewed by, and have his work featured on, Juxtapoz.com. 

“Zack came through with an eye-catching design that was not only vibrant but a fresh look for Pabst. We received input from Juxtapoz, all of our past Art Can Winners and over 7,000 public votes to arrive at this decision. Look for Zack’s Art Can to hit shelves this fall.” - Andrew Heard from Pabst Blue Ribbon 

The Art Can Contest is just one element of Pabst Blue Ribbon’s commitment to supporting art around America. Since 2016 Pabst Blue Ribbon has commissioned over 175 original murals across the country, and in 2019 launched the first ever National Mural Day, putting up murals in more than 13 cities across the country.

@@

About Michael Brun

“Michael Brun might be the biggest thing to come out of Haiti in the 21st Century” - Esquire

“A cultural ambassador for his island home” - TIME

Michael Brun spent his childhood on the sun-drenched Caribbean island of Haiti. Born to a Haitian father and Guyanese mother who loved music, Brun’s influences stretched from the percussion-heavy Rara and Afro-groove music of his native Haiti, to Hip-hop and RnB. He played guitar and piano from a young age, and took up DJing and music production as a hobby at 16 after winning a full scholarship to attend military school in the US, then going on to study Pre-Med at Davidson College.

Today Michael has emerged as the face for a new generation of Haitians, working with international stars and home-grown musical heroes to share the richness of his island’s culture with a wider audience.

The last two years have seen Brun depart from the club sounds that defined his early career, to work with Haitian artists like J. Perry, Baky, Lakou Mizik and BélO. His singular take on traditional Haitian sounds have caught the ears of tastemakers like Diplo and Arcade Fire, seen him land consulting work for Spotify, collab with superstars like J Balvin, sell out multiple headlining US tours and notch up tens of millions of streams across tracks like Bayo, Soweto, Gaya and Spice, his collaborative track with Grammy-nominated Kah-Lo.

Under his Bayo umbrella Michael is seeking to bring the energy, sound and alluring vibe of Haitian street parties to venues around the world.  In Haitian Creole, ‘Bayo’ means ‘to give’, which refers to both generosity in Haitian culture and the sense of duty that Brun feels to showcasing the best of his country. After multiple block parties in Miami and Haiti, Brun debuted Bayo with a sold-out show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, which was followed by a sold-out US tour.  2019 will see Michael expand upon the concept, bringing the show to nine major cities in the US and Canada.

2018 also saw Brun soundtrack the World Cup, with Telemundo picking his and J Balvin’s collab ‘Positivo’ as their official world cup anthem. Brun would also join Balvin as direct support for his sold-out ‘Vibras’ tour, taking the stage alongside Ghanian pop star Mr. Eazi

Brun’s non-profit work has seen him produce and host the Wherever I Go festival in Haiti, join the board of Paul Haggis’ Artists for Peace and Justice, and serve as the face of the Emmy winning Beatmaking Lab Program.

Contact

michaelbrun.com