Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Calls For Artwork Submissions to Be Featured as a Mural on Original Location
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Published: 14 Nov 2016
Two murals will be painted on exterior walls of Dickey’s first location to celebrate 75th anniversary
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</p><p class="MsoNormal">(Dallas, TX) <a href="https://www.dickeys.com/">Dickey’s
Barbecue Pit has been passionate about the art of great barbecue since 1941,
and is now looking for passionate artists to portray their great art as a mural
at Dickey’s original location. To celebrate the barbecue brand’s 75th
anniversary, Dickey’s is calling for artists to submit artwork for
consideration to become a permanent feature on the store’s external walls as
large-scale murals. Two murals will be chosen. Selected artists will win $500
and free barbecue for a year. Located at Knox-Henderson and North Central
Expressway, Dickey’s first location is one of the oldest, continuously-running
restaurants in Dallas.Submissions will be
accepted until November 24, and
can be uploaded online via this submission form or
mailed as a hard copy to:
Attn: Mural Contest
8150 North Central Expressway, Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75206
Submissions will not be returned.
To join Dickey’s Big Yellow Cup Club, click here.
“Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is an artisan brand, and we are proud
to commission new works of art to feature prominently at our first and original
location,” says Roland Dickey Jr., CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants Inc. “The
mural project will be a lasting symbol of Dickey’s 75 years of serving
authentic, Texas-style barbecue, and we look forward to many more years of
serving communities around the nation and the world.”
About Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., the nation’s largest barbecue chain
was founded in 1941 by Travis Dickey with the goal of authentic
slow-smoked barbecue. Today, all meats are still slow smoked on-site in each
restaurant living up to the company tagline, “We Speak Barbecue.” The
Dallas-based family-run barbecue
franchise offers a quality selection of signature meats, home style sides,
tangy barbecue sauce and free kids’ meals every Sunday. The fast-casual concept
has expanded to more than 560 locations in 43 states. This year Dickey’s won
first place on Fast Casual’s “Top
100 Movers and Shakers” and ranked in the top ten of Franchise Times’ “Fast
and Serious.” Dickey’s Barbecue Pit was
recognized for the third year by Nation’s Restaurant News as a “Top 10 Growth
Chain” and by Technomic as the “Fastest-growing restaurant chain in the
country.” For more information, visit www.dickeys.com
or for barbecue franchise opportunities call
866.340.6188.
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