ArtsQuest and the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce took “Best of Show” honors Friday night at the 2013 ADDY Awards. The awards, held by the American Advertising Federation/Greater Lehigh Valley, recognize the best advertising in a variety of categories including interactive media, television, newspaper, public service, consumer magazine and sales promotion.

ArtsQuest was honored for its Musikfest Mobile App in the Digital Media Campaign category, and the chamber won for the Bethlehem Vegfest Poster Campaign in the Collateral Materials Category. Both entries also won gold awards.

In total, 14 agencies, companies and nonprofits won 23 gold awards at the event. The organization also presented 38 silver awards and nine student ADDYs.

Other gold medal winners included Air Products (4), Spark (3), PPL Inc. (2), The Morning Call/Media Arts Group (2), Adams Outdoor, Christian Weber Creatives, Express Business Centers, Trexlertown, enze, First Generation, Mojo Active, Mosaic and Signs by Tomorrow – Allentown.

The ADDY Awards Competition is a three-tiered national competition conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation. It is the advertising industry's largest competition.

All of the award winners will be posted on the AAF-GLV website: aafglv.com