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San Luis Valley Museum - All-Valley Art Show 2015

Congratulations Kaitlyn McGinnis, from Centauri High School (La Jara) as Best in Show winner at the 14th All-Valley Art Show for her Bird of Paradise. 

The awards ceremony was held on Saturday, May 9th to a packed crowd.  The show will be on display through this week until Saturday, May 16th.  Make sure to stop by and see the work of the Valley’s future artists!  For hours and location: http://www.museumtrail.org/san-luis-valley-museum.html

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Winners by Category are:

Animation/Photography

High School
1st place – “H.E.A.R.T. Animation” by Alycia David & Natalie Kidd, Sargent High School
2nd Place – “Slide” by Olivia Madrid, Creede High School
3rd Place – “Resting on Water” by Dakota Perrin, Sargent HS

Middle School
1st Place – “Black and White Flower” by Sadi Allen, Creede Middle School


3D-Ceramics:

High School
1st Place – “Beast” by Sean Cruz, Centauri HS
2nd Place – “Sea Life” by Sean Cruz, Centauri HS
3rd Place – “Guitar” – Desi Christensen, Centauri HS

Middle School:
1st Place – “Totem Pole” by Stella von Dendenroth, Sadi Allen, Haley Follmen, Austyn Gingrass and Michael Phillipi, Creede MS
2nd Place – “Rasta Alien” by Colter Simon and Casper Freedle, Creede MS
3rd Place – “Safari Sculpture” by Wood, Creede MS


2D-Painting et al.

High School
1st Place – “Horse” by Eileen Egolf, Creede HS
2nd Place – “Swarm Queen” by Shania Chairez, Sierra Grande
3rd Place – “Fox” by Jose Mix, Sangre de Cristo

Middle School
1st Place – “Ducks” by Triston Johnson, Creede MS
2nd Place – “Purple Cow” by Alyssa Darnell, Sangre de Cristo MS
3rd Place – “Girl” by Casper Freedle, Creede MS


Honorable Mention (alpha by school)
1.     8th Grade Class – “Story Quilt” – Antonito MS
2.     Sarah Sowards – “Hand” – Centauri HS
3.     Raymond Mendoza – “Indomitable (Tank)” – Centennial HS
4.     Savannah Wilson – “Cow” – Creede MS
5.     Emily Logan – “Mother and Daughter” - Monte Vista HS
6.     Sky Edmonds – “Um..What?” – Monte vista HS
7.     Brook Steubs – “Melancholy” – Monte Vista HS
8.     Jen Swietzer – “New Sandles” – Monte vista HS
9.     Emily Logan – “Mocking Bird” – Monte Vista HS
10.   Tucker Jones – “Whale” – Sargent MS
11.    Umi Pruet – “Surprise Inside” – Sierra Grande
12.   Shania Chairez – “Fishy Fishy” – Sierra Grande


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"Bird of Paradise" - 2015 Best In Show Winner - Kaitlyn McGinnis, Centauri High School, La Jara, Colorado
Congratulations to all the participating schools, students and art teachers.  Thanks for all you do:

Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Alamosa County)
Antonito Middle and High Schools (Antonito, Conejos County)
Centauri High School (La Jara, Conejos County)
Centennial High School (San Luis, Costilla County)
Creede Middle and High Schools (Creede, Mineral County)
Monte Vista High School (MV, Rio Grande County)
Sangre de Cristo Middle and High Schools
Sargent Middle and High Schools (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County)
Sierra Grande Middle and High Schools (Blanca, Costilla County)


A special thanks also to this year’s judges:
Ruth Dixon
Craig Lehmann
Danny Ledonne


Photo Credit for group photo by the Valley Courier - From left Tera McGinnis, Alamosa Mayor Josef Lucero, and Lily McGinnis pose with Katlyn McGinnis and her prize-winning contribution “Bird of Paradise” to the All-Valley Art Show sponsored by the San Luis Valley Museum in Alamosa. 

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