Outstanding Young Artists Recognized in MTD Art Contest

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SANTA BARBARA – Santa Barbara MTD held the 8^th Annual Youth Art Poster Contest this spring for Grades 1 through 6 with a theme of “Nature Buses.” This year’s contest saw 120 entries which were voted on by MTD employees. The winning works of art will be featured inside MTD buses for the next year, starting in July.

Participating sites included several South Coast afterschool programs and libraries. Entries came from the Eastside, Central, & Carpinteria Public Libraries, City of Santa Barbara RAP Program, the Carpinteria & Greater Santa Barbara Girls, Inc., and the Downtown Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Westside, & Goleta Boys & Girls Clubs.

1^st-3^rd Grade Winners

1^st Place- Brinley Kiefer, 3^rd Grade, El Camino School, Girls, Inc. of Greater SB

2^nd Place- Noemi Espinoza Aguilar, 2^nd Grade, SB Community Academy, SB Central Library

3^rd Place- Genesis Esparza, 3^rd Grade, Girls, Inc. of Carpinteria

Honorable Mention- Diallo Ryser, 1^st Grade, Canalino School

4^th-6^th Grade Winners

1^st Place- Anika Tanner – 6^th Grade, Trivium Charter School, SB Central Library

2^nd Place- Kaylee Hernandez, 6^th Grade, Roosevelt School, RAP Program

3^rd Place- Cataleya Alexa Martinez, 4^th Grade, El Camino School, Girls, Inc. of Greater SB

Honorable Mention- Camilla Gonzalez, 5^th Grade, Monte Vista School, Girls, Inc. of Greater SB