Sponsored by: |
||
|
Honoring the Legacy of African Americans and Our Multiculturalism... A Vision
of a Dream Kept Alive. Celebrating the rich diversity and culture of Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the heritage month's steering committee hosted a poster contest for all K-12 students in Los Angeles County in honor of African American Heritage Month. This year's competition invited youth at community recreation centers and public, private and charter school students from kindergarten through 12th grade to explore aspects of African American heritage and showcase their artistic skills. Entries were judged by a panel of community leaders and members of the African American Heritage Month steering committee on originality in interpreting the theme, visual impact of design and quality of the work. The contest's first, second and third-place winners received savings bonds from competition sponsor Wells Fargo and free tickets to Disneyland from African American Heritage Month's title sponsor, The Walt Disney Company. Students receiving honorable mentions for their work were awarded art books from the City's Department of Cultural Affairs. The student artwork will be on display at City Hall's Bridge Gallery. |
||
POSTER CONTEST
| Grades 11 and 12 | |
| 1st Place & Best in Show: | Arturo Huerta "Sucess" |
| 2nd Place: | Jane Young Lee "A Speech for Diversity" |
| 3rd Place: | Chelsea Koga "Keeping the Dream Alive" |
| Honorable Mention: | John Taing "Words of Freedom" |
| Grades 9 and 10 | |
| 1st Place: | Jabari Aaron McDonald "Casting the Bread" |
| 2nd Place: | Francisco Arias "Psychedelic" |
| 3rd Place: | Michelle Cho "For the Generations to Come" |
| Honorable Mention: | Jenny Joe "Music is My Life" |
| Grades 6, 7 and 8 | |
| 1st Place: | Diana Salcedo "United" |
| 2nd Place: | Aziz Muhammad "Untitled" |
| 3rd Place: | Magdalena Gomez "Lets See Eye 2 Eye" |
| Honorable Mention: | London Edwards "Untitled" |
| Grades 4 and 5 | |
| 1st Place: | Isaac Gramajo "Untitled" |
| 2nd Place: | Heaven Joyce Fuentes Mella "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow's Vision Will Live On and On" |
| 3rd Place: | Arianna Pinon "Keeping the Dream Alive" |
| Honorable Mention: | Julyssa Sandoval "Martin Luther King Dream" |
| Grades 2 and 3 | |
| 1st Place: | Audrey Bian Kim "African American Hertiage" |
| 2nd Place: | Mekhi Robert Singleton "My Three Generations" |
| 3rd Place: | Andrew Garza "African American Heritage Quilt" |
| Honorable Mention: | Jay Hyun Lim "Run Away from the South" |
| Grades K and 1 | |
| 1st Place: | John Rayas "Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood" |
| 2nd Place: | David Curiel "A Dream Come True for Equality" |
| 3rd Place: | Christopher S. Oh "African Art" |
| Honorable Mention: | Luis Arana Jr. "Love Is All We Need" |