Creek Week Art Contest Winners

Art Gallery Open Through October 10th at the Goleta Community Center

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Creek Week Art Contest! More than 40 artists of all ages participated this year and created submissions based on the theme, “Once Upon a Creek: Bringing the Community Together with Art”. The winners were announced at a reception on September 25 at the Goleta Community Center.

Winners were selected based on the artwork’s relevance to the theme, overall appearance, and originality in three age categories.

Mayor Paula Perotte and guest judge Goleta Valley Art Association President Elizabeth Flanagan had the difficult job of selecting the winners.

Here are the 2025 Creek Week Art Contest Winners:

Children (6th grade and below)

1st Place – Ronnie Gloo
2nd Place – Nyra Mishra
3rd Place – Eliza Collins
Honorable Mention – Elliott Mumm
Honorable Mention – Abigail Hall
Honorable Mention – Sofia Villasana

Teens (7th -12th grade)

1st Place – Rudy Gloo
2nd Place – Kendall Switzer
3rd Place – Aishani Mishra

Adults (18+)

1st Place – Deborah Alston Wroblewski
2nd Place – Cydney Miller
3rd Place – David Tipton
Honorable Mention – Lori DeBoer
Honorable Mention – Carol North Dixon
Honorable Mention – Jackie Korosy

We encourage you to go to the Goleta Community Center (GCC) at 5679 Hollister Avenue to check out the artwork for yourself through Friday, October 10. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The GCC is available for non-profits and other user groups to display art and other culturally important displays. To learn more, please email communitycenter@cityofgoleta.gov.

Learn more about Goleta Valley Library and its programs by visiting www.GoletaValleyLibrary.org.

Group Photo of the 2025 Creek Week Art Contest Winners and family members