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Select the country and object's type The Doña Ana Arts Council Announces Color Las Cruces 2011 Award Winners

Las Cruces, N.M. - The Doña Ana Arts Council proudly presents the winners of the Second Annual Color Las Cruces Plein Air Competition and Community Arts Festival, held over the weekend of September 9 - 11, 2011.

On Friday, September 9th, over 30 artists from throughout the Southwest gathered up their paints and easels and set out to capture the subtle beauties of Las Cruces in a timed painting competition. The resulting paintings were exhibited throughout the weekend at 201 N. Main Street, where guest judge Preston Thayer, the Director of the NMSU Art Galleries, did the honors.

The winners of the 2011 Color Las Cruces Plein Air Competition were: Meg Freyermuth - First Place; Beth Ray - Second Place; Judy Licht - Third Place. Honorable Mentions went to Arlene J. Tugel and Ouida Touchon. An interesting fact about this competition is that First Place Winner Meg Freyermuth was last year\'s Second Place winner, while this year\'s Second Place winner was last year\'s First Place winner.

Winners of the Quickdraw competition, held Sunday, September 11th, were: Krystyna Robbins - First Place; Beth Ray - Second Place; Lois Griffel - Third Place. In the 15-and-Under category, the winners were: Reyna Andazola - First Place; Santana Andazola - Second Place; Alyssa Garnett - Honorable Mention.

The Arts Council would like to congratulate all of the winners and give a big thank you to the artists and sponsors who participated, as well as the many volunteers who gave their time and energy to make this year\'s event a special one.

The Doña Ana Arts Council offices are located upstairs in the Rio Grande Theatre, at 211 N. Main in Las Cruces, NM. For clarification, photos or additional information, please contact Executive Director Ceci Vasconcellos or Theatre Manager David Salcido at 575-523-6403. For more information on Color Las Cruces, please visit our website at www.Las-Cruces-Arts.org.

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