More than 40 artists of all ages participated in the 2025 Creek Week Art Contest this year, creating submissions based on the theme Once Upon a Creek: Bringing the Community Together with Art.
The contest winners were announced Sept. 25 during a reception at the Goleta Community Center, 5679 Hollister Ave.
Winners were selected based on the artwork’s relevance to the theme, overall appearance, and originality in three age categories, organizers said.
Mayor Paula Perotte and guest judge Elizabeth Flanagan, president of the Goleta Valley Art Association, selected the following winners.

Children (grade 6 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 (grades 7-12)
• 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
Community members can view the artwork 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday through Oct. 10 at the Goleta Community Center.
The GCC is available for nonprofits and other user groups to display art and other culturally important displays. To learn more, email [email protected].
Learn more about Goleta Valley Library at www.GoletaValleyLibrary.org.
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