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Cesar Chavez Art Poetry

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PLEASE CHECK EITHER YES OR NO FOR EACH OPTION BELOW: Display my name in the online and in person exhibit or any other 51 Inc. publications.
PLEASE CHECK EITHER YES OR NO FOR EACH OPTION BELOW: Display my name in the online and in person exhibit or any other 51 Inc. publications.
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ELIGIBILITY: Open only to Central Valley community members throughout Tulare, Kings, Kern, and Fresno Counties. Employees, partners, and their families can also participate.

DEADLINE: Entries need to be submitted by March 15, 2025 11:59 p.m.

THEME: This year's theme is "Farworker Rights"

AGE DIVISIONS:
ADULT (18 yrs. or older)
HIGH SCHOOL (14–18 yrs.)
YOUTH (up to 13 yrs.)

ENTRY FEE: None

ENTRY LIMIT: One Entry Per Person

ARTWORK/POETRY: Must be original work

ENTRY FORM: An entry form (below) must be securely attached to the back of each entry. Please do this prior to delivering your entry so that we know whose art or poem it is. Two contact methods or phone numbers are preferred.

DELIVERY: Package your entry carefully and drop it off at any of our 51 Inc. locations. Please see locations list here: www.proteusinc.org/locations

AWARDS AND SELECTION: We will have a first, second, and third prize for each division, with a total of 18 prizes being awarded.
1st Place in Each Division: $150 Prize
2nd Place in Each Division: $100 Prize
3rd Place in Each Division: $50 Prize

Public announcement and awards will be on April 10, 2025.

Each entry will be showcased on our website and winning artwork will be displayed at the Cesar Chavez Reception being held on April 10, 2025

If you have questions, please email [email protected] or call us at (559) 733-5423 and ask for the Marketing Department.

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2025 Art and Poetry Winners

Adult (18 and up)

Art
First / Last Name
City
1st Place
Silvia Rodriguez Bryant
Porterville
2nd Place
Vincent L Mendez
Visalia
3rd Place
Eddie Reveles
Exeter
Poetry
First / Last Name
City
1st Place
Brenda Rivera
Visalia
2nd Place
Erika Madrigal
Delano
3rd Place
Leticia Sandoval
Visalia

High School (14-17)

Art
First / Last Name
City
1st Place
Valentina Raya Mendoza
Woodlake High School
2nd Place
Ariana Carbajal
Dinuba High School
3rd Place
Adam Del Toro
Dinuba High School

Youth (13 and Under)

Art
Last Name
School
1st Place
Brea Mendoza
Ivanhoe
2nd Place
Ramon Maldonado
Porterville
3rd Place
Cairen Lopez
Porterville
Poetry
First / Last Name
City
1st Place
Destiny Lopez
Ivanhoe
2nd Place
Hector Contreras
Ivanhoe
3rd Place
Ariana Toledo
Ivanhoe

Honarable Mention

First / Last Name
City
Mia Jimenez
Visalia
Monica Toriz
Visalia
Ma. Fabiana Sandoval Rubio
Porterville 

Mission

Our “Mission” is to provide education, workplace training, job placement, and other support services to farmworking families and diverse program participants to empower them to achieve self-sufficiency.