Local student art shines at county government building

“4th Grade Collaboration” by students at Booker T. Washington Elementary School (Las Cruces Public Schools). Their art teacher is June Walton.

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“Giraffe Photographer,” by Valeria Ruiz, a third-grader at Mesilla Elementary School (Las Cruces Public Schools).

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“Jackson,” by Highland Elementary School (Las Cruces Public Schools) fourth-graders.

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Artwork by Sonoma Elementary (Las Cruces Public Schools) second-graders; top left: “Sweater Bear,” by Savannah Telles; top right: “Stripy-Blue Bear,” by Izayah Zamora; bottom right: “Lavender Bear,” by Clarissa Gallegos; and bottom right: “Snowflake Bear,” by MacKenzie Stetina. Their art teacher is Sharla Estep.

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Posted Monday, June 20, 2022 3:16 pm

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The Doña Ana County Government Building, 845 N. Motel Blvd., is hosting the 2022-23 student art show for about the next year.

Student art shows have been a rotating feature in the county building’s main lobby since 2000, with hundreds of works by local student artists displayed for the public. In the past, exhibits have included paintings, etchings, photographs and drawings from students from Las Cruces Public Schools, Gadsden Independent School District, Hatch Valley Public Schools and John Paul Taylor Academy in Las Cruces. The artists range from elementary to high school students.

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