The 22nd Annual League for Innovation Student Art Competition was hosted by Mountain View College from Jan. 30 – Feb. 13, 2009, in the Kiva and Treetop Galleries. This exhibition showcased works selected from the top DCCCD art students in a competition juried by Celia Muñoz.

Each of the 7 campuses of the DCCCD choose and submit up to 10 art works from their own students for entries in the League for Innovation Student Art Competition. These 70 pieces form the regional League for Innovation Exhibition hosted annually at Mountain View College. An invited juror chooses 5 pieces from the 70 submitted to advance to the national competition. The 5 pieces selected will be published, representing each of the community colleges or districts, in a nationally distributed catalogue. On the national level of the competition, a recognized artist or art educator selects the top award winners. There are money prizes for the top three places and for a Juror’s Purchase Award.

El Centro College art students participating in the 2009 competition included:

• Bridget King/ Ceramics
• Renzo/ Ceramics
• Aiden Vo/ Painting
• Richard Blausett/ Ceramics
• Jessica Santoyo/ Painting
• Yolanda Smith/ Metals-Jewelry
• Justin Anstead/ Digital Art
• Raymond Butler/ Sculpture
• Elisa Guardiola/ Mixed Media

Raymond Butler with his work, 50 Million Legos Later; Legorian, Mixed Media Bronze Sculpture.

Elisa Guardiola, The Collapse of the Universe According to U Honey, Mixed Media Soft Sculpture.