The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) recognized local students who won the agency’s 8th Annual Anti-Graffiti Art Contest at two special award ceremonies on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at Roy Martin Middle School and Thursday, Dec. 18, at Victoria Fertitta Middle School.
The RTC’s annual art contest, sponsored by Vector Media and Outdoor Promotions in partnership with the Clark County School District, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Graffiti Investigation Section, Crime Stoppers and the Southern Nevada Graffiti Coalition, invited local elementary and middle school students to create and submit artwork that promotes the contest’s theme, “Keep Southern Nevada Graffiti Free.”
More than 209 students from 14 schools across the valley participated in this year’s contest. At the ceremonies, RTC recognized the top two winners – Kylee Shay Mitchell of Roy Martin Middle School and Aleya Porter of Victoria Fertitta Middle School. The artwork of the two winners will be displayed on the outside of an RTC transit vehicle and will travel Las Vegas Valley streets for up to one year.
Students were encouraged to create original designs and to support the message of respecting each other’s property and not devaluing or defacing it with graffiti.
The runners-up included Katheryn Macias-Padron, Isaac Carpenter, Hunter Mecham, Sara Barajas Villa and Luz Molina Garcia of Cashman Middle School; Jesus Martinez-Cazares and Jade Alexe of Roy Martin Middle School; and Britton Cheney of First Good Shepherd Lutheran School, who were recognized with certificates of achievement. Artwork submitted by the runners-up will be featured on transit shelters around the valley.
