2026 Cedar Livestock & Heritage Center Art and Photography Contest

Thanks to everyone who participated. The exhibit is part of the 2026 Cedar Livestock and Heritage Festival coordinated by the Cedar City Arts Council. Randy Seely directs the art portion and Rheana Gardner directs the photography portion. Prize money provided by the Festival.

Paislee Rose Mumms: Age 17; Grade 12 (Oil Pastel)

Brooklyn Arnold: Age 17; Grade 12 (Graphite)

Paislee Rose Mumms: Age 17: Grade 12 (Watercolor and Ink

Paislee Rose Mumms: Age 17; Grade 12 (Mixed Media)

Adelaide Call: Age 17; Grade 12 (Colored Pencil)

"I started this piece because I am fascinated with flowers and I always have been. I can remember since I was little being captivated by them. My mom told me as I got older that when we planted flowers that it reminder her of when she was little girl and planted flowers with my grandmother. I love this piece because it reminds of where I came from and the people I love."

Liliana Rose Cortad: Age17; Grade 12 (Acrylic and Gold Leaf)

"On my farm, we have wild rabbits that run freely. I find them fascinating. To me, rabbits serve as a reminder that nature is a double edged sword. To me rabbits mean home"

Kenzie Tanner: Age 13; Grade 8 (Acrylic Paint)

"This piece was inspired by a beautiful picture I made because be and my family love being outside"

Cameron McDonald: Age 13; Grade 8 ( Acrylic Paint)

"My moms side of the family own a farm in Orderville over 100 acres of land. I wanted to include this in my artwork. The family name is Tait. And Tait is my middle name."

Oaklei Black: Age 13; Grade 8 (Colored Pencil)

"I'm proud of my deer. It was kinda a challenge to blend the mountains. Skills I used was using the white colored pencil to blend and I drew mountains because Cedar has really pretty mountains"

Lisa Welch: Age 13; Grade 8 ( Graphite)

"My artwork was inspired by my late grandpa. When I was younger he always encouraged me to follow my dreams! I always wanted to own an ride horses ever since I was little. He inspired me to take horse back riding lessons for many years. Once he passed away, I lost interest in horses all together. But I realized that he would want me to keep doin what I love. This represents Cedar City Livestock by showing Utahs beautiful animals that roam over its beautiful lands. I mostly used shading to create different values of color and different colors on the horse. This project taught me to appreciate what beautiful people and landscape we have in this amazing state."

Channing Batty: Age 13; Grade 8 (Watercolor)

"My picture is of the historic movie theatre on main street. It's important to me because my great great grandfather John Rowberry owned it for quite a some time. He was also in the green book! I love Cedar and all is history!"

Cohen: Age 13; Grade 8 (Colored Pencil)

"I wanted to capture a little bit of Utah in my artwork. I chose to draw red rock in Bryce Canyon because areas such as Zion and Bryce Canyon have always made this state feel special to me. The night sky has also always served as an inspiration for me. This is why I wanted to draw both of these in my drawing."

Korbyn Adams: Age 14; Grade 8 (Colored Pencil)

"I am proud that my drawing looks a lot more real than any of my other drawings. The challenge that I overcame was teh grass and it look not real but now it looks a lot better. I improved my realisticness. Learning about my heritage made me draw mountains because there is a lot of mountains in Utah. I would try a different animal and make my mountains more realistic."

Nanzie Cobian Ricardo: Age 13, Grade 8 (Watercolor)

Jackson Jeter: Age 13; Grade 8 (Colored Pencil)

"I am proud of my Highland cow drawing. One of the challenges I faced was figuring out a background. I improved on shading and coloring Rosa Bonheur influenced my art work by her passion. I would use different if I could next time."

Brantley Keele: Age 12; Grade 8 (Colored Pencil)

Cassidy Crossman: Age 13; Grade 8 (Colored Pencil)

"As I was making my art it was very helpful because as I was sketching my piece I learned how to improve in how I draw my animals and landscape. I also learned how to layer color pencils on top of each other and by doing that I was able to create one color that is actually multiple colors blended together."

Natalie Askari: Age 14; Grade 8 (Watercolor)

"I painted my painting this way because I had some inspiration from a photo I took in California. It has a beautiful sunset and mountains. I painted a horse as my live stock animal because it was one of my last memory's with my Grandpa before he passed. I was one of my favorite photos he took that day. I decided to add it to my painting because I wanted him to be included in this too. I used water color as my medium because opa/grandpa said " make sure to get all the white if you don't get all the white then you're not finished" I think he's the reason I love art. Water color is my favorite because its easy to get all the white patches."

Kammee Reiser: Age 13; Grade 8 ( Watercolor/Graphite)

"My artwork was inspired by my grandma and her animals especially horses. She grew up on a farm and had a special horse named cinnamon. My grandma showed me how important it is to care for animals and nature. I remember going up to my grandmas house where she grew up and feeding the horses with my grandma.

Essendon Earl: Age 13; Grade 8 (Colored Pencil)

" The thing I love about my artwork is the Utah landscape, because it showes how beatiful this state is. My challenge with my artwork was the detail. I noticed I didn't have enough detail in the rocks and grass, so I added some and t looks a lot better. A new skill I used was blending with the white colored pencil. It was really good with blending the clouds."

Mykaela Garfield: Age 13; Grade 8 (Acrylic Paint)

"I painted a buffalo because I was inspired by Rosa Bonheur. Also because I grew up in the St. George and Washington area in Utah and I remember driving by the buffalo as a kid and thinking they were really cool."

Paesyn Warby: Age 14; Grade 8 (Colored Pencil)

"I am very proud of the colors in this art work. One Challenge I had was drawing the actual picture. Some Skills I improved is my colored pencil coloring. I loked learning about heritage and it helped me try harder on it. What I'd like to try next is maybe paint"

Shelby Robles: Age 13; Grade 8 (Graphite)

Roxanne Shay Wilde: Age 13; Grade 8 (Colored Pencil)

"I am proud of this picture because of how I didn't give up and tried new things. Like blending and drawing horses and next time I want to add clouds. This piece really showed me how artists like Rosa Bonheur are right about celebrating the amazing landscapes and other beauties of our world."

Nicki Pinon: Age 14; Grade 8 (Acrylic Paint)

"The reason I chose to paint the mountains is to show the beauty of what people see in Cedar City and see in their everyday life. And to appreciate it because not everyone can see the beauty of mountains"

Juliette Lowry: Age 13; Grade 8 (Colored Pencil)

Brisa Croft: Age 13; Grade 8 (Colored Pencil)

"I did this drawing because my grandpa had a duckling on his farm and it just reminded me of him and it relates to the Livestock Festival because it is a farm related animal. And it's so cute. I used color pencil and a little bit of pencil it took a while but it turned out great!"

Kason Grant: Age 13; Grade 8 (Colored Pencil)

"One thing I am proud of is how well my drawing was. A challenge was getting the right shade but I tried different colors together and they worked. I improved my shading skills. It reminded me of my past. I would like to try a different landscape."

Paisley Pecten: Age 12; Grade 7 (Acrylic)

Loralee Seely: Age 12; Grade 7 (Graphite)

"I am a daughter of the Utah Pioneers. This picture represents the sisterly bond that gave strength and courage through an extremely difficult time in their lives. Their love was a safe spot that carried them to their dream of a better life"