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Las Cruces Space Festival: Art Contest -- 2025

The Las Cruces Space Festival's annual space art poster contest is open to students K-12. The 2025 theme, ‘The Nature of Space,’ portrays the beauty of the Universe and the excitement of space exploration. Our winner was Miguel Perez, a 5th grader from Columbia Elementary School.

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  • An abstract painting dominated by a large black circular shape with a blue-and-purple oval galaxy or planet visible inside it, surrounded by a textured grey dotted border. In the top left corner is a cluster of blue and purple flower-like shapes with a dark tree-lined silhouette. In the top right is a teal-and-purple cloud shape with small red and orange marks inside it. In the bottom right corner is a blue-and-purple cloud shape outlined in black. The background is a mix of white, grey, and blue. by Tyler Michel Gonzale

    Tyler Michel Gonzale's Poster

  • In the top left corner is a large orange planet. A blue-and-white rocket with a red nose cone, green stripe, and red boot-shaped thrusters sits in the center of the page, with a grey cratered planet at the very bottom labeled "logo here." A ringed orange-and-yellow planet sits in the top right corner, and a grey comet with a red-and-orange tail flies above the rocket. Dozens of small colorful oval asteroids in red, orange, yellow, blue, green, purple, and pink are scattered across the whole page, along with a blue planet in the lower right corner and a purple asteroid on the left. The background is shaded in grey pencil. by Darwin Millan

    Darwin Millan's Poster

  • A cluster of lumpy, asteroid-like planets in muted pastel tones fills most of the page, with a large cream and gold sun or moon at the top. The planets include a pink one with a thin ring, a lavender one with purple spots, a grey asteroid, a reddish planet with a dark ring, a planet split half light blue and half tan with colorful spots, a blue-and-green marbled planet, and a large striped planet in red, green, and tan resembling Jupiter. Smaller speckled blue asteroid shapes line the bottom edge. The background is pink with blue scribbles. by Anais Miramontes

    Anais Miramontes's Poster

  • In the top left corner is a small blue-and-green Earth. In the top right corner is a large tan planet with a grey ring, similar to Saturn. A grey comet with an orange flame trail flies in from the left. In the center is an orange-and-white space shuttle flying diagonally, and to its right is a satellite with blue solar panels. Along the bottom of the page is the curved blue-green horizon of a planet. The background is colored in blue and purple. by Asiel Miramontes

    Asiel Miramontes's Poster

  • A purple astronaut with a round grey-tinted visor stands on top of a blue-and-green Earth, with a speech bubble above reading "Yay we did it." A purple rocket is parked beside the astronaut on the Earth's surface, and a blue flagpole with a green flag is planted next to them. In the top left corner is a yellow cratered moon, and in the top right corner is a gold rectangle with a white egg or moon shape inside it. The background is shaded in light purple and blue. by Alanna Morales

    Alanna Morales's Poster

  • A dark night sky filled with white dots represents stars. In the top left is a purple-and-teal UFO with a green alien inside, and in the top right is a teal-and-red rocket with a window showing a face. In the center is a large red, cratered, cloud-shaped planet or asteroid. Below, a stick-figure character stands next to a sign with a zia symbol on it, with a yellow-and-orange planet surface at the bottom of the page. by Anastasia Morales

    Anastasia Morales's Poster

  • A large yellow-and-red sun labeled "SUN" fills the top of the page. Below it, a row of six planets of different sizes and colors is lined up vertically down the center: a small brown planet, an orange-and-brown planet, a blue-and-green Earth, a small red planet, a large brown-and-orange striped planet resembling Jupiter, and a smaller brown-and-yellow ringed planet, with two blue rings at the very bottom. Two curving rows of grey and brown asteroid shapes frame the planets on either side. The background is painted solid black, with a small red-and-green parrot or bird shape in the bottom right corner. by Emmanuel Moreno

    Emmanuel Moreno's Poster

  • A spaceship interior scene titled "Nature of Space" written across a curved window at the top, which looks out onto a starry sky with a blue-and-green Earth, an orange-and-yellow striped planet, a blue ringed planet, a grey cratered moon, and scattered stars. Below the window, an orange-and-red wall has yellow double doors in the center. On the ship's floor are two potted trees with red fruit, a bush with red berries, and a water tank with tubes running to planted rows of vegetables on the right. An astronaut stands near the doors holding a purple flower, with a speech bubble reading "I'm in Mars." by Delainey Murphy

    Delainey Murphy's Poster

  • A large reddish-brown robot or alien character with round teal eyes, a smiling mouth, blue sleeves, and green-and-red patterned pants and body stands in the center of the page, with a pink and red glove on one hand. Around the figure are a grey spiral galaxy shape, a grey comet-like shape, and dozens of star shapes in purple, blue, gold, and brown scattered across the whole background. A small grey stick-figure astronaut and a grey star float on the right side. In the bottom corners are a grey rocky planet on the left and a blue-and-purple Earth on the right, with a yellow sun in the top right corner. by Elena Neri

    Elena Neri's Poster

  • There are 2 characters attached to the rocketship, one is a pink AmongUs character and the other one looks like a turkey. Yoda is also on the moon with a red lightsaber. There are lots of yellow stars in the black background. by Shaiden Oaks

    Shaiden Oaks's Poster

  • A cartoon astronaut with brown skin and grey hair floats in the center of the page, wearing a round glass helmet and a blue dress, holding up a white star shape in one hand. To the right, a pink flower-headed alien character floats near a yellow star inside a blue-and-green swirl shape, and a red comet streaks above it. Below are a smaller pink flower-headed alien, two green alien characters, and a sketched dog face. In the top left corner is an orange-and-brown ringed planet labeled "red was the imposter" next to a red character resembling the game Among Us, with a speech bubble reading "Charlie!" and a sketch of an astronaut. A grey-and-purple striped planet sits at the far left. The background is white. by Adamari Orozco

    Adamari Orozco's Poster

  • In the center of the drawing there is a green rectangular character with brown arms and legs and a red face with a smile and big eyes. There are lots of greenish planets around him some with craters and some without. To his right there is a rock that has the zia symbol on it and is labled Las Cruces. The background of this drawing is a mix of green, red, and blue. by Leonardo Orozco

    Leonardo Orozco's Poster

  • A green alien astronaut with antennae and a blue spacesuit stands on top of a large grey cratered moon at the top of the page. A silver rocket with a red-and-blue window and an orange-and-red flame trail flies on the right side. In the bottom left corner is a small planet with orange and white stripes. Yellow stars are scattered across the page, along with a tan-and-yellow ringed planet in the bottom left. The background is white with small grey dots. by Camila Orquiz

    Camila Orquiz's Poster

  • Set against a solid black background, there is a yellow cratered planet in the top left corner. In the center is a large orange-and-yellow striped planet resembling Jupiter, with a small green-and-white marbled moon floating just above it. On the left is a blue planet with vertical stripes. At the bottom is a yellow-and-brown striped planet with a white ring, similar to Saturn. The background is colored solid black. by Andres Palafox

    Andres Palafox's Poster

  • Earth takes up most of this drawing, on Earth you can see North and South America, clouds, Africa, and the ocean. To the left of Earth you can see the moon and its craters. Next to the moon there is a meteor flying through space. Peaking above Earth you can see a little bit of the sun. To the left of the sun you can see Mars and Saturn. The background of this drawing is a mix of purple and black. by Jackson Pfeiffer

    Jackson Pfeiffer's Poster

  • What looks like a painting of the soloar system being sucked into the sun. You can see all 9 planets in this painting. The first 2 planets are really close to the sun and Earth is right on the edge of the suns outer layer. The background is blule, purple, and black with a lot of stars. by Ram Pisharody

    Ram Pisharody's Poster (Cosmic Harmony)

 
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