Salt River Arts Festival Youth Art
Discover Salt River is excited to share the art submissions for this years Salt River Arts Festival Youth Logo Contest
The submissions showcased an incredible array of creativity and talent from Salt River’s young artists. Each entry reflected unique perspectives and imaginative designs, highlighting the vibrant spirit of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community. We are grateful to the participants for sharing their creativity with us!
Lily Standing Elk
🌟 Logo Contest Winner 🌟
“I created this art piece to embody the Salt River Community. The illustration is based on the tribes strength, freedom, and spiritual significance. The Bald Eagle shown in the artwork is supposed to represent independence and the connection with the spiritual realm. A few reasons why I put a desert in the background of my design is because it symbolizes resilience, survival, sacredness, and the balance between life and scarcity”
PeggySue Conger
“The story behind my art project is my love for my culture and art, I was inspired the places that I went with my grandparents when they would volunteer at events and I would help them, I like watching the dancers, I like drawing culture dancers.”
Alonzo Lopez
“I drew Red Mountain because when i see that mountain I know i am home. I drew the saguaro because it’s useful for our people in the desert. I added the water design because we are the river people.”
Miya Aljanabi
“This beautiful drawing features a Native woman standing proudly in front of a mountain range, with a warm sunset glowing behind her. The scene reflects strength, culture, and a deep connection to the land. It’s a heartfelt tribute to heritage and the beauty of nature.”
Charlize Hood
“I did an acrylic painting on my representation for how I see Salt River and what it means to me. I have the language, red mountain, the corn field, and the man in the maze in my painting.”
