Children palette winners announced

The winners of the first Children’s Holiday Palette Exhibition were

announced Wednesday by the Laguna Beach Arts Commission.

Cultural arts manager, Sian Poeschl said the contest was designed

to make every entry a winner. “The arts commission had a very hard

time,” Poeschl said. “It was a difficult choice.”

Poeschl said the commission took several days to review the

more-than-80 designs entered.

All entries, including those on the wooden palettes, will be on

display inside City Hall in the foyer area starting Dec. 1. The

winners will be officially acknowledged by the City Council at a

ceremony during the Dec. 7 council meeting.

The nine winning designs were created by the following artists:

Tyler Cheves, 6, Emily Miller, 7, Jacob Tompkins, 8, Maddy Lamb, 10,

Katie Nemsik, 11, Makaila Palmer, 12, Elise Hempen, 14 and Halle

Redfearn, 7.

Poeschl said she called and notified the winning artists on

Wednesday. “Everyone’s very excited and looking forward to the

ceremony,” Poeschl said.