Isaias Gomez's design, "GG Reflection," received the most votes in the SFPL art contest and is one of five designs that will appear on library cards early this summer.Â
Isaias Gomez's design, "GG Reflection," received the most votes in the SFPL art contest and is one of five designs that will appear on library cards early this summer.Â
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Ahead of National Library Week, which runs from April 23-29, the San Francisco Public Library has announced the five winning designs for "Library Card by Creativity Explored," an exhibition and art contest that celebrates the 40th anniversary of Creativity Explored, an art studio for people with developmental disabilities.  Â
"This was such a fun collaboration," said Michelle Jeffers, chief of community programs and partnerships. "This competition was embraced systemwide, and it was wonderful to receive so many votes. Congratulations to the winners! We can't wait to see their designs on the new cards."Â
While the competition has wrapped up, all 30 designs are on view through April 30 at the Main Library.
Here are the five Creativity Explored artists whose library card designs will debut early this summer.Â
Isaias Gomez, "GG Reflection"Â
Of the more than 2,700 votes that were cast, Gomez emerged as the crowd favorite for his nighttime depiction of the Golden Gate Bridge (shown above) and the surrounding cityscape.Â
Andrew Wong, "Goodnight Moon"Â
Drawing inspiration from Margaret Wise Brown's "Goodnight Moon," Wong's design features two children, who are surrounded by a variety toys, in a green and blue room. A window pane frames three stars and a moon.Â
"Goodnight Moon" utilized graphite and watercolor on paper.
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Guadalupe Ramos, "Victoriana Dream on Steiner Street"Â
Ramos' work is a panoramic view of the Painted Ladies. The iconic row of houses are framed by skyscrapers while the composition's lemon-yellow hue "evokes the dawn of a new day."Â
Ramos' work honors the Painted Ladies, San Francisco's iconic row of houses.Â
Guadalupe Ramos/Courtesy of SFPL Media Images
Nubia Ortega, "Untitled"Â
Ortega was inspired by "Tenangos," the Otomi Mexican embroidery tradition. Her piece features an individual surrounded by brightly-colored flowers and animals.
Inspired by the Otomi Mexican embroidery tradition, Ortega used marker and watercolor on paper.
Nubia Ortega/Courtesy of SFPL Media Images
Hiro Medina, "A Pecking Good Read"Â
Medina's work displays a colorful bird wrapped up in both a scarf and a book out of its personal library. A circular window adorned with string lights overlooks a landscape during the day.Â
Medina's character can't help but bury its beak in its latest chapter.Â
