Cloudcroft Art Society
Winners Of The 2009 Mardi Gras In The Clouds "Mountain Masquerade" Art Contest
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From: Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce
Date: January 14, 2009
Contact: Jason Baldwin
Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1290
Cloudcroft, NM 88317
1-55-682-2733
jason@cloudcroft.net

Subject: Winners of the 2009 Mardi Gras in the Clouds “Mountain Masquerade” Art Contest

The Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce announces the Grand Prize and Best of Show winners for the 6th annual Mardi Gras in the Clouds event in Cloudcroft, NM.

An invitation for entries was announced in November 2008 for entry deadline of December 5, 2008. The art was judged in three categories - original art, graphic/digital art and student entries. Judging was based on creative design and the theme - “Mountain Masquerade”. The Grand Prize winner was Linda Mahoney of Beeville, Texas for her original art. Ms. Mahoney will receive $100.00 cash for her winning entry. Cindy Nesbit of Cloudcroft won Best of Show. The winning art will be used in Cloudcroft Mardi Gras in the Clouds promotions, posters & t-shirts.


A former railroad town, the village of Cloudcroft, New Mexico is nestled at 9,000 feet high in the pristine wilderness of the Lincoln National Forest in southeast New Mexico. Fodor's ranked Cloudcroft third in their 2000 edition of Most Overlooked and Underrated Winter Destinations in the World. Cloudcroft's rich and colorful past makes this sleepy mountain village an ideal family getaway destination. For more information, contact the Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce at (505) 682-2733 or www.cloudcroft.net.
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