Earlier this spring UC Santa Barbara’s Division of Humanities and Fine Arts conducted a creativity contest with the prompt “Stories That Matter.“ Click here to read our full coverage of the contest. Listed below are the winners in the visual art and photography categories.

The following are the winners in visual art:

First Place:

Former Slave Cabin Disguised as a Tool Shed on My 5th Great-Grandfather’s Plantation by Marshall Sharpe

Marshall Sharpe is an MFA candidate in painting.

Marshall Sharpe is an MFA candidate in painting.

Second Place:

Brother by Paige Baldwinson

Paige Baldwinson is a second year art major in the College of Creative Studies.

Paige Baldwinson is a second year art major in the College of Creative Studies.

Third Place:

Just a Little Social Anxiety by James Gerety

James Gerety s a fourth year communications major. To see more of Gerety’s artwork check out @cardbordtoaster on Instagram.

James Gerety s a fourth year communications major. To see more of Gerety’s artwork check out @cardbordtoaster on Instagram.

Next are the winning photographs:

First Place:

Caylin in Paradise at Yosemite National Park by Andrea Hercules

Andrea Hercules is a second year sociology major.

Andrea Hercules is a second year sociology major.

Second Place:

Untitled by Delenn Jadzia

Delenn Jadzia is a third year triple major in chemistry, anthropology, and writing and literature.

Delenn Jadzia is a third year triple major in chemistry, anthropology, and writing and literature.