PRYCE ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR 2004
 CONGRESSIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ART COMPETITION  
 

Columbus, Ohio – U.S. Representative Deborah Pryce (R-OH-15) today announced the winners of the 2004 Congressional Art Competition for high school students in her district. The first place winner is Jessica Middleton, a junior at Hilliard Darby High School. Jessica’s chalk pastel entry entitled “Prescribed Prescription” will be displayed in a national exhibition near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. for twelve months. Jessica will also be invited along with her family to attend a gala reception in the nation’s capital in late June to kick off the 2004 “An Artistic Discovery” exhibit.

The second place winner is Andy Bragg, a sophomore at Hilliard Darby High School, who submitted a stipple dot piece entitled “Fred.” Kathryn Dietz, a junior from Fort Hays Metropolitan Education Center submitted a digital painting piece she named “Composition K,” which received the third place prize. The three top prize recipients each received a $15 gift certificate from Dick Blick Art Materials in Dublin and a rosette award ribbon donated by American Awards.   

Meghan Jordan also received honorable mention for her piece entitled “Downtown.” The artwork of the second, third and honorable mention prize winners will be displayed in Congresswoman Pryce’s District Office in Downtown Columbus for one year.

“An Artistic Discovery” is the annual nationwide Congressional High School Art Competition initiated by Members of the United States House of Representatives, and is open to any high school student who is a resident of the 15^th Congressional District of Ohio.  Congresswoman Pryce has participated in the “Artistic Discovery” program since 1993.

“There are many gifted, young artists in Central Ohio and the ‘Artistic Discovery’ program is a wonderful opportunity to recognize the work and talent of local high school students,” Pryce said. 

Pryce thanked the judges of the art competition: Jayne Akison who is an artist working in 3-D mixed media and participates in juried art festivals all around the country; Mary Gray who is with the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery; and, Mike Quillin who is an Adjunct Faculty member at Columbus College of Art and Design, as well as a graphic designer with Columbus Metropolitan Library.