Tamera’s artwork, “A Still Life Plant” will be shipped to Washington, D.C. and will be displayed with artwork from all 435 Congressional Districts across the country in the United States Capitol in the tunnel used by Members of Congress and visitors as they traverse between the House office buildings and the Capitol.  All Congressional District Art Contest Winners are invited to apply for a $3,000 per year scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design in Alabama upon their acceptance to the school.  

The Congressional Art Contest is open to high school students in the 9th – 12th grades, and students are encouraged to create anything from paintings, drawings, and collages, to mixed media, graphic design, and photography.  Entries to the Fourth Congressional District Art Contest were judged by art professors from colleges throughout the Fourth Congressional District Brian Wittmuss, a Hot Springs Village junior at Fountain Lake High School, received second place with his artwork, “Blue Jay Feather.”  Third place honors were awarded to Justice Hays, with her artwork, “Flowers.”  Justice is a 9th grade student from Banks and attends Warren High School.  Brian and Justice’s artwork will be showcased in Ross’s Washington, D.C., congressional office.   

“I have always been a strong supporter of the arts,” Ross stated.  “Artistic expression provides a healthy and creative outlet for students and challenges the mind in a way that a textbook cannot.  My heartfelt congratulations go to Tamara and to everyone who participated in this year’s 2005 Artistic Discovery Art Contest.  They all did an outstanding job and should be commended for their hard work.”