Houston, TX – Rep. Gene Green (D-Houston) will announce the winner of this year's annual 29th Congressional District Art Competition for high school students at an exhbition.
“This year’s entries are fantastic. These young men and women have created such beautiful work, and the judging process has been difficult.” Green said.
The first place winner will receive a free trip to an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. with his or her parents, and the winning piece will represent Texas’s 29th Congressional District on display in the Capitol Building. The second place winner will receive an IPod Nano and the third place winner will receive an IPod Shuffle. Light refreshments will be provided.
This year’s participating students come from Austin, Aldine, MacArthur, and Sam Houston High Schools and Alta Academy. Sponsors include DeVry University, Southwest Airlines and AT&T.
WHERE: Ripley House
4410 Navigation Blvd., Houston 77011
WHEN: Friday, May 2, 2008
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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