Dear Friend:

I am pleased to announce that I once again hosted this year’s Sixth District Congressional High School Art Competition and Exhibition at the Montserrat College of Art located at 301 Cabot Street, Beverly, Massachusetts. The exhibition was open for public viewing on Mon-Fri from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on May 14-17. A closing awards presentation was held on Saturday, May 17th at 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Joining me this year in recognizing the area’s most talented young artists was the President of Montserrat College of Art, Helena J. Sturnick, Ph.D., as well as Mike Powers, District Manager for the Massachusetts District of the United States Postal Service. The Grand Award Winner received a scholarship to Montserrat’s pre-college summer program, and Mr. Powers provided students the option to have their artwork displayed at their hometown branches of the Postal Service.

The Sixth District Congressional High School Art Competition and Exhibition is an annual, juried art show open to high school students from the public and private high schools within the thirty-six communities of the Massachusetts Sixth Congressional District.

At the conclusion of the exhibition, the work of the Grand Award Winner was sent to the United States Capitol Building where it will be displayed for one year, along with other district award winners from around the country. The winning student, accompanied by one adult, has been invited to attend the opening of that exhibition in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. The Grand Award Winner also received three round-trip tickets to Washington, D.C. to support his/her attendance at the opening of the national exhibition.

Should you have questions, please contact Lori Pattison in my district office at (978) 531-1669.

I am pleased that the event was a success, and I hope to see you next year.

Sincerely,

John F. Tierney
Member of Congress

P.S. To view the list of winners, please click HERE.