Congressional Art Competition

And the winner is...

I’m pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery:

1st Place
Kelsey Feldman
North Fayette High School
Streetlight

2nd Place
Amanda Whitfield
Davenport West High School
Beautiful Bridge

3rd Place
Lindsey Kite
Jesup High School
Flower Picture

Honorable Mention
Paul Knipper
Western Dubque High School
Cocos en las Palmeras

Hannah Pagel
Sumner-Fredericksburg High School
Our Heritage

Allie Renner
Jesup High School
Follow the Spiders

The 1st place winner of the competition will win two round-trip airline tickets to Washington, DC. In addition, the winner’s artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year.

2012 Art Competition Gallery

View the submissions for the 2012 Congressional Art Competition below. Thank you to all the students who submitted their artwork this year!

If you are having trouble viewing the gallery, please click here to access the full set on Flickr.
 

The Congressional Art Competition, initiated by Congress in 1982, is a nation-wide high school arts competition sponsored by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage artistic talent across the nation and in the first district of Iowa.