Connolly’s 2010 Congressional Art Competition Winners Awarded
Five NoVA High School Students Honored in Ceremony at Lorton Workhouse

Five high school artists from Fairfax and Prince William won awards in Congressman Gerry Connolly’s Congressional Art Competition and the artwork of the first prize winner – Isabel Yun of Oakton High School – will hang in the U.S. Capitol for the next 12 months.

Seventy nine pieces of art, submitted by students from 14 area high schools, were entered in this year’s contest and judged by accomplished artists representing the Arts Council of Fairfax County, the Prince William Arts Society, the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts, and the Lorton Arts Foundation. 

All of the students’ artwork will be displayed at the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center until April 25.  The exhibit will then move to theSPACE at Old Town Plaza, 3950 University Drive, in the City of Fairfax where it will remain on display through May.  “The quality of the artwork by these students is exceptional,” Connolly said.  “I encourage everyone to drop by and view the works.  While every artist couldn’t win the competition, all of these students should be proud of their submissions.” 

Click here to view the winners' artwork and all of the art submitted by students.              

More than 150 family members, students, and teachers gathered at the reception to view the art work and congratulate the winners and honorable mention recipients.  Each winner received a scholarship award.

Connolly’s contest was open to public, private and home schooled high school students in the 11th District.  Students from:  Battlefield High School;  Bishop Dennis J. O’Connell High School;  Fairfax High School;  Falls Church High School;  Flint Hill School;  George C. Marshall High School;  James Madison High School;  Lake Braddock Secondary School;  Oakton High School;  Osbourn Park High School; James W. Robinson Secondary School;  South County Secondary School;  St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School;  and W.T. Woodson High School.

The 5 winners were:  1st Place – Isabel Yun of Oakton High School; 2nd Place – Chan Song Yoon of Oakton High School; 3rd Place – Minji Kim of Fairfax High School; 4th Place John Le of Osbourn Park High School; and 5th Place – Alex Saylor of St. Stephens and St. Agnes School.  Honorable Mentions were given to:  Olivia Dantzler of Bishop O’Connell High School; Kayla Davis of Osbourn Park High School; Hein Ju of Fairfax High School; and Michelle Thomas of Osbourn Park High School.

Judging the contest were:  Henrik Sundqvist, Artist and Director of Communications & Visual Art for the Arts Council of Fairfax County; Adam Lister, Artist and Gallery Director of the Adam Lister Gallery, representing the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts; Emily Hawes, Artist and Program Chair of the Prince William Arts Society; and Marti Kirkpatrick, Artist and Exhibition Coordinator for the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center.  Also assisting in the Competition was Sharon Mason, Executive Director of the Lorton Arts Foundation.