Congresswoman Johnson Recognizes Congressional Art Competition Winner Christian Alexander Gietema

Washington, DC- (Thursday, May 10, 2012) – Congresswoman Johnson announced that Christian Alexander Gietema, a sophomore student at Booker T. Washington High School, was chosen as the winner of this year’s Congressional Art Competition for the 30^th Congressional District of Texas.  This year’s winning piece was entitled Broken Record Conversation.

“I am very impressed with the artistic abilities and talents that come from the high school students in the 30^th  District. I congratulate Christian and I’m looking forward to seeing his winning piece hung in the halls of the Capitol. The Congressional Art Competition is a wonderful way to highlight the importance of the arts and to promote self-expression. I appreciate all of those who participated in this year’s competition,” stated Congresswoman Johnson.

The annual art competition offers the opportunity for one high school student from participating Congressional Districts to have their art work hung in the Cannon Tunnel in the United States Capitol for the next year. The winner will now have the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C.and join other winners from across the country for a special ceremony to recognize their art work.

The Congressional Art Competition is now in its 30^th year and was started with the goal of providing recognition for the hard work and artistic abilities of our country’s young talent.

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. She is also the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas  that includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek,Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla