Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) announced the winning artists of the 2014 Congressional Art Competition: An Artistic Discovery. Smith worked with the Nebraska Art Teachers Association to coordinate the competition.
The first place artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Smith will display the runners-up in his Washington, D.C. and Third District offices.
“Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Congressional Art Competition and to all of the students who submitted their work,” said Smith. “The quality of the art submitted this year is further evidence of the talent of Third District students and their teachers.”
First Place: Thomas Hoxmeier from Orleans, Southern Valley High School
“Then There Were Three”
Thomas’ work will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
Second Place: Ethan Nelson from Dalton, Nelson Home School
“Aviator”
Ethan’s work will be displayed in Smith’s Washington, D.C. office.
Third Place: Lenae Kohmetscher from Blue Hill, Blue Hill Community School
“The Reason Behind it All”
Lenae’s work will be displayed in Smith’s Scottsbluff office.
Fourth Place: Shelby Engles from Kearney, Kearney High School
“My Best Friend”
Shelby’s work will be displayed in Smith’s Grand Island office.
Lenae is a student of Blue Hill art teacher Christine Brown who annually encourages her students to enter the competition.. Mrs. Brown's Blue Hill Students have represented the school very well in the competition for several years.
This competition is open to all high school art students in Nebraska’s third congressional district. Each congressional district selects it's own winners.
Art works entered in the contest were to be two dimensional up to 28 inches by 28 inches (including the frame) and may be up to 4 inches in depth. The art work may be: Paintings - including oil, acrylics, and watercolor Drawings - including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers Collage Prints - including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints Mixed Media Computer Generated Art Photography All entries must be an original in concept, design and execution.
The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition
In 2010, the competition was won by Blue Hill art student Kassie Starkey. Her art work entitled "Alone in Thought" was displayed at the capital building for a year.
It was replaced in 2011 by Michaela Schlesinger's 2011 submission. Danielle Wallace of Blue Hill was 1st alternate in 2010 with her piece called "portrait in a cassette tape".
In 2012 Andi Meyer of Blue Hill won second place in the contest.with her oil painting entitled "Venice"
Andi’s work was displayed in Smith’s Washington, D.C. office.
The first place artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Smith will display the runners-up in his Washington, D.C. and Third District offices.
“Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Congressional Art Competition and to all of the students who submitted their work,” said Smith. “The quality of the art submitted this year is further evidence of the talent of Third District students and their teachers.”
First Place: Thomas Hoxmeier from Orleans, Southern Valley High School
“Then There Were Three”
Thomas’ work will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
Second Place: Ethan Nelson from Dalton, Nelson Home School
“Aviator”
Ethan’s work will be displayed in Smith’s Washington, D.C. office.
Third Place: Lenae Kohmetscher from Blue Hill, Blue Hill Community School
“The Reason Behind it All”
Lenae’s work will be displayed in Smith’s Scottsbluff office.
Fourth Place: Shelby Engles from Kearney, Kearney High School
“My Best Friend”
Shelby’s work will be displayed in Smith’s Grand Island office.
Lenae is a student of Blue Hill art teacher Christine Brown who annually encourages her students to enter the competition.. Mrs. Brown's Blue Hill Students have represented the school very well in the competition for several years.
This competition is open to all high school art students in Nebraska’s third congressional district. Each congressional district selects it's own winners.
Art works entered in the contest were to be two dimensional up to 28 inches by 28 inches (including the frame) and may be up to 4 inches in depth. The art work may be: Paintings - including oil, acrylics, and watercolor Drawings - including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers Collage Prints - including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints Mixed Media Computer Generated Art Photography All entries must be an original in concept, design and execution.
The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition
In 2010, the competition was won by Blue Hill art student Kassie Starkey. Her art work entitled "Alone in Thought" was displayed at the capital building for a year.
It was replaced in 2011 by Michaela Schlesinger's 2011 submission. Danielle Wallace of Blue Hill was 1st alternate in 2010 with her piece called "portrait in a cassette tape".
In 2012 Andi Meyer of Blue Hill won second place in the contest.with her oil painting entitled "Venice"
Andi’s work was displayed in Smith’s Washington, D.C. office.
This competition is sponsored by Members of the U. S. House of representative and facilitated by the Nebraska Art Teachers Association.
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