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2009 Artistic Discovery Winner
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Alexander's winning artwork,
PROGRESS
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Claire's second place artwork,
untitled
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Susan's third place artwork,
Disruption to Natural Beauty
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I am proud to announce the winner of CA-17's Congressional Art Competition, "An Artistic Discovery," Alexander Werdmuller Von Elgg. Alexander is a senior at Aptos High School.
His painting, titled "PROGRESS," was judged best among the 23 entries presented in San Juan Bautista.
In winning this competition, Alexander receives three roundtrip tickets to Washington to attend a congressional reception and a $1,500 renewable scholarship from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
His painting will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. starting in July.
This year marks the 28th anniversary of this arts competition for high school students.
Second place honors went to Aptos High School junior Claire Kane. Her untitled work will hang in Rep. Farr's Washington office for a year. Third place honors went to junior Susan Christopher of Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School, whose work "Disruption to Natural Beauty" will be displayed in Rep. Farr's Santa Cruz district office.
There were also four honorable mentions: Luis Barajas, San Andreas Continuation High School, "San Juan Bautista Mission"; Missael Diaz, San Benito High School, "Rooster"; Ana Elena Garcia, Soledad High School, "Project 7#3"; Joshua Vega, San Benito High School, "San Benito Life".
Students were allowed to submit various styles and types of art, ranging from paintings and drawings to photography and mixed media pieces. The winners were determined using criteria based on originality, skill of execution, excellence in use of materials and conceptual strength of project.
I want to express my gratitude to competition judge Jennifer Colby, founding director and trustee of the Galeria Tonantzin for Arts and Humanities and professor at CSU Monterey Bay.
I look forward to seeing the winning artwork in the Capitol Building and my offices throughout the coming year.
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