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Local student wins 5th District Congressional Art Contest
Washington, DC,
June 8, 2010
A photograph by a Surry County high school student will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for a year, after the student, Elizabeth Isaacs won the 2010 5th District Congressional Art Contest sponsored by the offi
Contact: 202-225-2071 East Surry High School student’s submission will be displayed in Capitol A photograph by a Surry County high school student will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for a year, after the student, Elizabeth Isaacs won the 2010 5th District Congressional Art Contest sponsored by the office of Congresswoman Virginia Foxx. Isaacs, a junior at East Surry High School won the contest with a digital color photograph of historic downtown Mount Airy entitled “Urban Silence”. “The Congressional Art Competition is a once in a lifetime chance for young North Carolina artists to display their work in the United States Capitol,” Foxx said. “I’m pleased that Elizabeth’s excellent work of art will hang in the Capitol to represent all of the fine submissions that were part of the contest this year.” In the spring of every year, the United States House of Representatives hosts a Congressional Art Competition for amateur high-school artists. The contest promotes attention to the arts by recognizing talented young artists from across the nation. This year’s winning artwork by Isaacs, who lives in Mount Airy, NC, will be featured along with winning submissions from other congressional districts in the United States Capitol. Isaacs will travel to Washington, DC on June 17 to attend the official award and art installation ceremony. (Click here for a picture of Isaacs’ winning entry) The runner up honors for the 5th District Congressional Art Contest went to Hanna Scott, a Winston-Salem resident and a senior at Forsyth Country Day School. Scott’s mixed media piece entitled "The World in a Bubble" will hang in Foxx's Washington office. About the Congressional Art Contest: Each year Members of Congress from around the country hold contests within their districts to choose winning pieces of art by high school students. Since this competition was created in 1982, hundreds of thousands of high school students have participated at the local level. The winning student from the 5th District is invited to Washington, DC for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and has his or her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. |