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Stokes County student wins Congressional Art Competition
Washington, DC,
June 23, 2011
A work of art by a Stokes County high school student will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for the next year, after the student, Brent Morse, won the 2011 5th District Congressional Art Contest sponsored by the
Contact: 202-225-2071 Student visits DC for art installation, meeting with Rep. Foxx A work of art by a Stokes County high school student will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for the next year, after the student, Brent Morse, won the 2011 5th District Congressional Art Contest sponsored by the office of Congresswoman Virginia Foxx. Morse, a student at South Stokes High School won the contest with a piece of computer-generated art entitled “The Walkway”. This year was the first year that the Art Competition winner was chosen via online voting.
“This 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 thrilled to see Brent’s excellent work of art hanging in the Capitol and representing 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 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 Morse, who lives in Walnut Cove, NC, will be featured along with winning submissions from other congressional districts in the United States Capitol. Morse traveled to Washington, DC with his family this week to attend the official award and art installation ceremony. (Click here for a picture of Morse’s winning entry or here and here for pictures of his visit to DC this week.) 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. |
