Kaptur Announces Winners of 2016 Congressional Art Competition
March 6, 2016
By: La Prensa
March 6, 2016
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur announced today that Josh Trout, a student at Perkins High School, is the Ohio 9th Congressional District overall winner of the 2016 Congressional Arts Competition, “An Artistic Discovery.” Representative Kaptur made the announcement at an awards ceremony Sunday afternoon.
A six-member panel of judges recognized Josh for his original work titled “Still Life,” which will hang in the U.S. Capitol for the coming year. A reception will also be held this summer for Josh and other Congressional Art Competition winners in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington D.C. The winner and a guest will have the opportunity to receive round-trip tickets, courtesy of Southwest Airlines, to attend the reception.
“The student artwork we received this year showed great skill and creativity from many young artists throughout the region, and I commend each of our participants for their creativity and initiative.” said Congresswoman Kaptur. “Josh’s work stood out even among the many compelling and award-winning pieces we reviewed and I look forward to visiting it at its home in the Capitol during the next year.”
In addition to the competition winner, students from Bowsher High School, Central High School, Lakewood High School, Maumee Valley Country Day School, Notre Dame Academy, Oak Harbor High School, Perkins High School, Rogers High School, Sandusky High School, Toledo School for the Arts, Whitmer High School, and Woodward High School were also presented with awards recognizing their work.
In downtown Toledo, the artwork is being shown through March 11th at the first floor of the Fifth Third Center, One SeaGate. The artwork will also be shown in the Berea, Ohio from March 21 through April 15th and be recognized at an awards ceremony on April 10, 2016, 10 a.m. to noon, at Baldwin Wallace University, Center for Innovation and Growth, 340 Front Street.
The Congressional Art Competition is a nation-wide competition sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives. It was established in 1982 to recognize and encourage artistic talent among U.S. high school students.