Huizenga Announces Winner of the 2013 Congressional Art Competition
Washington,
May 13, 2013
On Saturday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) held a reception celebrating the 2013 Congressional Art Competition Finalists and announced Kylee Panse, a senior from West Ottawa High School, as the winner of the competition. Kylee's piece "Vanity" will join winners from across the nation and be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the next year. Theresa Wierenga of Fremont High School took second place for her work entitled "Fremont Lake" and Jaydon Lindeman of Tri-Unity Christian High School with his work "American Eagle" took third place.
"I want to congratulate Kylee and all of the students who entered this year's Congressional Art Competition. I also want to thank all of the teachers and parents who continue to encourage these young artists to stay involved and develop their talents," said Huizenga. "This is an event I look forward to every year, and this year we received more entries from more schools than ever before. I am encouraged by the competition's continued growth and look forward to see what the imagination and creativity of Second District students come up with in the future." 2013 Congressional Art Competition Winner: Kylee Panse - "Vanity" 2013 Congressional Art Competition Finalists: Fremont High School Theresa Wierenga - "Fremont Lake" - Second Place Shelby Taylor - "Michigan Made" Alexis Kamphorst - "Winter Farm" West Ottawa High School Dana Bauer - "Hand Directions" Saray Ortiz-Tapia - "Gator" Michael Pierce - "Home" Blake Kata-Carlson - "A Tolerant Tomorrow" Danielle Shurlow - "Still Life Study in Color" Littlenor You Thach - "Standardized Resting" Kellogsville High School Lizbeth Aguirre - "Lost in Spirit" Tri-Unity Christian High School Jaydon Lindeman - "American Eagle" - Third Place Additional pictures from Saturday's event can be found on Congressman Huizenga's Website The Congressional Art Competition started in 1982 as a way to provide an opportunity for Members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have participated in the nationwide competition. |
