Congressional Art Competition sees 33 participants from local schools . . .
Congresswoman Susan W. Brooks (R-Ind.-05) hosted a reception Monday evening at Nickel Plate Arts where she congratulated the Fifth District winner of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition, Elizabeth Clark, a junior from Noblesville High School.
Aleah by Elizabeth Clark, a Noblesville High School junior, was named the winner from Indiana’s Fifth Congressional District. (Photo provided)
Elizabeth’s drawing, Aleah, was selected by a team of local professional judges. For the next year, Aleah will be displayed along with the winning entries from each congressional district around the country in the tunnel connecting all of the House Office Buildings to the United States Capitol, where thousands of visitors pass through every day. This year, 33 students from 12 high schools in Indiana’s Fifth District – the most to participate to date – submitted their art to the 2019 Congressional Art Competition.
“I am thrilled to announce Elizabeth Clark, a junior from Noblesville High School, as the winner of this year’s Congressional Art Competition for her striking piece, Aleah,” said Brooks. “Judges particularly noted Clark’s unique skill to capture the strong expression of Aleah’s face, drawing in any viewer for a closer look, as well as her ability to create the illusion of a three-dimensional figure on a flat surface. This nationwide high school art competition is such a great opportunity to emphasize the importance of supporting the arts and to recognize the artistic talent of Fifth District students. Thank you to the Nickle Plate Arts for hosting the reception honoring the students who participated in this year’s competition and I look forward to sharing the drawing, Aleah, with my colleagues in Congress and all Hoosiers who come to visit the U.S. Capitol.”
Levels of Indianapolis earned Hamilton Southeastern junior Nina Griger a third place showing. (Photo provided)
In addition, Brooks announced that the following pieces placed in the Congressional Art Competition and will hang in her district offices in Carmel and Anderson:
- 2nd Place: Tent by Michael Gerritzen, Brebeuf Jesuit senior, teacher Joe Winhusen
- 3rd Place: Levels of Indianapolis by Nina Griger, Hamilton Southeastern High School junior, teacher Angela Fritz
- Honorable Mention: The Girl with the Scarf by Jackson Manwell, Madison-Grant High School sophomore, teacher Cherie Solms
- Honorable Mention: Mother and Daughter by Tam Le, Liberty Christian School junior, teacher Beth Ann Webb
- Honorable Mention: The Wild Midwest by Kana Clavijo, Hamilton Southeastern junior, teacher Daniel Moosbrugger
- Honorable Mention: Perception by Victoria Enstrom, Eastern High School junior, teacher Andrea Chambers
- Honorable Mention: Stairwell to Progress by Peter Fulton, Colonial Christian School senior, teacher Stephanie Reasen
- Honorable Mention: Lion of Botswana by Abigail Reasen, Colonial Christian School sophomore, teacher Stephanie Reasen
Hamilton Southeastern junior Kana Clavijo’s The Wild Midwest received Honorable Mention. (Photo provided)
About the Congressional Art Competition
Each spring, a nationwide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage artistic talent nationwide, as well as in each congressional district. The Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition.