Crenshaw Congratulates Winners of Annual Congressional Art Competition
May 10, 2008

(JACKSONVILLE, FL) – This morning Congressman Ander Crenshaw hosted his annual Congressional Art Competition  at the Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts at Florida Community College at Jacksonville.  Students from across the 4th Congressional District entered their artworks for an opportunity to have it displayed in Washington, D.C., among pieces submitted by the nation’s most talented young artists.

At the presentation, Crenshaw announced the winners and congratulated all the participants.  The announced winners are:

Best in Show
Stephanie Morales
Still Life
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Mr. Barry Wilson, Teacher

Honorable Mentions
Grace Huddleston
Untitled
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Ms. Hillary Hogue, Teacher

SoYoung Park
Untitled
The Bolles School
Mr. Donald Bied

George Harlow
Untitled
The Bolles School
Mr. Donald Bied

Rachel Bohannon
Untitled
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Mr. Barry Wilson

Lawrence Weru
Bottles + Fabric
Paxon School for Advanced Studies
Ms. Jessica Osterer, Teacher

Ms. Morales will have her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. In addition, she will receive three round trip airfares to Washington, D.C to participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony with Congressman Crenshaw and other Members of Congress. The ceremony is attended by each congressional district winner and allows the young artists from around the country to meet with and see each other’s work.   Along with the airfares donated by Southwest Airlines, Morales will receive a $500 donation to help her art class purchase supplies, courtesy of Amelia Island Plantation.  In addition she will receive a renewable $5,000 per year scholarship courtesy of the Savannah College of Art and Design.

All submitted artwork has been displayed for the last few days at the Nathan H. Wilson Center Gallery on the South Campus of Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ). This has been a wonderful opportunity for local young artists to have their work displayed in a gallery setting. Congressman Crenshaw’s website will also be hosting all the artwork in a virtual online art gallery.

For more information please either log on to Congressman Crenshaw’s website at www.crenshaw.house.gov or contact his Jacksonville office at (904) 598-0481.