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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2009 |
Contact: Joy Fox
(401) 732-9400 |
Coventry High School Wins Congressional Art Competition |
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| (Warwick, R.I.) - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) announced Crystal Kusma as the winner of his ninth annual Artistic Discovery Competition on Sunday. Kusma is a senior at Coventry High School. “This is an excellent opportunity to highlight Rhode Island’s future artists,” said Langevin. “I always look forward to this annual competition to meet some of our most promising and talented high school students.” The winning submission, judged by local, professional artists, was a charcoal and chalk pastel entitled, “Green”. An Artistic Discovery is the annual Congressional High School Art Competition. Every year members of Congress conduct local art competitions. The winning piece of art from each district is displayed as part of the national exhibit in the Cannon Tunnel, a pedestrian walkway leading to the U. S. Capitol. Since the competition was first launched in 1982, nearly 5,000 local contests have been conducted that have involved more than 650,000 high school students. This year’s 14 entries are from Warwick, Cranston, Coventry, Scituate and Block Island. “While it is important that we focus on subjects like math and science, it is equally important that we do not neglect what the arts have to teach and offer,” continued Langevin. Kusma will fly along with two others compliments of Southwest Airlines to Washington, D.C., this June for the unveiling of her artwork at the U.S. Capitol. She will also receive a scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design. |
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