Boehner Congratulates 2007 Art Competition Winners
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Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) congratulated Lakota High School senior Jennifer Whitacre on winning the 2007 Congressional Arts Competition, An Artistic Discovery.
Whitacre’s winning piece, an acrylic painting titled Forest Nymph will hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year along with winners from other Congressional districts. The second and third place winners as well as two art pieces that took honorable mention will hang in Boehner’s West Chester and Troy district offices where they may be viewed by the public.
“It’s really exciting, and I am really proud that my artwork is going to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol,” said Whitacre, a West Chester resident.
Twenty-nine high school students from Ohio’s 8th Congressional submitted artwork for the competition, which was judged by Sue Samoviski, president of City of Sculpture in Hamilton; Cathy Mayhugh, director of Exhibitions at Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton; Jackie Quay, site supervisor of Options Academy – The Arts, a Butler County Technology and Career Development School in Hamilton; and Pat Young, Art Department chair at Lakota West High School in West Chester.
“I want to thank and congratulate all the students who participated in this year’s art competition,” Boehner said. “An Artistic Discovery is a great opportunity for us to showcase the amazing talent of our high school students. I am proud to promote the artistic talents of 8th District students, and I hope that more students will take part in the competition next year.”
Other winners are:
2nd Place: Kyle Lyons, 11th grade at Troy High School ; Troy resident; Atom Heart Cows; medium: printmaking.
3rd Place: Kelsey Horst, 12th grade at Lakota West High School ; Liberty Township resident; The Real Me; medium: Adobe Photoshop 7.0.
Honorable Mention: Amanda Weismann, 12th grade at Lakota West High School ; West Chester resident; Look Right Thru Me; medium: oil pastel.
Honorable Mention: Justin Fiora, 12th grade at Options Academy – The Arts; Trenton resident; Traces of Traci; medium: chalk and charcoal.
