4th & 13th District Congressional
High School Art Competition
Winners Announced

 

Congratulations to the contest winners of the Annual Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery. More than 80 works of art were entered from high school students across the 13th district.
 
Districts across the country hold similar contests every spring, as they have done since 1982. The contest was envisioned as an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since that first year, more than 650,000 high school students have been involved with the competition. The first place piece from each district, including NC’s 4th and 13th, will hang in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. for one year.
 

13th District

1st place winner from the 13th District (from Left to Right): Eleanor Oakley (United Arts Council), Dr. Susan Euler (Enloe HS art teacher), Tom Dowd (Jerry’s Artarama), Kathleen Petermann (student winner), Congressman Miller and Brad Phillips (Time Warner Cable)

 
Congressman Brad Miller congratulates Kathleen Petermann, an Enloe High School student, as the First Place Winner of the 13th District’s Congressional Art Contest. Her winning entry was a watercolor entitled “LA Farmer’s Market #4: The Reader.” Petermann and the other contest winners were honored at the Congressional Art Contest Show and Reception on Saturday, May 17 at the North Carolina Museum of Art. All 50 honored works from the 13th District contest, including Judge’s Special Merit and Honorable Mention, are posted at bradmiller.house.gov.
 
Petermann will be awarded a $20,000 scholarship from Savannah College of Art & Design, a $500 US Savings Bond funded by AT&T, and complimentary framing of her artwork by Jerry’s Artarama. She will be flown to Washington, D.C., courtesy of American Airlines, where she will participate in a national reception. Her work will hang in the Cannon Tunnel as part of a special show for one year. The second through fourth place winners received free framing of their winning pieces, a $50 gift certificate and a package of art supplies, all from Jerry’s Artarama. All art teachers received a gift certificate for art supplies from Jerry’s, courtesy of Time Warner Cable, in gratitude for teaching. In addition to gift certificates, Petermann’s teacher, Dr. Susan Euler, received a $100 honorarium sponsored by AT&T and an artist’s workshop courtesy of Jerry’s Artarama.
 
Second place in the 13th District went to Joel Phelps from Wakefield High School in Raleigh for a watercolor piece entitled “Oops.” His teacher is Dawn Valentino. Third place went to Katie Darden of Cary High School for a colored pencil piece entitled “Smoggy Future.” Her teacher is Shirley McIver. Fourth place went to Christopher Pilley of Millbrook High School in Raleigh for his colored pencil piece entitled “Epicurious.” His teacher is Liz Stevenson. The second place piece will hang in Congressman Miller’s Washington, D.C. office for a year; the third place piece will hang in his Raleigh office for one year, and the fourth place piece will hang in his Greensboro office for one year.
 
Emily Cohen of American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro received a Judge’s Special Merit Award for her piece entitled “Hands in History&rduquo; from Judge Kathleen Rieder. Christopher Pilley of Millbrook High School in Raleigh received a Judge’s Special Merit Award for “Self-Portrait” from Judge Jessica Warren. Brigitta Dewell of Cary High School in Cary received a Judge’s Special Merit Award for “I Look to You” from Judge Ann Marie Kennedy. Brittini Carter of Rockingham County High School in Reidsville received a Judge’s Special Merit Award for “Reflections on the Now & Then” from Judge Patricia Harden. Joel Phelps of Wakefield High School in Raleigh received a Judge’s Special Merit Award for his piece “Tricks for Treat” from Judge Kelly Sheppard Murray.
 
“Art exemplifies the freedoms of our country; we often take for granted the gift we have to express our views and opinions,&rduqo; said Rep. Miller. “I support art education as a key component to a well-rounded education.”
 

4th District

The second place winner in the 4th District was Timothy “Alec” Clott, a sophomore at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh; his teacher is Joyce Fillip. His piece is a photograph entitled “A Slight Nod.” Third place was awarded to Rachel Self for her unaltered digital photograph entitled “Southern Reflections.” She is a senior at Wake County’s Apex High School; her art teacher is Leatha Koefler. Timothy’s piece will hang in Congressman Price’s Washington, D.C. office for one year; Rachel’s piece will hang in the Congressman’s Raleigh office for one year. Second and third place recipients each received a $50 gift certificate from Jerry’s Artarama.
 
The Congressional High School Arts Competition is open to high school students in public and private high schools, and also to home-schooled students. Hundreds of Congressional districts throughout the country join in hosting the competition.
 

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