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Area Student Wins 2013 Congressional Art Competition

U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller has announced the winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discover”. The Best of Show was  “Self Portrait of “Innocence”” by Abby Harrison of Jay High School.

Harrison will be flown to Washington, D. C. to attend the National Congressional Art Competition to be held in June.  She is also eligible for a scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design.

The First Runner Up was “Granny” by Isabella Jenkins of Niceville High School. The Second Runner Up was “Lion’s Teeth” by Audrey Stevens of Rocky Bayou Christian School.  The Third Runner Up was “Alter-Ego by Robin Elizabeth Berntsen of Niceville High School.  “Rage” by Jessica Taylor of West Florida High School and “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” by Amanda Hart of Rocky Bayou Christian School received Honorable Mention.

The event, which was initiated by House members in 1982, is a nationwide annual art competition that allows high school students, from all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and US territories to showcase their artistic ability.  The winning work from each Congressional district is displayed in an eleven month exhibit in the Cannon tunnel that leads into the US. Capitol.

Pictured below: Pictured top: Abby Harrison of Jay High School with her Best of Show winner “Self Portrait of ‘Innocense’”.  Some of the other submissions in this year’s contest. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.