FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Theresa Braid, Theresa.braid@mail.house.gov
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Mike Carey (OH-15)announced the winners of his office’s 2024 Congressional Art Competition.
“Every year, we look forward to seeing the impressive artwork created by students in the Fifteenth Congressional District,” said Congressman Carey. “This year’s submissions certainly did not disappoint. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to the artists and judges who leant their talent and time to make this year’s competition a success.”
Carey’s office received over fifty submissions from Fifteenth District ninth through twelfth graders. From that group, the competition’s judges, who included Sarah Sisser (CEO of CreativeOhio) and Sarah Berez and Amanda Kepner (both of the Columbus Museum of Art) selected the following winners:
1st Place – Violet Breland
The Glisten of Crimson
Oil Paint on Canvass
Greenon Junior High School
Enon, Ohio
2nd Place – Kaitlyn Fields
A Delicate Balance
Acrylic on Canvass
Greenon High School
Enon, Ohio
3rd Place – Kyleigh Thorton
Social Media and Me
Graphite Drawing
Bethel High School
Tipp City, Ohio
Additionally, Carey’s office conducted a survey on social media to select a “People’s Choice” winner from the runners-up. The following work was selected:
People’s Choice – Amit Kamath
Nighttime Blues
Watercolor
Dublin Jerome High School
Dublin, Ohio