Congratulations to Halle Riddle! The Booneville High School senior is the first place winner of the First Congressional District Art Competition. The drawing entitled "Tunnel Vision" is a charcoal drawing of a glass vase. Halle said it took four weeks to complete her submission. "I'm a perfectionist about an art piece," said Halle. "I've been interested in art for as long as I can remember." Halle said Booneville High School Teacher Marie Hughes has been a major influence for her. "She really influenced my love for art, beginning with my first year in the High School Gifted Class."
2nd Place Winner: Corinth High School student Annie Stanley
3rd Place Winner: homeschool student from DeSoto County Isabella Hancock
4th Place Winner: Booneville High School student Cara Breedlove
5th Place Winner: New Albany High School student Katie Flores
6th Place Winner: Hickory Flat High School student Emma Rocker
Each spring, a nationwide high school art competition is sponsored by members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Congressional Institute. The contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent across the nation, as well as in our congressional district. The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. For more information about the Congressional Art Competition, please visit the official Congressional Art Competition page.
The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students in the First District. The over-all winner of our district's competition will be displayed for eleven months in the Cannon Tunnel that leads into the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will also include artwork from other contest winners nationwide. Additionally, winners will receive two plane tickets to travel to D.C. for the awards ceremony in June.
Art entered in the contest may be up to 26" x 26" and 4" deep (with frame if winner). The artwork may be:
- Paintings - including oil, acrylics, and watercolor
- Drawings - including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers
- Collage
- Prints - including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints
- Mixed Media
- Computer Generated Art
- Photography
All entries must be an original in concept, design and execution.
Contact information:
Please call Melinda Whited at (662) 687-1525 for additional information.
If you would like more information on the annual Congressional Art Competition, please submit the following form.
