High school students have opportunity to display art work, travel to Washington, D.C.

High school students have opportunity to
display art work, travel to Washington, D.C.

Congressman Thomas M. Reynolds (26th District) encouraged high students from across Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming counties to participate and make submissions to the 2007 Congressional Art Competition.

The winning student from Reynolds' district, to be selected in early May, will have his or her artwork displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. for the coming year. A ribbon-cutting ceremony with district winners from across the country will be held in Washington. The winner may also receive two round-trip plane tickets to Washington, D.C. from Southwest Airlines to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new display in the U.S. Capitol Building. The winning student may also be eligible for a Savannah College of Art and Design scholarship.

Participating students may choose from seven artistic categories: painting, drawing, collage, print, mixed media, computer generated art, or photography. The art pieces will be selected first at the county level, then at the district level. Two Honorable Mention selections will be displayed in the Congressional District offices of Reynolds for the year. A link to contest guidelines and rules is available at www.reynolds.house.gov.