The competition – open to high school students in grades 9-12 residing
in the 7th Congressional District, which includes all of Douglas, Bayfield,
Ashland, Iron, Burnett, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Lincoln, Polk, Barron,
Chippewa, Clark, Taylor, Marathon, Wood and Portage counties and portions of
Oneida and Langlade counties – garnered ninety-six entries from thirteen
schools.
The Art Advisory Council recognized three of the artworks with
special honors.
Grand Prize: The student artwork chosen will be featured in the Capitol in Washington for one year. The winner and a guest are provided with airline tickets to the nation’s capital for the exhibition opening in June. The winner is eligible for a $1,500 scholarship.
First Prize: This student’s artwork will hang in Congressman Duffy’s Wausau office.
Third Prize: Selected via People’s Choice voting on Facebook, this student’s artwork will hang in Congressman Duffy’s Washington office.
Each participant also will receive a certificate of
participation from Congressman Duffy.
All the entries will be included in an exhibition at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau, May 12-July 15. The winning artists will be
announced at the opening reception.
The judges had many beautiful and creative artworks from which to choose, and in a short time we voted unanimously for the top three. I cannot share the winning students’ names, but I can encourage everyone to visit the exhibition at the Center for the Visual Arts May 12-July 15. You can see all the entries online and vote before May 18 for your favorite by visiting Sean Duffy’s Facebook page today.
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