Rep. Schiff Announces Winners of Annual CA-30 Congressional Art Competition
Washington, D.C.— This Saturday, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) presented awards to the winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition for California’s 30th Congressional District.
“Every year, I am amazed by the artwork submitted by talented young artists from across our community. All the students who participated in this year’s competition deserve recognition, and I hope they will continue to enrich our community with their art for years to come. I want to congratulate this year’s winners and I look forward to seeing their beautiful artwork in my offices in California and in the Capitol building,” said Rep. Schiff.
This year’s esteemed panel of judges included Peter Adams, a renowned California artist, nationally recognized for his enigmatic still life, figure and landscape paintings, Dr. Stacy Brightman, a leader in the Los Angeles arts field and Executive Director of The Ebell of Los Angeles, and Danielle Eubank, world-traveling sailor, founder and artist of One Artist Five Oceans, a project to raise climate awareness.
During the event, attended by more than 200 students, teachers and parents, Schiff announced that Lucy Yerrid’s oil painting “Halmoni’s House” won first place and will be included in the nationwide Congressional Art Competition in Washington, D.C. Her artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol, alongside winners from other Congressional Districts across the nation. Lucy attends The Wizard of Art school, lives in Los Angeles and is in the 10th grade.
Additionally, Schiff announced that Arthur T. Priester’s oil painting “inside Arthur’s head” and Lumi Lee’s pencil drawing “Home” won second and third place, respectively and their artwork will be displayed in Congressman Schiff’s Washington, DC office and his Burbank district office. Arthur attends Glendale High School, lives in Glendale and is in the 10th grade, and Lumi attends The Buckley School, lives in Los Angeles and is in the 12th grade. Every year, we hold a “People’s Choice” online voting contest and this year the award went to Florayne Rosco Lualhati for her oil painting “Looking Back on Tomorrow.” Florayne attends Immaculate Heart High School, lives in Los Angeles and is in the 10th grade. Florayne’s artwork will be displayed in Rep. Schiff’s Burbank district office.
Below are photos of Schiff with this year’s winners.
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. Since then, hundreds of thousands of high school students have submitted their artwork for consideration. For this year’s competition in California’s 30th district, more than 50 students from 25 local schools submitted artwork to the competition. The awards were presented at an exhibition and awards ceremony at The Ebell of Los Angeles. In addition to the first, second, third place and “People’s Choice” awards, each student participant received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. Schiff.
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