On May 8, my team hosted our ninth annual student art competition exhibition and reception at VisArts in Rockville. Local professional artists judged all submitted artwork and selected 64 high school students’ artwork for display. From those, 25 were chosen as runners-up and one piece was selected as the winner.
Katherine Xue, a junior at Richard Montgomery High School, took home the top prize with her dazzling piece, Coming Home, her creative depiction of two friends which shows, as she writes, “the unbreakable bond of female friendships and girlhood.”
Katherine’s piece is displayed in the Cannon House Office Building tunnel connected to the U.S. Capitol with other winning student artwork from across the country. Runners-up in the 8th District competition are on display at my District Office in Rockville.
I appreciate all the gifted student artists who shared their talents with us and send congratulations to Katherine, who has submitted in prior years, and her family for her fine breakthrough work. We encourage everyone to participate again and to keep beautifying the world with their artistic vision and arrangements.