U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan recently announced the winners of the 2022 Congressional Artwork Levels of competition, a showcase of younger artists representing each individual congressional district throughout the place.
The first-place winner of the once-a-year competition from Florida’s 16th Congressional District was Afnan Hammani of Sarasota Large School. YaRu Cao of Pine Look at Faculty was this year’s “Facebook Supporter Favorite” winner.
“I’m amazed by the outstanding talent of every single large schooler who submitted artwork for this year’s competition,” Buchanan claimed. “It’s crystal clear that learners from the 16th Congressional District have an endless total of creativity and skill.”
This yr, 38 learners from the 16th District submitted entries for the competition judged by gurus at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Sarah Cartwright, The Ringling Museum Ulla R. Searing Curator of Collections Ola Wlusek, the Keith D. and Linda L. Monda Curator of Modern day and Modern Artwork and Libby Bennette, the Ringling Museum Manager of Design and Production.
Afnan’s “Underwater” will be showcased for 1 yr in the highly traveled corridor among the U.S. Capitol and the Cannon Home Workplace Developing.
For the sixth year, the 16th Congressional District’s contest bundled a independent recognition – the “Facebook Lover Favorite” Award – awarded to the student whose artwork gained the optimum quantity of likes and shares merged on the Congressman’s Facebook web site. YaRu’s submission, “Following Libery,” will be exhibited in the congressman’s Washington, D.C. place of work for one particular calendar year.
Also obtaining recognition from Florida’s 16th District incorporate: 2nd place, Anna Lazzara’s “Magic Quantity,” Sarasota Superior Faculty third area, Ashlyn Kuiken’s “Golden Woman,” Sarasota Superior University and honorable point out, Domenico Porpora’s “Naruta Konaha Village,” The Classical Academy of Sarasota.
All artwork submissions will keep on being on display screen in the Johnson-Blalock Education and learning Centre at the Ringling Museum during the summertime.
Submitted by Savannah Glasgow
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: 2022 Congressional Artwork Competition winners
