Betty McCollum
04/29/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2024 14:48
McCollum Announces Winners of 2024 Congressional Art Competition
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) has announced the winners of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition in Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District:
The first place winner is Karin Hoyt of Mounds View High School, for her oil on canvas piece entitled "Honeycrisp." In second place is Roseville Area High School's Malia Tombaga, for her watercolor and colored pencil piece entitled "Experience the Ocean (a self-portrait)." And Abigail McNeil of Irondale Senior High School took third place for her piece "Up North," an oil on canvas.
"Minnesota is fortunate to be such a strong national leader in the arts, and every year I am so impressed by the talent and creativity of young artists here in the Fourth District," Congresswoman Betty McCollum said. "Congratulations to the students in the Fourth District who took this opportunity to showcase their talents to our community!"Hoyt's first place work will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol alongside winners from across the U.S. Tombaga's work will be displayed in Congresswoman McCollum's Washington, D.C. office, and Abigail McNeil's piece will hang in the congresswoman's Saint Paul office. The competition was open to Fourth District high school students and attracted dozens of entries which were displayed during the 2024 Saint Paul Spring Art Crawl. The winners were announced during a recognition evening last week at the Schmidt Artist Lofts in Saint Paul.
All 2024 entries can be viewed in an online gallery here.
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