Meng Announces Winner and Runners-Up of Congressional Art Contest

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced the winner and runners-up of her third annual Congressional district art contest.

The competition, which consisted of entries from Queens high school students, is part of "An Artistic Discovery," the national art contest sponsored each year by the House of Representatives that showcases the artwork of all Congressional district art contest winners from across the nation.

The winner and runners-up are as follows:

Beginning this June, Song's' winning artwork – along with winning pieces from Congressional art contests throughout the United States – will be displayed for one year in the Cannon Tunnel, a heavily traveled corridor of the United States Capitol. Song and her guardian will also be awarded round-trip plane tickets to Washington, D.C. – courtesy of Southwest Airlines – to join Meng at the opening ceremonies of the national art competition. The ceremony, also scheduled for June, takes place on Capitol Hill and will recognize Song's outstanding artistic talents as well as those of all the other young artists from around the country. Song and the winners from each congressional district art contest, will also be eligible for a scholarship from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. Song won the competition for her charcoal drawing entitled "Subway." She is set to graduate from the Windsor School next month and attend the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan this fall where she expects to major in art/illustration.

Millus' artwork will be displayed for one year in Meng's Washington, D.C. office. She received the first runner-up spot for her drawing entitled "Cyan Sleeping After A Long Day."

Choeyang's artwork will be displayed for one year in Meng's district office in Flushing. The title of his artwork was "Catharsis"

Wang's artwork will be displayed in Meng's district office in Forest Hills. Title of Entry: "MTA Public Transportation".

A total of 37 students from twelve high schools participated in the contest. Meng presented all of them with special certificates of Congressional recognition. The high schools included:

"I am happy to congratulate Yesora Song for winning this competitive contest and I salute her exceptional artistic talents," said Meng. "I am also proud of the runners-up and all the students who entered the competition. It illustrates the outstanding talent that exists among high school students here in Queens. I look forward to Song's artwork hanging in in the nation's capital beginning next month."

Meng announced winner and runners-up during a reception she hosted that was attended by students and their families, art teachers, principals and school administrators. It was held at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, where all of the submitted artwork had been on display.

Entries were submitted in several mediums including paintings (oil, watercolors, acrylic, etc.), collages, drawings and prints (lithographs, silk screens, etc.).

The judges consisted of officials and staff members from the Queens Museum.

This year marks the 34th anniversary of "An Artistic Discovery." More than 650,000 high school students throughout the United States have participated since the competition began in 1982.