Campus Connection

Third Congressional District art exhibition opens March 22

The UW-La Crosse University Art Gallery will hang artwork of high school artists from Wisconsin’s 3^rd Congressional District. Rep. Ron Kind and his wife, Tawni, will host the 22nd annual presentation of the art competition. Each year a call goes out to high schools in the district and work is selected by judges for pieces to be included in the exhibition, as well as awards and notations of merit. The first place entry will be displayed for a year in the U.S. Capitol, along with the works of other student artists from across the country. The second place entry will be displayed in Rep. Kind’s Washington, D.C., office, while the third and four place pieces will be displayed in Kind’s La Crosse and Eau Claire offices. The exhibition opens Thursday, March 22, in the gallery, located on the first floor of the UWL Center for the Arts, 333 N. 16^th St. The exhibition runs through Sunday, April 8, and will close with a reception for family, friends and the community with Rep. Kind and his wife at 1 p.m. [caption id="attachment_51415" align="alignleft" width="200"] Each year a call goes out to high schools in the Third Congressional District and work is selected by judges for pieces to be included in the exhibition at UWL.[/caption] “I look forward to the Congressional Art Competition every year,” says Kind. “Our students in western and central Wisconsin have amazing talent and it always makes me proud to see art from Wisconsin hanging in my offices and in the U.S. Capitol.” Regular gallery hours at noon-8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and by appointment and during events in Toland Theatre. Admission is free.   If you go— Who: High School Artists of Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District         What: The 23^rd Annual Wisconsin 3^rd Congressional District High School Art Competition and Exhibition When: March 22–April 8. Regular gallery hours are: noon-8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and by appointment and during events in Toland Theatre Where: University Art Gallery, UWL Center for the Arts, 333 N. 16^th St.     Admission: Free