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Winners in a competitive art show at UW-L featuring work by young artists from throughout Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District have been named. The exhibit runs through Saturday, April 6.
Four-day exhibit at UW-L through Saturday, April 6
Winners in a competitive art show at UW-L featuring work by young artists from throughout Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District have been named.
Devon Lee, a student from La Crosse Logan High School, took first place with a charcoal titled “Sound.” The full list of winning entries is below.
The 17th Annual Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discovery,” runs in the University Art Gallery through Saturday, April 6. The gallery is on the first floor of the Center for the Arts.
The exhibit is a culmination of art submitted for the annual contest that recognizes artwork by high school students in the Third Congressional District. A winning entry will be sent to Washington, D.C., to represent the district in a display at the U.S. Capitol. The winning student artist, along with a parent or guardian, will be invited to attend the opening ceremony for "An Artistic Discovery" in Washington, D.C.
There will be a reception from 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday with Rep. Ron Kind recognizing student participants and handing out awards.
Regular gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is free.
Get more information about the University Gallery at www.uwlax.edu/art or at 608.785.8230.
2013 Winning EntriesFirst Place
#19
Student: Devon Lee
School: La Crosse Logan High School
Title: “Sound”
Medium: Charcoal
Second Place
#34
Student: Corina Janeen Strait
School: La Farge High School
Title: “Truck Yeah”
Medium: Acrylic Paint
Third Place
#31
Student: Ryan Herken
School: La Farge High School
Title: “Gracie”
Medium: Woodrawing with Acrylic
Fourth Place
# 24
Student: Claire Firary
School: La Crosse Logan High School
Title: “Self-Portrait”
Medium: Colored Pencil and Chalk
Honorable Mentions
#8
Student: Greta Gunnarson
School: La Crosse Central High School
Title: “The Coast”
Medium: Acrylic
#14
Student: Chiara Ruff
School: Aquinas High School
Title: “The Lamb-eyed Lion”
Medium: Drawing on black scratch art paper
#15
Student: Rose von Muchow
School: La Crosse Logan High School
Title: “Devon I”
Medium: Oil and Acrylic Paint
#18
Student: Macy Hembd
School: La Crosse Logan High School
Title: Untitled
Medium: Chalk pastel
#23
Student: Soren Johnson
School: La Crosse Logan High School
Title: UntitledMedium: Chalk Pastel
#28
Student: Cody D. Harris
School: La Farge High School
Title: “296 Frogs”
Medium: Watercolor, Ink
#29
Student: Andie J. West
School: La Farge High School
Title: “Pieces of Me”
Medium: Torn Paper
#33
Student: Jenna Wegner
School: La Farge High School
Title: “Home is Where the Heart Is”
Medium: Acrylic Paint
#43
Student: Bethany Parr
School: La Crosse Central High School
Title: Untitled
Medium: Watercolor
#44
Student: Kaila Larson
School: La Crosse Logan High School
Title: “Choose Happiness”
Medium: Graphite