05.05.09 | Rep. Scott to Announce Winners of the Sixteenth Annual Third Congressional District Art Competition

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) will announce the winners of the Sixteenth Annual Third Congressional District Art Competition at upcoming receptions in Newport News and Richmond.  The Third Congressional District Art Competition was open to all High School students in the Third Congressional District of Virginia.

An Artistic Discovery is a nationwide program coordinated by Members of the United States House of Representatives to recognize the artistic talents of our youth.  The nationwide competition involves more than 50,000 talented high school students.  In the past, over 200 Members of Congress have participated in the program. Representative Scott has participated every year he has served in Congress.

This year's first place winner will receive the Artistic Honors Scholarship of $1,500 from the Savannah College of Art and Design and will attend a reception in honor of all the winners nationwide in Washington, DC.  The first place winning entry for each congressional district will also be displayed in the primary tunnel connecting the United States Capitol Building to the Cannon House Office Building for one year, where it will be seen by thousands of people who visit the U.S. Capitol.

Representative Scott will present the first place winner and other finalists with a certificate, a t-shirt and various other prizes at two upcoming receptions in the Third Congressional District.

The closing receptions will be held on:

Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 2:00pm
Downing Gross Cultural Arts Center
2410 Wickham Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607

Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 1:00pm
Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
3 Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219

Please RSVP to Michelle Dale in Congressman Scott's Newport News office at (757) 380-1000.

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