The Award Winning Art
The Award Winning Art
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"False Freedom"
"False Freedom"
This piece of a seemingly free and powerful animal, was taken of a weak and caged water tortoise in a zoo. Humans trap free lives behind glass walls, simulating false freedom.
Quotes from Jurors:
“All of the formal elements are perfectly balanced to tell a grand story of hope and freedom, only to be contrasted and augmented by the title, which denies this striving feeling. The concept and execution are synchronous.”- Gerald Walsh, Arts Agency Manager, LA Arts, Lewiston, Maine
“I like the ambiguity of the turtle’s situation. It appears suspended in time, floating in a textured space. The title False Freedom so appropriately describes this image, and we are all surrounded by many false freedoms.”- Pamela Moulton, Artist
"Klemens"
"Klemens"
I started to build this bronze sculpture with a sketch, turned it into a wire structure, filled it in with clay, put it into a rubber mold, and then in a mother mold. Lastly, it was cast in wax and finally sent to the foundry.
All this work is invisible in the finished piece and still, it is a part of it. Just like all of the challenges of our past are invisible, they have led us to become who we are.
The Awards
I was awarded two Gold Keys in the Scholastic Art Awards for a Black and White Photograph titled "False Freedom"and a Bronze Sculpture titled "Klemens".
The work "False Freedom" was later awarded first place in the Congressional Art Awards for the State of Maine in District 2.
The work "Klemens" was nominated for the American Vision Award, a national Art Award in the United States.
The letter from Jared Golden written to me about my work "False Freedom", is shown in the images above.
More about the Congressional Art Competition 2024
The Congressional Institute is proud to sponsor the Congressional Art Competition. The annual competition celebrates the artistic achievements of the nation’s high school students. Each Member of Congress may choose to host the program in their individual districts. Many offices ask a panel of local artists, such as artists-in-residence, art teachers, gallery owners, to act as judges. The winning artwork will hang in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year. The tunnel is the most highly traveled access point between the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Capitol. Every day, Members of Congress, distinguished visitors, and tens of thousands of tourists – from the United States and abroad – walk through the tunnel and admire the artwork. The competition is now in its 43rd year. Each year, a Republican and Democratic Member of the House are selected to serve as Co-Chairs. The competition is truly bipartisan, and one of the highlights of the congressional calendar. At the beginning of the summer, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol begins the process of removing the previous year’s winners and displaying the new pieces to be showcased. That work takes place over the course of about a month. Each picture is carefully hung and labeled with the name of the artist, the title of the work, and the congressional district. The artwork is organized alphabetically by state and then numerically by district. The previous year’s winning pieces are returned to each congressional office, and many choose to continue to display the art in either Washington, DC, or a district office. The Congressional Institute has sponsored the art competition since 2009. Each congressional office is responsible for getting the winning artwork to Washington, DC, and the Congressional Institute facilitates the process of handing the pieces over to the Architect’s Office for hanging. The Institute also oversees the annual awards ceremony, which features a prominent artist from the district of each congressional co-chair. The winning artist from each district is invited to attend the awards ceremony with one parent or guardian. It is their first opportunity to see their artwork displaying in the Cannon Tunnel. Congressional Institute President Kelle Strickland said this about the competition: “For 43 years, the Congressional Art Competition has showcased the country’s best artistic talent. Millions of visitors have enjoyed more than 10,000 winning pieces, by high school artists from all over the country, exhibited in the U.S. Capitol. This bipartisan competition was established in 1982, with the Congressional Institute providing advice and logistical support since 2009. The Congressional Institute is delighted to have Rep. Van Duyne and Rep. Titus as this year’s co-chairs, with special thanks to our partnership with Southwest Airlines, which has generously awarded each finalist with two tickets to travel to D.C. for the awards ceremony celebrated in June. The Congressional Institute joins each Member of Congress who participates in this bipartisan opportunity, in celebrating these high school artists from across the country.” High school students must enter the competition for the congressional district in which they live.
The Congressional Institute is proud to sponsor the Congressional Art Competition. The annual competition celebrates the artistic achievements of the nation’s high school students. Each Member of Congress may choose to host the program in their individual districts. Many offices ask a panel of local artists, such as artists-in-residence, art teachers, gallery owners, to act as judges. The winning artwork will hang in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year. The tunnel is the most highly traveled access point between the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Capitol. Every day, Members of Congress, distinguished visitors, and tens of thousands of tourists – from the United States and abroad – walk through the tunnel and admire the artwork. The competition is now in its 43rd year. Each year, a Republican and Democratic Member of the House are selected to serve as Co-Chairs. The competition is truly bipartisan, and one of the highlights of the congressional calendar. At the beginning of the summer, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol begins the process of removing the previous year’s winners and displaying the new pieces to be showcased. That work takes place over the course of about a month. Each picture is carefully hung and labeled with the name of the artist, the title of the work, and the congressional district. The artwork is organized alphabetically by state and then numerically by district. The previous year’s winning pieces are returned to each congressional office, and many choose to continue to display the art in either Washington, DC, or a district office. The Congressional Institute has sponsored the art competition since 2009. Each congressional office is responsible for getting the winning artwork to Washington, DC, and the Congressional Institute facilitates the process of handing the pieces over to the Architect’s Office for hanging. The Institute also oversees the annual awards ceremony, which features a prominent artist from the district of each congressional co-chair. The winning artist from each district is invited to attend the awards ceremony with one parent or guardian. It is their first opportunity to see their artwork displaying in the Cannon Tunnel. Congressional Institute President Kelle Strickland said this about the competition: “For 43 years, the Congressional Art Competition has showcased the country’s best artistic talent. Millions of visitors have enjoyed more than 10,000 winning pieces, by high school artists from all over the country, exhibited in the U.S. Capitol. This bipartisan competition was established in 1982, with the Congressional Institute providing advice and logistical support since 2009. The Congressional Institute is delighted to have Rep. Van Duyne and Rep. Titus as this year’s co-chairs, with special thanks to our partnership with Southwest Airlines, which has generously awarded each finalist with two tickets to travel to D.C. for the awards ceremony celebrated in June. The Congressional Institute joins each Member of Congress who participates in this bipartisan opportunity, in celebrating these high school artists from across the country.” High school students must enter the competition for the congressional district in which they live.
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