Local Students Named Winners in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District Art Competition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 9, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) yesterday congratulated Jasmine Haraburda, Michael Dick, Cassidy Boyuk and Selena Dornfeld for placing in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District Art Competition. The competition awards ceremony was held at The Columbus Museum of Art on April 8, 2015 and there were 245 pieces of artwork under consideration for the top prize.
“We had a great turnout of high school students participating in this year’s Congressional Art Competition and I congratulate all of our award winning artists,” Stivers said. “I would also like to thank all of the students who participated in the competition; it was their artwork that made the event a success.”
Jasmine Haraburda was the first-place winner of the competition. As the first-place winner Haraburda will have her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. She also will be awarded a trip Washington, D.C. to attend a reception and to see her artwork hung inside the Capitol building. She is the daughter of Edward and Indira Haraburda and is a sophomore at The Wellington School. Her first-place piece of art was an acrylic painting of a duck on canvas titled “Marsh Creature.”
Michael Dick won second place in the competition and his art will be displayed in Stivers’ Washington D.C. Office for one year. He is the son of Susan and Herman Dick and is a senior at Fort Hayes Career Center. His award-winning work of art is titled “Graphic Construction” and is made of paper cut outs.
Cassidy Boyuk was named the third-place winner in the competition and her artwork will be hung in Stivers’ District Office for a year. Boyuk is the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Boyuk and is a sophomore at Hilliard Davidson High School. Her work of art is untitled and is a self-portrait drawn in pencil.
Selena Dornfeld, the daughter of Mark and Monica Dornfeld and is a senior at Pickerington High School North, was the People’s Choice Award Winner. The People’s Choice Award goes to the work of art with the most votes in favor of the piece on Stivers’ Facebook Page. As the People’s Choice winner Dornfeld’s work of art will be displayed in Stivers’ District Office for a year. Her award-winning piece was titled “Kudu Skull” and is an acrylic painting of a kudu skull on a black background.
The Congressional Art Competition is held every year to recognize the extraordinary artistic talents of the nation’s high school students. The goal of the competition is to support and promote the arts and to foster creativity and artistic expression among our nation’s youth. The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 and since that time, more than 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition.
