Tiffany Announces Winners of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition
WAUSAU, WI – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) announced the winners of Wisconsin's Seventh District 2024 Congressional Art Competition. Beginning in 1982, the Congressional Art Competition gives young artists from across the Seventh District the opportunity to have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building during the year. The theme chosen for this year’s competition was: A day in the life of Wisconsin.
“Every year, I am amazed by the talented young artists in the Seventh District,” said Congressman Tiffany. "Congratulations to those who placed in the top three, the honorable mentions, and a huge thank you to all thirty-two students who submitted pieces this year.”
First Place Winner
Name: Aila Laakso
School: Superior High School
Title: The Beauty of Wisconsin
Second Place Winner
Name: Aselin Olson
School: Shell Lake High School
Title: Success
Third Place Winner
Name: Nicholas Gonzalez
School: Prentice High School
Title: Revaluation of a John Deere
Honorable Mention
Name: Matthew Schmidt
School: Prentice High School
Title: The Beauty of New Life
Honorable Mention
Name: Emma Chandler
School: HomeLife Academy
Title: Autumn Sunrise in the Northwoods
The first-place winner's artwork will be displayed for one year in the Cannon House Office Building Tunnel, a walkway that leads to the U.S. Capitol. Southwest Airlines also offers each first-place winner two round-trip tickets to attend a reception in Washington, DC. The second-place winner's artwork will be displayed in my Washington, DC office, and the third-place winner's artwork will be displayed in my Wausau office.
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