Notre Dame junior’s drawing honored at Congressional art competition event

“Petey,” a drawing by Notre Dame junior Kate Joslin, was entered in the 2016 The Artistic Discovery Contest (Congressional Art Competition) sponsored by U.S. Rep Mike Bishop (Brighton). The drawing also earned Joslin a Silver Key in the most recent Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition.

Notre Dame junior IB visual art student Kate Joslin traveled to Brighton with her mother and art teacher Sandra LewAllen last night to meet with U.S. Congressman Mike Bishop (Mich.-8th District) and to find out if her artwork was chosen to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Notre Dame junior Kate Joslin is a student in the International Baccalaureate art program.

Joslin and other student participants in the The Artistic Discovery Contest (Congressional Art Competition) from Bishop’s district met with the congressman at the Brighton Chamber of Commerce where the winning art was announced. Joslin’s drawing, titled, "Petey,” did not win the competition, but earned her an honorable mention, according to LewAllen.

Last night’s reception, which was part of the annual nation-wide high school arts competition sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives, is an opportunity to recognize and encourage artistic talent across the nation. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.

Open to all high school students, the winner typically has his or her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year and receives two round-trip airline tickets to attend a special awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. in June. The exhibit in the U.S. Capitol Building will include all the winning artwork from participating districts around the country, and can also be viewed on House.gov's Congressional Art Competition page.

Judges in this year’s competition for Rep. Bishop were John Sauvé, a local sculptor based in Brighton, and Ellie Ingram, who is director of art education at the Paint Creek Center for the Arts in Rochester, Mich.

Joslin’s “Petey” also earned her a Silver Key award in the most recent Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition.

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