{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://begich.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-begich-announces-alaskas-2026-congressional-art-competition-winner", "Congressman Begich Announces Alaska\u2019s 2026 Congressional Art Competition Winner", "2026-05-28", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "House", "AK", "Nicholas J. Begich III", "B001323", "begich.house.gov", "begich", "https://begich.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "ANCHORAGE, AK \u2013 May 28, 2026 \u2013 Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) is honored to announce Service High School student Ivy Suoja has been selected as Alaska\u2019s winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition with her mixed media collage portrait titled, Arctic Bear. As Alaska\u2019s role in the Arctic continues to grow in importance to America\u2019s future, Ivy\u2019s piece is particularly timely. Her artwork captures Alaska\u2019s connection to America\u2019s Arctic future while powerfully representing this year\u2019s theme, \u201cAmerica.\u201d\n\n\u201cI want to congratulate Ivy Suoja from Service High School for winning Alaska\u2019s 2026 Congressional Art Competition with her creative collage portrait, Arctic Bear,\u201d said Congressman Nick Begich. \u201cIvy\u2019s work was visually striking and deeply representative of Alaska\u2019s unique place in our nation\u2019s story. I look forward to seeing her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol representing Alaska.\u201d\n\nIvy will soon join student artists from across the nation in Washington, D.C., for the Congressional Art Competition Winners\u2019 Ceremony. Her work will hang in the U.S. Capitol for one year, representing Alaska in the halls of Congress.\n\nTo learn more about the competition, visit the Congressional Art Competition website.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:21:02Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://begich.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-begich-announces-alaskas-2026-congressional-art-competition-winner"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9548729285597801, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}