{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bentz-announces-2021-congressional-art-competition-winner-macelle", "Congressman Bentz Announces 2021 Congressional Art Competition Winner: MacElle Kirsch of Pendleton High School", "2021-05-11", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "OR", "Cliff Bentz", "B000668", "bentz.house.gov", "bentz", "https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "The winning piece: North American Bobcat in the Snow is a collage of glue and magazine clippings picturing an attentive North American bobcat trudging through the snow.\n\nONTARIO, ORE. \u2013 Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) announced that MacElle Kirsch, a senior at Pendleton High School, has been selected as the overall winner for Oregon\u2019s Second Congressional District in the 2021 Congressional Art Competition. MacElle\u2019s artwork, North American Bobcat in the Snow, was selected by a panel of five judges who praised the composition and quality of the piece as well as the creative color palette.\n\n\"I am pleased to congratulate MacElle on this terrific achievement,\" said Bentz. \"Her original artwork will be placed on display in the U.S. Capitol alongside the winning pieces from other congressional districts across the country. I am excited to see North American Bobcat in Snow each day, as I walk to and from the House Chamber, representing our district and MacElle's creative talent. She should feel very proud!\"\n\nBentz also announced four regional winners from Oregon\u2019s Second District. Each regional winner will have his or her art displayed in one of Congressman Bentz\u2019s offices in Medford, OR; Ontario, OR; or Washington, D.C.\n\nA Pig Sees His Equal, Bradley Pogue, Phoenix High School, grade 12\n\nHawk, Sussan Uribe, Phoenix High School, grade 12\n\nSilent Morning, Mary Thiel, Joseph Charter High School, grade 10\n\nDivinity Carved from Stone, Sydney Aghajanian, Phoenix High School, grade 12\n\nCongressman Bentz also thanked the judges for the 2021 competition. \"I am very thankful to the judges who volunteered their time and expertise to our district's art competition,\" said Bentz. \"They helped make this year's competition not just memorable but also a great success.\"\n\nJudges for the 2021 Congressional Art Competition in Oregon\u2019s Second Congressional District included:\n\nKim Hearon - Executive Director, Rogue Gallery & Art Center, Medford\n\nCody Bustamante - Professor of Painting and Drawing, South Oregon University, Ashland\n\nMichael Sell - Associate Professor of Art, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande\n\nLori Sams - Gallery Director, Feves Art Gallery, Pendleton\n\nTed Fink - Chair, Fine and Performing Arts, Treasure Valley Community College, Ontario", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"]], "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://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bentz-announces-2021-congressional-art-competition-winner-macelle"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8252649568021297, "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"}