{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://case.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2354", "Case Announces Winners Of His 2024 Congressional Art Competition", "2024-05-03", "2024", "2024-05", "Democrat", "House", "HI", "Ed Case", "C001055", "case.house.gov", "case", "https://case.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27&Page=10", "scraper", "(Honolulu, HI) \u2013 U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai\u2018i \u2013 District 1) announced the winners of his 2024 Congressional Art Competition during an awards ceremony at the Bishop Museum, where entries have been on public display.\n\n\u201cForty-six art pieces were entered this year from fourteen schools throughout my district (Urban Honolulu),\u201d said Case. \u201cAll of this year\u2019s contestants earned our respect for participating in a contest that featured so many quality art pieces and made it so difficult for our judges to select the winners.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe quantity, quality and diversity of the artwork presented was inspiring and truly showcased the range of artistic talent across my district. I\u2019ll be very proud to highlight the winners\u2019 work in the U.S. Capitol and in my Congressional offices,\u201d said Case.\n\nEach spring since 1982, the Congressional Institute has sponsored a nationwide high school visual arts competition to recognize and encourage artistic talents in each Congressional district. Most U.S. House offices participate.\n\nThe winners for Case\u2019s event this year are:\n\n1st Place\n\nEmily Yanos\n\nGrade 12\n\nMoanalua High School\n\nTitle: \u201cLand of Love\u201d\n\nMedium: digital art\n\nShe and a guest will receive a round trip for two on Southwest Airlines to attend the National Awards Competition in Washington, D.C., among other prizes.\n\nHer image representing Hawai\u2018i\u2019s 1st Congressional District will also be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year along with those of the winners in other districts.\n\n2nd Place\n\nKai Yara\n\nGrade 11\n\nPunahou School\n\nTitle: \u201cWeaving Tradition \u2013 Lei\u201d\n\nMedium: acrylic on canvas\n\nHis image will be displayed in the Washington, D.C. Office of Congressman Case for one year, along with a certificate.\n\n3rd Place\n\nAmelia Sofos\n\nGrade 12\n\nPunahou School\n\nTitle: \u201cThank you for growing with us\u201d\n\nMedium: alcohol markers on paper\n\nHer image will be displayed in the District Office of Congressman Case in downtown Honolulu for one year, along with a certificate.\n\nHonorable Mentions\n\nLingyan Chen\n\nGrade 12\n\nFarrington High School\n\nTitle: \u201cCalm\u201d\n\nMedium: photography\n\nAriel Young\n\nGrade 11\n\nKalani High School\n\nTitle: \u201cJuly 7th, 1898\u201d\n\nMedium: photography\n\nVheronica Jane Reinares\n\nGrade 12\n\nFarrington High School\n\nTitle: \u201cDysmorphia\u201d\n\nMedium: photography\n\nSophie Chan\n\nGrade 10\n\nPunahou School\n\nTitle: \u201cReframing Tropical Theatrics\u201d\n\nMedium: oil paint\n\n\u201cI want to especially thank our panel of judges who reviewed the works and made some very tough decisions,\u201d said Case. The judges were:\n\n- Dwayne Adams\n\nLocal artist and art instructor focusing on watercolor painting. He resides in Kailua and his work focuses primarily on Hawaiian art, featuring scenes in and around Kailua, Honolulu, and other locations throughout the Hawaiian Islands.\n\n- Kelly Ciurej\n\nArtist and photographer born and raised on Chicago\u2019s Southside. Through the use of photographs, performance, artificial materials, and digital printing processes, she is interested in the ways in which photographs distort memories and instead create invented realities. She is a lecturer in photography at the University of Hawai\u2018i at M\u0101noa.\n\n- Atis Puampai\n\nAtis Puampai grew up in Pearl City and started his photographic endeavors documenting his local skate crew. He is currently interested in depicting various perspectives of time utilizing alternative capture methods with homemade or modified equipment. Puampai is currently teaching at the University of Hawai\u2018i at M\u0101noa and resides in Honolulu.\n\n- Josephine Wu-Vuylsteke\n\nWu-Vuylsteke was a professional broadcaster in Taipei, Taiwan before becoming a full-time advocate for women's participation in civil society. She is currently a board member for both the Asia-Pacific Liberal Women Association and the International Network for Liberal Women. She is an active member and past president (2019-2020) of the North American Taiwanese Women's Association (NATWA), Hawaii Chapter, and is also an advisor and Asian Liaison to the Druk Foundation, a non-profit supporting the preservation of sacred arts in the nation of Bhutan.\n\nAttachments:\n\nPicture of 1st place winner - Emily Yanos, Senior, Moanalua High School.\n\nPicture of 1st place entry - \u201cLand of Love\u201d (digital art)\n\nGroup photo with Congressman Case, students who submitted entries, and judges.\n\nVideo clip of event \u2013 one with 1st place winner Yanos announced.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:01:11Z"]], "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://case.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2354"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2464867904782295, "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"}