{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dean.house.gov/2022/5/congresswoman-dean-celebrates-local-student-artists-and-winner-of-competition", "Congresswoman Dean Celebrates Local Student Artists and Winner of Competition", "2022-05-10", "2022", "2022-05", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Madeleine Dean", "D000631", "dean.house.gov", "dean", "https://dean.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Each spring, the United States House of Representatives sponsors a nation-wide Congressional Art Competition for high school students. In honor of the students from Pennsylvania\u2019s Fourth District, Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) hosted a reception at Cheltenham Center for the Arts on Monday, May 9. All artwork was displayed in the gallery for the students and their families to enjoy.\n\nThis year\u2019s winner is Wenlan Jin from The Hill School for her work, \u201cPork Belly.\u201d\n\nThe Runners-Up are:\n\nGrace Capecci for \u201cShadow Walk\u201d\n\nJessie Xin for \u201cPaper Wishes\u201d\n\nYina Yao for \u201cTraffic Light\u201d\n\nWenlan Jin\u2019s artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. The artwork from the runners-up will be displayed in Congresswoman Madeleine Dean\u2019s district offices.\n\n\u201cThe Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to highlight the remarkable talent and dedication of our students,\u201d Rep. Dean said. \u201cI was delighted to meet with all the artists and their families, to get a deeper sense of their impressive work, and to celebrate their accomplishments. The arts are vital to education, and it is important to lift them up in our schools and communities.\u201d\n\n\"During the creation of 'Pork Belly,' I experimented with new techniques of painting and worked with subjects that I have never drawn before,\" Wenlan Jin said. \"I was glad that the piece turned out really well, and I will treasure this opportunity of displaying my artwork in the Capitol.\"\n\nThe Congressional Art Competition was judged by Margaret Griffen, Executive Director of the Cheltenham Center for the Arts; Lauren McCardle, Executive Director, Ursinus College's Philip and Muriel Berman Museum Of Art; Professor Yvonne Love, Program Chair and an Associate Professor of Art at Penn State; and Jackie Joyce, local artist and Abington High School alumna.\n\nTo learn more about the Congressional Art Competition and to view the 2022 finalists' artwork, please visit Congresswoman Dean's website.\n\nRep. Madeleine Dean is a mother, grandmother, attorney, professor, former four-term member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and U.S. Representative for the Fourth District of Pennsylvania.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:29:07Z"]], "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://dean.house.gov/2022/5/congresswoman-dean-celebrates-local-student-artists-and-winner-of-competition"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8501952290534973, "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"}