{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://golden.house.gov/media/press-releases/golden-announces-auburn-bangor-harrington-lewiston-and-rangeley-students-as-congressional-art-competition-winners", "Golden Announces Auburn, Bangor, Harrington, Lewiston, and Rangeley Students as Congressional Art Competition Winners", "2022-04-20", "2022", "2022-04", "Democrat", "House", "ME", "Jared F. Golden", "G000592", "golden.house.gov", "golden", "https://golden.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 This week, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) revealed the winners of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition for Maine\u2019s Second District. Students from Auburn, Bangor, Harrington, Lewiston, and Rangeley were all selected to be honored, with first place going to Hannah Wojdakowski from Bangor High School.\n\n\u2018Inside,\u2019 submitted by Wojdakowski, will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building alongside winning artists from districts across the country.\n\nImage\n\n\u201cIt is always a pleasure to see the creativity that students across the district display in their Congressional Art Competition submissions,\u201d said Congressman Golden. \u201cWe are lucky to have such talented and dedicated students in Maine and I look forward to seeing the winning piece in the halls of the Capitol.\u201d\n\nCompetition judges Sam E. Cote and Mary McManus selected the winners.\n\n\u201cI love this piece because I recognize the balance between freedom and strategy of the overall composition,\u201d said Cote of Wojdakowski\u2019s piece. \u201cEvery brush stroke seems thoughtfully placed, but freely painted. The artist successfully pulls you through the entire piece just based on the color, flow and movement of the brush strokes.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis piece instantly drew me in based on its vibrant colors and line work,\u201d said McManus of \u2018Inside.\u2019 \u201cThe composition has such great movement and does not have one true resting point for the viewer's eye. The horizontal lines act almost as stairs that help wind the flow throughout the image. I am really caught by the way this piece is balanced despite its high energy with the moving lines and the bright colors. There is this bold star in the upper half of the image that pulls you in and provides a sense of grounding. This piece has a wonderful flow and almost dance to it.\u201d\n\nAva Blanchette, from Lewiston High School, came in second place with \u2018Eyes on You.\u2019\n\nImage\n\nElla Shaffer, from Rangeley Lakes Regional School, entered \u2018The Look\u2019 and was third place.\n\nImage\n\nAhmednur Isaaq, from Lewiston High School, received an honorable mention for \u2018Window of Color.\u2019\n\nImage\n\nErik Carson, from Edward Little High School, also received an honorable mention for \u2018Sunshine.\u2019\n\nImage\n\nThe final honorable mention went to Kaycee McGuire, also from Narraguagus High School, with \u2018Rainy Day.\u2019\n\nImage\n\nThe Maine College of Art and Maine Arts Commission, as well as the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, partner each year to choose the winning submissions for the Congressional Art Competition. The Competition began in 1982 to help Members of Congress support young artists from the districts.\n\nYou can see the winning entries from last year here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:19:30Z"]], "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://golden.house.gov/media/press-releases/golden-announces-auburn-bangor-harrington-lewiston-and-rangeley-students-as-congressional-art-competition-winners"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4579209964722395, "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"}