{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lahood.house.gov/2025/5/lahood-hosts-reception-for-16th-congressional-district-art-competition-winners", "LaHood Hosts Reception for 16th Congressional District Art Competition Winners", "2025-05-04", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Darin LaHood", "L000585", "lahood.house.gov", "lahood", "https://lahood.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Peoria, Illinois \u2013 Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) hosted a reception for the annual Congressional Art Competition, where he announced this year\u2019s finalists for Illinois\u2019 16th Congressional District.\n\n\u201cEvery year, I am amazed by the dedication and tremendous artistic talent of high school students throughout Illinois\u2019 16th Congressional District,\u201d said Rep. LaHood. \u201cThe Congressional Art Competition supports the value of art education and allows students to develop skills important to creative thinking and expression. This competition would not be possible without the teachers who support and encourage our students throughout this process.\n\n\u201cI thank everyone who participated this year, and I want to congratulate all our finalists, particularly this year\u2019s winner, Ivye Johnson. Ivye attends East Peoria Community High School, and her piece, \u2018Ten Candles, Two Wishes, Nine Lives,\u2019 will be hung in the United States Capitol for the next year. I look forward to seeing it again in the near future in Washington, D.C.!\u201d\n\nPictured above is Ivye Johnson\u2019s winning piece, \"Ten Candles, Two Wishes, Nine Lives\"\n\nThis year was Rep. LaHood's tenth Congressional Art Competition. Participants were judged anonymously by a volunteer panel, and award winners were chosen by a cumulative vote. There were 75 pieces of art submitted from 13 schools throughout the 16th District. This year\u2019s pieces were on display throughout April at the Peoria Riverfront Museum.\n\nSecond Place Winner will be hung in the D.C. office:\n\n\u201cMemory Lane\u201d by Denia Rinc\u00f3n, Rochelle Township High School\n\nHonorable Mentions to be hung in Illinois\u2019 16th Congressional District offices:\n\n\u201cThe A Student\u201d by Lizzie Jones, Metamora Township High School\n\n\u201cSunset Over Tranquil Water\u201d by Amanda Burns, Pekin Community High School\n\n\u201cLegacy in Flight\u201d by Sydney Carmichael, Rochelle Township High School\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"]], "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://lahood.house.gov/2025/5/lahood-hosts-reception-for-16th-congressional-district-art-competition-winners"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6529420390725136, "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"}