{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/palmer-announces-2026-congressional-art-competition-winner", "Palmer Announces 2026 Congressional Art Competition Winner", "2026-05-18", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Gary J. Palmer", "P000609", "palmer.house.gov", "palmer", "https://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "For Immediate Release\n\nMedia Contact: Hope Dawson (202) 225-4921\n\nBIRMINGHAM, AL \u2013 Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) is pleased to announce Ever Waites from Westminster School at Oak Mountain as the winner of the Congressional Art Competition for Alabama\u2019s Sixth District. The winning artwork is titled \u201cMy Ebenezer.\u201d\n\nRep. Palmer presented Ever with his award certificate earlier this month. Upon presenting the award, Rep. Palmer released the following statement:\n\n\u201cWe had a very talented group of students from across the district participate in this year\u2019s Congressional Art Competition. I\u2019m impressed by each student\u2019s hard work and dedication to their craft,\u201d said Rep. Palmer. \u201cCongratulations to Ever on winning the competition this year. I hope he continues to use his talent to create more art in the future.\u201d\n\nA virtual gallery of all entries from the Sixth District can be viewed on Rep. Palmer\u2019s website until May 31. They can also be viewed on Rep. Palmer\u2019s Facebook page. The winning artwork is featured at the top of the online gallery.\n\nEach spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Students submit entries to their representative's office, and a panel of artists in the sixth district select the winning entry. The winners' works will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol.", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:21:02Z"]], "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://palmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/palmer-announces-2026-congressional-art-competition-winner"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.3974920623004436, "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"}