{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sewell.house.gov/2024/5/rep-sewell-announces-winner-of-the-2024-congressional-art-competition-for-alabama-s-7th-congressional-district", "Rep. Sewell Announces Winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for Alabama\u2019s 7th Congressional District", "2024-05-21", "2024", "2024-05", "Democrat", "House", "AL", "Terri A. Sewell", "S001185", "sewell.house.gov", "sewell", "https://sewell.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Birmingham, AL \u2013 U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for Alabama's 7th Congressional District. The announcement was made at a virtual reception held last Thursday night during which Sewell joined participants to celebrate the 91 entries submitted by talented students from across the district. Madison Barrentine, a 12th grader at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, was awarded first place for her submission entitled \"Pratt City Cemetery.\"\n\n\u201cWe in Alabama\u2019s 7th Congressional District are blessed to have so many outstanding young artists!\u201d said Rep. Sewell. \u201cOnce again, I was completely amazed by all 91 submissions, and I am so proud of every student who participated this year.\u201d\n\n\u201cCongratulations to our first place winner, Madison Barrentine, who did a wonderful job capturing our theme, \u2018Alabama Story Makers,\u2019\u201d continued Sewell. \u201cI look forward to welcoming her to Washington and showcasing her artwork in the U.S. Capitol this year!\u201d\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to have this piece represent my city and district,\u201d said Madison Barrentine. \u201cI\u2019m excited to have a piece so closely connected to Birmingham and my own experiences traveling and speaking in a location so prevalent to this country such as the capitol. The significance of work changes as it\u2019s introduced to different locations, different people, histories, and understandings. I\u2019m grateful to send these stories rooted in Alabama to be felt elsewhere.\u201d\n\nBarrentine\u2019s artwork will be matted, framed, and displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. for one year. She and a guardian will receive roundtrip airfare to Washington D.C. to attend the National Congressional Art Competition Reception.\n\nThe other students that placed were:\n\n2nd Place - \u201cOliver Cotton Gin\u201d by Kennedy Rose Kimbrough, 12th grader at the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, Alabama\n\n3rd Place - \u201cRosa\u201d by Onda McNight, 9th grader at the Capitol School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama\n\nHonorable Mention - \u201cFirst White House of the Confederacy\u201d by Emma Hutto, 9th grader at Jackson Academy in Jackson, Alabama\n\nHonorable Mention - \u201cUntitled\u201d by Jazzlynn Carnethon at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama\n\nHonorable Mention - \u201cRise of Cotton\u201d by Rayne Moore, 12th grader at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama\n\nHonorable Mention - \u201cGeorge Washington Carver\u201d by Kevin Beamon, 9th grader at Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School in Montgomery, Alabama", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:12:30Z"]], "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://sewell.house.gov/2024/5/rep-sewell-announces-winner-of-the-2024-congressional-art-competition-for-alabama-s-7th-congressional-district"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7361713796854019, "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"}