[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 97 (Friday, June 4, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E603-E604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                2021 PA18 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION

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                         HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 4, 2021

  Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize the artistic ability of a young high school student from my 
Congressional District, Makenzie Sing from the Pittsburgh Creative and 
Performing Arts School.
  Ms. Sing is the winner of the 2021 18th Congressional District of 
Pennsylvania's High School Art Competition, ``An Artistic Discovery. 
``Ms. Sing's artwork, a mixed media collage with pen and ink entitled 
``Portrait of Truths,'' was selected from a number of outstanding 
entries to this year's competition. In fact, 20 works from 4 different 
schools in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District were submitted to 
our panel of respected local artists. It's a real tribute to Ms. Sing's 
skill and vision that their work was chosen as the winner of this 
year's competition.
  Ms. Sing's artwork will represent the 18th Congressional District of 
Pennsylvania in the national exhibit of high school students' artwork 
that will be displayed in the United States Capitol over the coming 
year. I encourage my colleagues, as well as any visitor to Capitol 
Hill, to view Ms. Sing's artwork, along with the winning entries from 
the high school art contests held in other Congressional Districts, 
which will be on display in the Capitol tunnel. It is amazing to walk 
through this corridor and see the interpretation of life through the 
eyes of these young artists from all across our country.
  Lillian Spencer from the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts 
School was awarded second place for their color pencil composition 
``Seeing Eye to Eye.'' Nathan Weaver from CAPA received third place for 
their acrylic painting entitled ``Miners.'' Bina Guo from the 
Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School was awarded fourth place 
for their watercolor and pencil composition entitled ``Organic Ruin,'' 
and Margaret Tracht from CAPA received the fifth-place award for their 
pen on paper composition ``Overgrown.''
  For the first time this year, we posted all of the entries online and 
allowed people to vote for their favorite one. Over the course of 
several weeks, more than 400 people voted for their favorite entry. 
``Unclear,'' a watercolor by Zoe McCoy from South Fayette High School, 
was the overwhelming favorite with just under 20 percent of the votes 
cast, and so Zoe was the winner of our first ``People's Choice'' award.
  In addition, Honorable Mention Awards were presented to works by 
Yutaka Tomokio from the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School, 
Zoe McCoy from South Fayette High School, and Annika Vaughan from the 
Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School.
  I would like to recognize all of the participants in this year's 18th 
Congressional District High School Art Competition, ``An Artistic 
Discovery:'' from Allderdice High School, Sean Folan; from East 
Allegheny High School, Marley Green, Samantha Hallick, Casey Kopa, and 
Mandy Ruffing; from the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School, 
Brynn Campbell, Anya Frazier, Ruby Frazier, Bina

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Guo, Sofia Montelibano, Polina Novikova, Makenzie Sing, Lillian 
Spencer, Melaina Thompson, Margaret Tracht, Yutaka Tomokio, Annika 
Vaughan, Colleen Vine, and Nathan Weaver; and from South Fayette High 
School, Zoe McCoy.
  I would like to thank these impressive young artists for allowing us 
to share and celebrate their talents, imagination, and creativity. The 
efforts of these students in expressing themselves in a powerful and 
positive manner are no less than spectacular.
  I hope that all of these individuals continue to utilize their 
artistic talents, and I wish them all the best of luck in their future 
endeavors.

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