Dearborn, MI - Congressman John D. Dingell (D-MI15) today congratulated all of the students who took part in the 15th Congressional District Arts Competition, with special recognition for the three students that received honors for their work.   The winners of the annual competition were selected at the final judging at the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn, Michigan.  A total of 40 students from eleven area high schools participated in this year’s competition, totaling in a substantial 51 pieces of art.

“It gives me great pleasure to announce the winners of the 15th District Arts Competition this year,” said Dingell. “I would like to offer my congratulations to Tiffany Swoish of Taylor, who took top honors for her entry ‘Drop of Patriotism;’ Chantelle Baron of Brownstown Township took second place for her painting of trees on a fall day; and third place winner Ashley Hopping of Dearborn for her digital photograph of brightly colored eye-makeup.

Tiffany Swoish, the first place winner, will have her winning work displayed in the underground corridor connecting the US Capitol to the Cannon House Office Building for one year starting this June. In the corridor, the artist’s work will be viewed by Members of Congress and thousands of tourists as they travel to and from the Capitol. The artist and a parent or guardian will be invited to Washington, DC for the Capitol exhibition’s opening ceremony.

The artwork of Chantelle Baron and Ashley Hopping will be proudly displayed in Congressman Dingell’s Washington, DC office through June 2011, where visitors from all over the world will have the opportunity to appreciate the talents of these fine young artists from Michigan’s 15th Congressional District.

You can see their work on Congressman Dingell’s website, go to: http://www.house.gov/dingell/art10.shtml.

Also honored at the competition was Domonique Coleman, a student at the Advanced Technology Academy in Dearborn. Domonique was the recipient of a $2,000 scholarship to the College for Creative Studies (CCS) for his submission of artwork as well as his acceptance into the program.

An Artistic Discovery, coordinated by Members of Congress, is the annual Congressional High School Art Competition.  Congressman Dingell has hosted “An Artistic Discovery” every year since it was first launched in 1982.