FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE N.R. #213, 5/20/98

Date: May 20, 1998

Contact: Irene Cromer

703/791-8720

COUNTY STUDENTS DOMINATE ART COMPETITION

Students from Osbourn Park and Brentsville District high schools took home the bulk of awards at the Tenth Congressional District Art Competition held recently in The Plains under the auspices of Congressman Frank R. Wolf. Vincent Martorana, a student at Osbourn Park High School earned "Best of Show" honors for a painting done in acrylics, while two of four "Judges Choice" awards were presented to Kimberly Parks, also of Osbourn Park, for a work in acrylics, and Sara White of Brentsville who was recognized for a collage entitled "Stormy." The pieces noted above were untitled.

The competition was conducted as part of An Artistic Discovery, an annual Congressional High School Art Competition. A total of twenty-two schools participated. Contests are conducted locally at the discretion of each member of Congress within broad guidelines established by the House Office Building Commission. Last year a total of 309 members of Congress conducted local competitions. Winning artworks from each district will be displayed as part of the national exhibition in the Cannon Tunnel leading to the United States Capitol through the end of May. Since the competition was first launched in 1982, nearly 4,000 local contests have been conducted that have involved more than 650,000 high school students.

Other Prince William County Public Schools award recipients include Jessica A. Green, Brentsville District High School, who earned a first place award for her collage. Honorable Mention went to Coleen Steve, Osbourn Park High School, acrylic, "Pop-Pop"; Eric Logan Heidenriech, Brentsville District High School, diptyck, "Ice Cubes in My Juvi Juice"; Lauren

Cifranic, Osbourn Park High School, prima color, "Mirrored Face"; Joseph A. McSpadden, Brentsville District High School, colored pencil, "Still-Life, Fabric"; Cara Marie Dye, Brentsville District High School, graphite and white charcoal, "Reflection & Refraction"; Shannon Legros, Osbourn Park High School, pastel, untitled; Andrea Short, Brentsville District High School, charcoal pencil, "Hidden Cat"; Joseph A. McSpadden, Brentsville District High School, charcoal, "Surprise"; Vincent Martorana, Osbourn Park High School, pen and India ink, "Resolve"; Andrea Kays, Osbourn Park High School, pastel, "Progress"; Ricky Kull, Osbourn Park High School, watercolor, "Serenity"; Courtney Warner, Osbourn Park High School, acrylic, "Survivor";

J.R. Fox, Brentsville District High School, charcoal pencil, "Hidden Kitty:; and Joseph A. McSpadden, Brentsville District High School, graphite white charcoal, "Reflection & Refraction."

A reception for winners was held at the Manassas Dance Company on May 16.

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