Huntsville, AL – Yesterday Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) recognized Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District winner of the 2013 Congressional Art Competition in a special ceremony at the Huntsville Museum of Art. The winner, 16-year-old Miss Namena Bojang, won for her charcoal-medium entry entitled, “Be Bold. Be Different.” Miss Bojang is an eleventh grader at Bob Jones High School. Her art teacher is Ms. Robin Lakso.
Namena Bojang, winner, and Congressman Brooks.
Congressman Brooks said, “The annual Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage artistic talent across our country, and especially right here in North Alabama. This year, there were 236 entries in the Fifth District, and a panel of three judges chose the winner, Miss Namena Bojang of Bob Jones High School, to represent North Alabama in Washington, D.C. Her artwork will hang in the U.S. Capitol, and be seen by thousands of guests from across the country and around the world. I want to congratulate Namena, and the six honorable mentions, for all of their hard work and talent. Alabamians have a lot to be proud of in these bright young artists.”
Miss Bojang’s artwork will be hung in the U.S. Capitol building, along with winners from Congressional districts across the country. The winner from each Congressional district attends a national reception for winners in Washington, D.C. in June.
Honorable Mentions for the 2013 Congressional Art Competition were: SuBin Chung, Madison Academy; Kasey Benesh, Bob Jones High School; Jialin Li, Pope John Paul II Catholic High School; Hannah Clemons, Decatur High School; Dakota Olinger, Sparkman High School; Jessica Gallagher, Bob Jones High School.
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