For Immediate Release                                         Contact: Amanda Molk, 202-225-5256

July 13, 2004

 Napolitano Welcomes 38^th District Art Contest Winner to Washington for Special Recognition

Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA38) today welcomed Andres Carlos, 38^th District Congressional Art Contest winner, to Washington, D.C., for special recognition events with other winners from across the nation.  The student artists were given a reception and attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony in the U.S. Capitol hallway where their art will be displayed for one year.   “I am enormously proud of Andres for his hard work and extraordinary achievement,” noted the Congresswoman.

Andres’s artwork, entitled “Army Guys,” was selected as the 38th District’s first place winner in May, and he was honored at a local ceremony with over 150 other local participants and honorees.  “It was a real honor to win this contest.  I’ve won other contests before, but nothing as big as this,” Andres commented. 

 The opportunity to come to Washington with his mother was one of the most exciting aspects of the competition for Andres, a student at Garey High School in Pomona.  “This was my first time in Washington, DC.  It is very different from my hometown,” he noted.

(see the art in the Photo Gallery)

 “I am so thrilled to see Andres and many other students participating in the art contest.  It is important that we give young, talented people an opportunity to showcase their artwork and receive recognition for it,” Napolitano concluded.

Representative Grace F. Napolitano, 38th District of California
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