Bishop Manogue student selected as second district winner in Congressional Art Competition

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WASHINGTON, D.C.– Kc Meyer, a senior at Bishop Manogue Catholic High School in Reno, was selected as Nevada’s second district winner in the 33rd annual Congressional Art Competition. In a June ceremony, Meyer’s artwork, entitled A Sunday Drive (pictured), will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol alongside winners from across the nation as a part of the year-long An Artistic Discovery exhibition.

Meyer’s original piece was chosen from among 20 submissions by Northern Nevada high school students. More than three-quarters of this year’s entries came from students of Meyer’s fine arts teacher, Annie Falk. Runners-up include My Brother by Yiru Wang, which will be displayed in Congressman Mark Amodei’s Washington, D.C. office, I Don’t Mean a Thing by Tynan Wheeler, and Memory, Therefore My Life by Shiyi Huang.

Both Wang and Huang attend Bishop Manogue Catholic High School with Meyer, while Wheeler attends Douglas High School in Minden. This year’s judges were Stacey Spain of the Sierra Arts Foundation and local business leader, Quest Lakes.

Meyer and his family will travel to Washington, D.C. for the ceremony, where they will meet Congressman Amodei and participate in the art competition’s slate of events.

The Congressional Art Competition is an annual nationwide visual art competition designed to recognize and encourage artistic talent among high school students. Each spring, students submit their original artwork to their representative’s office, where winners are selected by a panel of artists.

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