Two Mingus Union High School students earned recognition at this year’s Congressional Art Competition, hosted by U.S. Rep. Eli Crane [R-District 2] at the Phippen Museum in Prescott, on April 18.
Jazmin Hunt received second place for her artwork “Cat Eye,” earning her a $5,000 scholarship.
Isabel McKean, won the People’s Choice award for her work “The Burning Bush.”
“The Congressional Art Competition offers our talented high school artists the opportunity to showcase their skills, and it’s an honor to play a role in the process,” Crane wrote in a statement. “On behalf of my team, I am deeply grateful to the Phippen Museum, our partners in higher education, and our professional judges for collaborating on this great tradition. We also appreciate the teachers who encouraged their students to participate, as well as everyone who came out to celebrate this occasion.”
The top prize this year went to Winslow High School’s Lindsey Cox for her artwork titled “Albert Camus and His Cat,” and will be traveling to Washington D.C. to have her work displayed in the U.S. Capitol building for one year.
Colleges, universities and other institutions of higher learning partnered with the competition by offering scholarships more than 650,000 high school student nationwide since the contest began in 1982.