Patapsco High Student Wins Congressional Art Contest

Dundalk’s Amber Triplett Wins Congressional Art Contest

(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) today announced Dundalk teen Amber Triplett as the winner of the 2013 Congressional Art Contest for Maryland’s Second District. Amber, a junior at Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts, submitted a digital photo-manipulation piece entitled, “Just a Dream.”  The piece will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol complex for one year, providing inspiration to more than 12,000 Capitol visitors and Members of Congress as they make their way to the House floor. 

 “I was very impressed with all of our submissions this year, but especially so with Amber Triplett’s,” Congressman Ruppersberger said. “Amber’s work will have a place of honor in the halls of the U.S. Capitol for the next year and will help remind lawmakers of the critical role the arts play in the education of American children.”

Sponsored each spring by the Congressional Institute, the Congressional Art Contest is a national high school visual art competition that recognizes and encourages artistic talent in the nation. Since it began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated in the contest.

Amber’s piece, among 36 other entries submitted by high school students across the Second District, was selected by a panel of local artists and art teachers appointed by Congressman Ruppersberger. This year’s exhibit, including Amber’s piece and winning entries from districts across the nation, was unveiled during an awards ceremony in Washington today. Please see the attached photo of “Just a Dream.”

Safiya Brown, another Patapsco High student, took second place for her oil painting titled, “A Random Mood.” Calvert Hall student Stephen Kozak earned third place with his scratchboard, “Simplistic Life.”