Riverside Resident Receives Congressional Recognition for Artwork

U.S. Congressman David Cicilline announced the winners of his 2012 Congressional Art Competition. Natalie Paris, Alek Comella, and Maxwell Silva were the winners of his 2012 Congressional Art Competition. Riverside resident Kayla DelBonis received congressional recognition, according to a press release.

“These talented Rhode Island students make our state proud with their creativity and artistic ingenuity. I look forward to seeing their work on display, and I thank everyone who helped make this competition possible. Each work submitted through my office was exceptional, and I only regret that we could choose just one winner,” said Cicilline.

The judges for Cicilline’s Art Competition were Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Community Arts Program Director Elena Calderon Patino and RiverzEdge Arts Project Executive Director Rebekah Greenwald Speck. The submitted pieces of art were judged for creativity, originality, technical skills, subject matter and creative impact.

The competition, sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives, recognizes and encourages high school artists both in Rhode Island’s First Congressional District and across the nation. Cicilline coordinated his contest for high school students in the First Congressional District.

The students listed below received congressional recognition for their work:

• Phoebe Mack, Bristol
• Rachel Giorgi, Cumberland
• Kayleigh Rooney, Jamestown
• Brenna Guyette, Lincoln
• Alicia Applegate, North Providence
• Elizabeth Marcotte, North Smithfield
• Rachel Campbell, Pascoag
• Montana Campbell, Pascoag
• Emet Schwartz, Providence
• Greta Kroessler, Providence
• Kayla DelBonis, Riverside
• Courtney Hammersley, Smithfield
• Hailey Shaw, Smithfield
• Sarah Jack, Smithfield
• Alexandra Bandoni, Tiverton