Guthrie announces 2nd District Congressional Art Competition winners
“Rowan” by Marty Walls, is the overall winner in the 2017 2nd Congressional District Art Competition. Click to enlarge (a new window will open).
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STAFF REPORT
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 — Nelson County High School student Marly Walls was announced today as the winner of the 2017 2nd Congressional District Art Competition by Congressman Brett Guthrie with her entry entitled “Rowan.”
“Every year I am excited to see the impressive artwork submitted by high school students across the Second District,” Guthrie said. “Congratulations to Marly and all of the students who submitted art this year. I look forward to meeting with her in Washington, D.C., where her artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for 
the next year.”
The winner and finalists were selected by an independent panel of art professors from colleges and universities across Kentucky’s 2nd Congressional District.
The competition, which began in 1982, allows the winning artwork from each Congressional District throughout the country to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one full year.
As first-place overall winner Walls will receive two airline tickets to Washington, D.C., where she and a guest will attend a reception in their honor later this summer.
The overall second-place winner was Anna Wooten of Thomas Nelson High School. Leandra Hart of NCHS was named as one of the overal honorable mentions.
Additionally, Congressman Guthrie will have a “Facebook Favorite” competition for all the county winners, giving members of the general public the opportunity to vote for their favorites.
The artwork will be posted on his official Facebook page, and the wining piece will be displayed in Congressman Guthrie’s D.C. office. The online competition will be open from Wednesday, April 26 through 6 p.m. Saturday, April 29.
The complete list of 2nd Congressional District winners
Overall Winners
1st Place Overall – Marly Walls, Nelson County High School
2nd Place Overall – Anna Wooten, Thomas Nelson High School
3rd Place Overall – Slaton Kelley, Edmonson County High School
Overall Honorable Mentions
Alexcis Botts – Breckinridge County High School
Leandra Hardt – Nelson County High School
Cammy Daniels- South Warren High School
Individual County Winners
Barren County
Lauren Witt, Glasgow High School
Boyle County
Abrianna Norris, Kentucky School for the Deaf
Breckinridge County
1st Place – Alexcis Botts, Breckinridge County High School
2nd Place – Alyssa McCubbins, Breckinridge County High School
3rd Place – Cheyenne Hatfield, Breckinridge County High School
Bullitt County
1st Place – Benn Bovakham, North Bullitt High School
2nd Place – Chris Bobadilla, North Bullitt High School
Butler County
1st Place – Janice Boyd, Butler County High School
2nd Place – Hubis Lopez Rodriguez, Butler County High School
3rd Place – Jonathan Dockery, Butler County High School
Edmonson County
1st Place – Slaton Kelley, Edmonson County High School
2nd Place – Francis Camper, Edmonson County High School
Hancock County
1st Place – Eugena Kim, Hancock County High School
2nd Place – Hannah Nicole Wagner, Hancock County High School
3rd Place – Hannah Wagner, Hancock County High School
Hardin County
Noah Martin, North Hardin High School
Nelson County
1st Place – Marly Walls, Nelson County High School
2nd Place – Anna Wooten, Thomas Nelson High School
3rd Place – Ariadna Sosa, Nelson County High School
Honorable Mention
Leandra Hardt, Nelson County High School
Katie Hankins, Nelson County High School
Spencer County
Madison Denham, Spencer County High School
Washington County
1st Place – Cassey Black, Washington County High School
2nd Place – Erin Taylor, Washington County High School
3rd Place – Cassey Black, Washington County High School
Warren County
1st Place – Noah Hernandez, Greenwood High School
2nd Place – Cammy Daniels, South Warren High School
3rd Place – Rose Deeb, Greenwood High School
Honorable Mention
Keiko Nishijima, Greenwood High School
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