Abington Students Are First- and Third-Place Winners of Congressional Art Awards.
Artwork Will Hang in US Capitol and Congressman Boyle’s Washington DC Office for One Year.
Congressman Brendan Boyle announced on Sunday that two Abington students’ artwork has been selected for Congressional Art Awards. Gabrielle Monterosso, a senior at Abington Senior High School, won FIRST PLACE and sophomore Maria Molyashcha won the THIRD PLACE award. The US Congressional Institute of Art promotes the arts and, since 1982, has invited high school students to submit artwork for the competition. In Congressman Boyle’s district, 35 student entries were submitted. Although only one will be displayed in the US Capitol Building, Congressman Boyle said that the artwork submitted was so impressive, he extended the competition in his district to three winners – with the second and third place winners’ artwork to be displayed in his Washington DC office. Judges for Congressman Boyle’s 13th District competition included art professors and deans from Penn State Abington, Arcadia University, Tyler School of Art, and the University of the Arts. The Abington winners are students of Abington Senior High School art teacher Nicole Caracciolo, shown here with the students and Congressman Boyle.