Winners of Annual Congressional Art Competition Announced

OCEAN CITY – At a public reception in Ocean City April 9 for the artists and their families, U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-2nd) congratulated Sabrina Singh of Egg Harbor Township High School for winning the 2018 Congressional Art Competition. Singh’s “Disconnected” piece will be displayed in Washington for one year in the tunnel connecting the main tour route of visitors to the U.S. Capitol.
“I congratulate Sabrina for her ingenuity and creativity on display in ‘Disconnected’ and I believe her piece will be an outstanding addition to the U.S. Capitol,” stated LoBiondo in a release. “The annual Congressional Art Competition encourages young artists in our communities to share their talents with countless visitors to my offices and the U.S. Capitol.
“Over the years, I have had the honor to meet truly gifted artists from South Jersey who enthusiastically participate in this annual event. I applaud them all and encourage them to continue to create.”
The second and third place winners were Madison Rocap of Ocean City High School (“The Beast”) and Lilly Corbisiero of Ocean City High School (“Milky Sea”), respectively. The second and third place submissions will be displayed in LoBiondo’s Washington and Mays Landing offices.
Twenty-five students from 10 high schools submitted artwork for the Congressional Arts Competition. They are as follows:
Absegami High School
• Michael Reitzel
Atlantic County Institute of Technology
• Carol Martinez
• Dara Jackson
Bridgeton High School
• Bryan Leon
• Jazmin Silverio
• Sameerah Griswold
• Savannah Simpkins
Buena Regional High School
• Olivia Dormanen
Cedar Creek High School
• Christefano Semilia
• Lane Ruberton
• Marina Ciocco
Cumberland Christian School
• Sarah Sheppard
Egg Harbor Township High School
• Erika Morris
• Sabrina Singh
• Sarah Bicknell
• Sarah Miller
Millville Memorial High School
• Leanne Zielinski
• Maritza Trejo
Oakcrest High School
• Aja Bing
• Derek Leon
• Lena Nguyen
Ocean City High School
• Garrett Vliet
• Isabella Wamsher
• Kai Demarco
• Lilly Corbisiero 
Judging the students’ submissions were MaryAnn Cannon, owner of La Bottaga of Art in Millville; Diane Roberts, executive director of the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts; and Marianne Lods, director of Glasstown Arts District in Millville.
Submissions could be paintings (oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.); drawings (pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers); collage (must be two-dimensional); prints (lithographs, silkscreen, block prints); mixed media (use of two or more mediums); computer-generated art; or photography.