LoBiondo Lauds Winners of Congressional Art

MAYS LANDING – U.S. Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (R-2nd) May 6 congratulated Viterson Cenat of Absegami High School for winning the 2014 Congressional Art Competition. Cenat’s self-portrait piece will be displayed in Washington, D.C. for one year in the tunnel connecting the main tour route of visitors to the U.S. Capitol.
“I congratulate Viterson for his ingenuity and creativity on display in his self-portrait and I believe his piece will be outstanding addition to the U.S. Capitol,” stated LoBiondo in a release. “The annual Congressional Art Competition encourages young artists in our communities, and I am pleased to again have my office participate.”
The second and third place winners were Emily Faunce (“Self-Portrait in Purple”) and Sydney Trombetta (“Life in Color”), respectively. Faunce is also a student at Absegami High School while Trombetta attends Cape Christian Academy. The second and third place submissions will be displayed in LoBiondo’s Washington, D.C. (secnd place) and Mays Landing (third place) offices.
Judging the students’ submissions were three representatives of The Noyes Museum of Art of Richard Stockton College: Assistant Director Sara Gendlek, Director of Education Saskia Schmidt, and Director of Exhibitions & Collections Dorrie Papademetriou.
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.
Thirty-seven students from eight local high schools submitted artwork for the Congressional Arts Competition.
They were:
In county
• Sydney Trombetta of Cape Christian Academy
• Sara Bright of Middle Township High School
• Adriano Colombo of Middle Township High School
• Taylor Ivens of Middle Township High School
• Hanna Rose DeMarco of Middle Township High School
• Erin McMurray of Ocean City High School
• Jane duHadway of Ocean City High School
• Patric Jones of Ocean City High School
• Tara Hadam of Ocean City High School
• Rachel Zarin of Ocean City High School
Out of county
• Emily Faunce of Absegami High School
• Fayo Mamme of Absegami High School
• Viterson Cenat of Absegami High School
• Julie Eisenlohr of Absegami High School
• Ramon Gonzalez of Absegami High School
• Shannon Haviland of Absegami High School
• Israt Jahan Salma of Atlantic City High School
• Isabel Serrano of Atlantic City High School
• Tina Giang of Atlantic City High School
• Jessica Thornton of Atlantic City High School
• Fahima Akhtere of Atlantic City High School
• Ca’Var’Esse Simone Dublin of Atlantic City High School
• Rabeya Bashri of Atlantic City High School
• Vanessa Henriquez of Atlantic City High School
• Cassidy Shea of Atlantic City High School
• Sarait Garcia of Atlantic City High School
• Doralys Colon of Atlantic City High School
• Damini Gandhi of Atlantic City High School
• Evan McClaskey of Atlantic City High School
• Kaitlin Wilson of Buena Regional High School
• Samantha Waldinger of Buena Regional High School
• Brenna Borz of Buena Regional High School
• April Martha of Buena Regional High School
• Brooke Casey of Oakcrest High School
• Matt Dragotto of Oakcrest High School
• Aubree Casey of Oakcrest High School
• Christl Stringer of Oakcrest High School