WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) announced the winner of the 2017 Congressional Art Competition for the 16th District of Illinois and released the following statement:
“This year, our winner is Brooke Pentecost, Ottawa, of Ottawa Township High School. Brooke’s watercolor painting “Boots” was selected out of 27 submissions and, as the winning piece, it will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one full year here in Washington, D.C. Glad to welcome Brooke and her mother, Amy, to the Capitol this week to see her work displayed,” Kinzinger said. “On behalf of the 16th Congressional District, I extend a big congratulations to Brooke and to our runner-ups – we’re glad to have your artwork adorn our walls. Special thank you to everyone who participated this year for sending in their impressive artwork. We have great talent in our district, and I’m grateful to each of you who shared your talent with us this year.”
To view all of the 2017 submissions for the 16th District Congressional Art Competition, visit the 2017 Congressional Art Competition album on the Congressman’s Facebook page. Included in these are the runner-up winning pieces. The runner-up winning pieces were chosen to be displayed in our satellite offices in D.C. and across IL-16.