Congressman Rogers announced this week the Top Five in the Third District Art Competition. The Top Five pieces were selected anonymously by a panel of judges. The winner will be selected by the public. Voting will be conducted on his Facebook page (www.facebook.com/CongressmanMikeDRogers.) The winner will be the picture with the most 'Likes.' This winner will be selected Thursday, April 28 at 5 p.m. EST. Constituents are encouraged to vote for their favorite piece of art.

Information for the Top Five:

#7        The Knight's Table

            Photography--Chess pieces placed perfectly on a wooden picnic table

            Oxford High School

            Artist:  Alaina Moeller, Grade 9

 

#38      Shock Rose

            Mixed Media--Portrait of Rose Shock (charcoal & pastels) on newspaper collage.

            Oxford High School

            Artist:  Amber Edgeworth, Grade 11

 

#41      Double Self-Portrait

            Graphite

            Opelika High School

            Artist:  Anna Lazenby, Grade 12

 

#54      Carli

            Graphite--Close Up of a girl's face

            Opelika High School

            Artist:  Jasmine Boutdy, Grade 12

           

#91      Kaleidoscope Skin

            Mixed Media

            Opelika High School

            Artist:  Kinyetta Alfred, Grade 11      

Congressman Rogers also congratulates the Honorable Mentions in the Art Contest. These pieces of art were also selected anonymously by a panel of judges.

Information for the Honorable Mention:

#3        Shells By the Sea

            Watercolor--Abstract Sea Shells with rocks to the right & water to the left

            Montgomery Catholic Preparatory

            Artist:  Audrey Kim, Grade 9

#10      Raven

            Pen & Ink--Raven with patterns

            Sylacauga High School

            Artist:  Kim Aldridge, Grade 12

#21      Fjaril   

            White Charcoal--Monarch Butterfly resting on pink flowers in a bed of leaves

            St. Clair County High School

            Artist:  Kimary Causey-Dickerson, Grade 12

#46      Untitled

            Watercolor--Self Portrait of a girl wearing a blue shirt & a burnt orange headband signing "I Love You."

            Alabama School for the Deaf

            Artist:  Caleria Waynica Usher, Grade 11

#52      To Get the Blues

            Acrylic Painting--Person playing a trumpet.

            Opelika High School

            Artist:  Abbey Rowe, Grade 11

#60      United in Arms

            Charcoal

            Opelika High School

            Artist:  Natalie Simpkins, Grade 9

#64      Self Portrait

            Collage

            Oxford High School

            Artist:  Emily Paige Cook

#74      Two Pots

            Acrylic--Lower level pot leading up stairs, second level pot against brick wall

            Montgomery Catholic Preparatory

            Artist:  Somi Baek, Grade 12

#76      Fast Trac

            Graphite

            Opelika High School

            Artist:  Kaia Spinks, Grade 11

#88      All My Life

            Computer Image--Images of her life in background

            Opelika High School

            Artist:  Yumi Oh, Grade 11

#90      Detention Frog

            Colored Pencil--Tree Frog on detention slip

            Sylacauga High School

            Artist:  Jamarkus Hodges

#102    Untitled

            Blick Studio Markers--Swirls of warm colors inside a larger swirl of cool colors, and vice versa, creating a colorful piece of work

            Oxford High School

            Artist:  April Carr, Grade 12