Surry County H.S. senior wins 4th Congressional District art competition
6/6/2017, 8 a.m.
“The Melting Pot . . . What ‘Other’ Means,” a watercolor by Surry County High School senior Jada Epps, has won the 2017 Art Competition for the 4th Congressional District.
Congressman A. Donald McEachin, who represents the district that stretches from Richmond and Henrico to Chesapeake, announced the winner Wednesday in the annual district competition for high school students.
Jada is the daughter of Marketta and John Epps III. Her work will be on display in the U.S. Capitol for one year in an exhibit featuring winning pieces in participating districts across the nation.
The winning student artists have been invited to a June 29 celebratory reception in Washington.
The nationwide high school visual arts competition is sponsored each spring by the U.S. House of Representatives and The Congressional Institute. Students submit entries to their representative’s office and panels of artists select the winners.
The competition is now in its 36th year. More than 650,000 U.S. high school students have participated.
