{"id":192571,"date":"2026-05-14T19:56:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192571\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T19:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:56:39","slug":"congressional-art-competition-winners-named-wilkes-barre-citizens-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192571\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressional Art Competition winners named \u2013 Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

The winners of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition, recognizing outstanding student artists from across Pennsylvania\u2019s Eighth Congressional District, were recently announced.<\/p>\n

\"U.S.U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., left, and his wife, Chelsea, stand with second-place winner Destiny Kile of Wilkes-Barre Area High School. SUBMITTED
\n\"U.S.U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., left, and his wife, Chelsea, stand with first-place winner Arimeya Janov of Wilkes-Barre Area High School. SUBMITTED<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Congressional Art Competition is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the creativity and talent of students right here in Northeastern Pennsylvania,\u201d said U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan Jr., R-8, Dallas Twp. \u201cI\u2019m continuously impressed by the submissions we receive, and I\u2019m proud to recognize all of this year\u2019s participants for their hard work and creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The winners are:<\/p>\n

First Place: Arimeya Janov, Wilkes-Barre Area High School, \u201cThe Taste of Autumn\u201d<\/p>\n

Second Place: Destiny Kile, Wilkes-Barre Area High School, \u201cThe Investigators\u201d<\/p>\n

Third Place: Jancy Arce Colon, Hazleton Area Arts and Humanities Academy, \u201cInnocence\u201d<\/p>\n

The annual competition showcases the creativity and talent of high school students throughout the region, with submissions including paintings, drawings, photography, and mixed media. Each year, one winning piece is selected to be displayed for one year in the United States Capitol.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s winners were selected from a strong pool of entries representing high schools across the district. The first-place winner will have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year, alongside winning pieces from congressional districts across the country.<\/p>\n

In addition to having their work displayed in Washington, D.C., the winning student will also be invited to participate in a national recognition ceremony honoring student artists from across the United States. Select submissions may also be displayed in Bresnahan\u2019s district office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The winners of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition, recognizing outstanding student artists from across Pennsylvania\u2019s Eighth Congressional District,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192572,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[524,182,803,28,178,180,179],"class_list":["post-192571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-community","tag-local-news","tag-luzerne-county","tag-pennsylvania","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}