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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern announces Page of Northampton as winner of 2013 Congressional Art Competition

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02) announced today that Isabelle Page, a student at Northampton High School, has won the 2013 Congressional Art Competition for Massachusetts' Second Congressional District for her piece "The Insecure Self-Portrait." "The Insecure Self-Portrait" will hang in the United States Capitol for the next year, alongside other winning artwork from throughout the country. Page will attend an unveiling ceremony at the Capitol with Congressman McGovern and other winning entrants from around the nation later this year.

"Every year the quality of art being produced by our students amazes me," said Rep. McGovern. "Their work is a testament to what strong arts programs in our schools can produce. I'm honored to have such incredible submissions to our district's competition, and humbled to know that I'll be able to see our local winner everyday as I walk to the floor of the House in Washington."

"I especially want to congratulate Isabelle, whose 'The Insecure Self-Portrait' demonstrated incredible talent and artistic maturity."

Congressman McGovern presented Page with her official notification at an Artists' Reception on Friday, April 13^th at the Northampton Center for the Arts, where individual category winners were announced as well. Other winning artwork from the district will hang in McGovern's district offices for the next year.

75 students from nine schools in the 2^nd Congressional District submitted over 100 pieces to the competition. The national competition, initiated by Congress in 1982, includes hundreds of thousands of high school students from across the nation. One piece from each congressional district will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. A full list of the winners and participants is available here.