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Rep. Buck Announces the 2015 Congressional Art Competition

March 10, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Katherine Rosario, 202-226-8414

Washington â€" Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) announced the Congressional Institute’s 2015 Congressional Art Competition opening show, featuring students’ artwork from Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District. The Congressional Institute sponsors this annual, nationwide visual arts competition, honoring the talents and abilities of the nation’s finest student artists. More than 650,000 high school students have participated in the Congressional Art Competition since its inception in 1982. The grand prize winners’ artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year, and will attend a reception in their honor at the White House. The show will be on display March 28 through April at the Centennial Park Library, 2227 23rd St., Greeley, CO. Congressman Buck will attend the awards ceremony and reception on Friday, April 10, 2015 at 5:30pm. The public is invited to attend.

“I am pleased to announce the opening show of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition,” said Congressman Buck. “As a freshman member of Congress, I am looking forward to seeing the artwork many talented young students in the Fourth Congressional District have created. I am proud to continue the tradition of this valuable competition, which promotes talented students in the field of arts.”

For additional questions or information, please contact Robin Coran, Congressional Art Director, at 720-639-9165. Congressional Art Competition rules and guidelines can be found on Congressman Buck's website and on the House.gov website.

Rep. Ken Buck (CO-04) serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He serves on the OGR Subcommittees on Government Operations and the Interior and is a member of the Judiciary Subcommittees on Immigration and Border Security and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations.

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