May 12, 2004

MEDIA ADVISORY 23rd Annual Congressional High School Art Competition to be Held Sunday

Oakland, CA – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) will be on hand Sunday for the exhibit opening and award presentation of An Artistic Discovery, the 23rd Annual Congressional High School Art Competition. 32 high school students from throughout California’s 9th Congressional District are participating in this year’s contest, and the winner will go to Washington in June for an awards ceremony with Artistic Discovery winners from around the country. The finalist’s piece will hang in the Capitol for the next year.

What: 23rd Annual Congressional High School Art Competition: Artistic Discovery

When: Sunday, May 16, 2004 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Where: African American Museum and Library of Oakland, 659 14th St., Oakland

For more information, please call Jennifer Thompson at 510-763-0370.





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