"Diabetes (Type 13)" by senior Lucas Liu was awarded third place at the Third District art contest in the United States House of Representative
McCallie senior Lucas Liu’s photographic expertise earned him a spot on the wall of Congressman Chuck Fleischmann’s district office.
Liu’s photo “Diabetes (Type 13)” finished third in the Third District contest for the United States House of Representative Congressional Art Competition. Lucas has been taking photography from Dave Hall while at McCallie.
The Tennessee Third District competition featured 112 entrants and was one of the largest in the United States.
The district includes 11 counties in East Tennessee: Anderson, Roane, Union, Morgan, Campbell, Scott, McMinn Monroe, Polk, Bradley and Hamilton.
The competition, held each Spring, provides an opportunity for members of Congress to recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. All House Members in the United States have the option to hold this competition – potentially 435 Congressional Districts. Since 1982 more than 650,000 high school students have participated in the annual Artistic Discovery competition, now called the United States House of Representatives Congressional Art Competition.
Creative paintings, drawings, collages, prints, mixed media, computer-generated art, and photographs were on display at Chattanooga State for one week prior to the May 1 awards. Rep. Fleischmann served as Honorary Chairman of the award reception and ceremony hosted jointly by ArtsBuild and Chattanooga State Community College, while his field representative, Michelle Harstine, headed the competition.
Dr. Flora Tydings, President of Chattanooga State, together with Rodney Van Valkenburg, Director of Initiatives of ArtsBuild, announced the 2016 Congressional Art Competition winners.