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Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie today announced Marly Walls of Nelson County as the Second District’s first place winner for the 2017 Congressional Art Competition. Marly, a student at Nelson County High School, submitted a work entitled “Rowan.”

“Every year I am excited to see the impressive artwork submitted by high school students across the Second District,” said Guthrie. “Congratulations to Marly and all of the students who submitted art this year. I look forward to meeting with her in Washington, DC, where her artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the next year.”

The winner and finalists were selected by an independent panel of art professors from colleges and universities across Kentucky’s Second District.

The Congressional Art Competition, which began in 1982, allows the winning artwork from each Congressional District throughout the country to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one full year. The first place overall winner from each Congressional District receives two airline tickets to our nation’s capital where they will attend a reception in their honor later this summer.

The overall second place winner was Anna Wooten of Thomas Nelson High School. The overall third place winner was Slaton Kelley of Edmonson County High School. Their artwork will be displayed in Congressman Guthrie’s district office in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

The overall honorable mentions were Alexcis Botts of Breckinridge County High School, Leandra Hart of Nelson County High School, and Cammy Daniels of South Warren High School.

Additionally, Congressman Guthrie will be holding a Facebook Favorite competition for all the county winners, giving members of the general public the opportunity to vote for their favorites as well. Artwork will be posted on his official Facebook page, and the wining piece will be displayed in Congressman Guthrie’s D.C. office. The online competition will be open from April 26 - April 29 at 5:00 PM (CST).

A full list of winners from Kentucky’s Second District can be found below.

Overall Winners

1^st Place Overall

Marly Walls

Nelson County High School

2^nd Place Overall

Anna Wooten

Thomas Nelson High School

3^rd Place Overall

Slaton Kelley

Edmonson County High School

Overall Honorable Mentions(not in order of preference)

Alexcis Botts

Breckinridge County High School

Leandra Hardt

Nelson County High School

Cammy Daniels

South Warren High School

Individual County Winners

Barren County

Lauren Witt

Glasgow High School

Boyle County

Abrianna Norris

Kentucky School for the Deaf

Breckinridge County

1^st Place

Alexcis Botts

Breckinridge County High School

2^nd Place

Alyssa McCubbins

Breckinridge County High School

3^rd Place

Cheyenne Hatfield

Breckinridge County High School

Bullitt County

1^st Place

Benn Bovakham

North Bullitt High School

2^nd Place

Chris Bobadilla

North Bullitt High School

Butler County

1^st Place

Janice Boyd

Butler County High School

2^nd Place

Hubis Lopez Rodriguez

Butler County High School

3^rd Place

Jonathan Dockery

Butler County High School

Edmonson County

1^st Place

Slaton Kelley

Edmonson County High School

2^nd Place

Francis Camper

Edmonson County High School

Hancock County

1^st Place

Eugena Kim

Hancock County High School

2^nd Place

Hannah Nicole Wagner

Hancock County High School

3^rd Place

Hannah Wagner

Hancock County High School

Hardin County

Noah Martin

North Hardin High School

Nelson County

1^st Place

Marly Walls

Nelson County High School

2^nd Place

Anna Wooten

Thomas Nelson High School

3^rd Place

Ariadna Sosa

Nelson County High School

Honorable Mention

Leandra Hardt

Nelson County High School

Honorable Mention

Katie Hankins

Nelson County High School

Spencer County

Madison Denham

Spencer County High School

Washington County

1^st Place

Cassey Black

Washington County High School

2^nd Place

Erin Taylor

Washington County High School

3^rd Place

Cassey Black

Washington County High School

Warren County

1^st Place

Noah Hernandez

Greenwood High School

2^nd Place

Cammy Daniels

South Warren High School

3^rd Place

Rose Deeb

Greenwood High School

Honorable Mention

Keiko Nishijima

Greenwood High School

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