Pappas Announces 2024 Congressional Art Competition Winners, Hosts Reception for NH Student Artists

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) hosted high school artists from across the First District, their families, and community leaders for a reception at the Currier Museum of Art as part of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. Rep. Pappas presented this year’s first-place award to Alexia Prodanis, a student at Manchester Central High School. Second and third-place recognition was awarded to Isabelle Neill, a student at Pinkerton Academy, and Brook Kimball, a student at Gilford High School, respectively.

The panel of judges also awarded honorable mentions to Meredith MacWilliam from Derryfield School, Lily Szulc from Manchester Central High School, from Manchester Memorial High School Emily Dahl, Zoe Desjardins, Grey McDonald and Ngoc Nguyen, and from Pinkerton Academy Ayvree Hamilton, Audrey Tavarez, and Rui Hernandez.

“New Hampshire is home to a vibrant arts community, and these students are a crucial part of it,” said Congressman Pappas. “This year, as we do every year, we received an abundance of impressive, thoughtful, and creative pieces from talented student artists across the First District. Each student contributed to this process to make it special, and I thank them for their participation and for sharing their skill and passion with us.”

Each spring, Rep. Pappas hosts the First District’s art contest as part of a nationwide high school arts competition sponsored by Members of Congress in collaboration with the Congressional Institute. The competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in New Hampshire.

High school students who attend schools in or live in New Hampshire's First Congressional District are eligible to participate. The winning artwork will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol as part of an exhibit with winners from around the country.