Plano, TX – On Monday night, U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (TX-03) announced the winners of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discovery,” during a free exhibit and awards ceremony held at the McKinney Performing Arts Center.

“During this year’s Art Competition, we had more entries than ever before – and the wealth of creativity that our North Texas student artists demonstrated is outstanding,” said Johnson.  “The student turnout speaks volumes about the breadth of artistic talent across the district, and it also speaks highly of the encouragement and training that is going on in Collin County’s high school art classes.  I congratulate all our students for participating – and I thank everyone who came out to support our young artists!”  

The First Place winner of the 2015 Art Competition is Hannah Driks from Allen High School for her piece, “Orangeade.”  Driks’s artwork will soon travel to Washington, D.C. where it will be displayed in the United States Capitol building for one year along with other First Place winners’ artwork from across the nation.  At the awards ceremony, a Southwest Airlines representative also presented Driks with two free tickets for roundtrip airfare to Washington, D.C. where she will attend the national 2015 Congressional Art Competition unveiling ceremony in June.

The Second Place winner is Isabel Arcellana for “A Day in the Sun.”  As the second place winner, Arcellana’s work will be proudly displayed in Congressman Sam Johnson’s district office in Plano for one year.

Full List of 2015 Art Competition Winners: