Congressman Tierney Hosts Annual 6th Congressional District High School Art Competition at Montserrat

March 8, marks the 20th year Montserrat College of Art has hosted the Sixth District Congressional High School Art Competition and Exhibition for students in public and private high schools on the North Shore. Congressman John F. Tierney will once again serve as honorary chairman of the awards ceremony Saturday, March 8, 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. at Montserrat College of Art’s 301 Gallery, 301 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA. The exhibition will be open for public viewing from Wednesday, March 5 through Friday, March 7, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.

This year, 26 of the district's high schools have participated and a total of 123 students' work will be represented. The exhibition is a juried art show, open to high school students from public and private schools within the 6th Congressional District of Massachusetts, as well as high school students home-schooled within the district.

“The annual Congressional Art Competition is a wonderful way of celebrating the exceptional creativity of young artists from our area and around the country,” Congressman Tierney said.  “As always, I look forward to seeing the diverse talent of the students of the 6th Congressional District at the art show this spring.”

Since 1982, more than 650,000 high school students around the nation have participated in the Congressional Art Competition. It is an opportunity for members of Congress to acknowledge the artistic talents of their young constituents and for the artwork of the district’s most gifted students to be showcased on the national stage.

The award winners will receive varying amounts of scholarship to Montserrat’s Pre-College summer program and the artwork of the Grand Award Winner will be sent to the U.S. Capitol Building where it will be displayed for one year with the work of other award winners from across the country. The winner from each district, accompanied by one adult, will be invited to attend the opening of that exhibition in Washington, D.C. to be scheduled for a date in June.

 List of participating High Schools:

Amesbury High School

Andover High School

Beverly High School

Bishop Fenwick High School

Burlington High School

Danvers High School

Georgetown Middle High School

Gloucester High School

GWUOHS/Homeschooled

Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School

Ipswich High School

Landmark High School

Lynn Classical High School

Lynn English High School

Lynnfield High School

Manchester Essex Regional

Masconomet Regional High School

Masconomet Regional High School

Newburyport High School

Peabody Veterans Memorial High School

Raw Art Works

Rockport High School

Sampscott High School

St. John's Preparatory School

St. Mary's High School

The Pingree School

Triton Regional

Wilmington High School

For more information, visit montserrat.edu/news/HS_Congressional or contact Jo Broderick at jo.broderick@montserrat.edu or 978-867-9613.