The 7th District 2018 competition brought
images of church steeples, ballerinas, dogs
and Venus flytrap gardens, encompassing
the 2018 theme “what I love most about
North Carolina.” Soon these images will
be replaced by 2019 winners, showcasing
images of “my hometown.”
“It’s like it’s just jumping out at you,” 7th
District Rep. David Rouzer (R-N.C.) says
of Anna Lawrence’s 2018 winning Venus
Flytrap Garden.
Each young artist receives two round-trip
tickets to Washington and to an exclusive
reception inside the U.S. Capitol. Rouzer
also selects a runner-up to display his or her
art in his Cannon Office Building suite for
the year.
“The artwork is on display for hundreds of
people each day,” Rouzer says. The competi-tion
has long been a tradition for Congress, but
Anna Lawrence’s 2018 7th Congressional District winner, Venus Flytrap Garden.
Rouzer says he holds a special place in his heart for young people’s art, in part, because art was a big part of his middle-school years. “
My mom still has my artwork on display.”
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