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Junseo Kim wins the 2023 NMI Congressional Art Competition
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Posted on May 09 2023
Photo shows Junseo Kim’s winning artwork, “Bird of the Sea.”
(CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
Junseo Kim of Saipan International School has been named the winner of the 2023 Northern Marianas Congressional Art Competition, according to Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (D-MP) yesterday.
A statement from the delegate’s office said that a group of local artist-judges chose Kim’s work from among 17 entries submitted by Northern Marianas high school students for the annual competition.
“Congratulations to Mr. Kim for winning this year’s Congressional Art Competition,” said Sablan. “I look forward to seeing Junseo’s work displayed at the Capitol, alongside other winning artwork from talented young artists across the nation. …Judges must have had a difficult time evaluating the artwork submitted by our young artists. The skill and attention to detail, like every year, was very impressive. I commend all the students who submitted their art for this year’s competition, and I thank our artist-judges who volunteered their time to review and evaluate the entries.”
Kim is a sophomore at Saipan International School. His entry in the competition was submitted by SIS art teacher Amie McRoberts.
Kim’s work, titled Bird of the Sea, depicts a sea turtle swimming in the ocean. Kim describes his piece as a “turtle is living in the CNMI’s ocean. I believe that the turtle is the ocean’s bird because a bird flaps its wings in the air. Similarly, a turtle uses its fins in the ocean. When I go diving and see these majestic creatures, to me it represents freedom and endless opportunity.”
Kim’s watercolor and colored pencil piece will be displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., and he will receive an invitation to attend this year’s Congressional Art Competition National Reception.
Each year in the spring, Members of Congress host the Congressional Art Competition for high school students in their districts. Students can submit artwork using a variety of media, such as oil, charcoal, watercolors, pencils, photographs, collages, prints, or computer-generated art for the chance to have their work displayed on the U.S. Capitol. This is the 15th year that students from the Northern Mariana Islands have been able to participate in the Congressional Art Competition. (PR)
