2023-2024 Art in the Capitol Competition

Announcing the “2023-2024 Art in the Capitol Exhibition!” In 2016 the Florida Legislature passed and Governor Rick Scott signed House Bill 701 related to “Art in the Capitol” competition. The “Art in the Capitol” competition is a statewide visual arts competition that requires each school district to annually hold an art competition for all students grades 6 through 8 attending public schools, private schools and home education. The exhibition is open to all Broward County Public, Private and home-schooled students. The Best of Show awarded artwork will be submitted to the legislator in the student’s residential region and then transported to Tallahassee to hang in the Capitol Building. Congratulations to "Best of Show"-Yingfen Chen from Ramblewood Middle School; "1st Place"-Wania Hossain from Westpine Middle School; "Second Place"- Sheila Villalobos from Gufstream Academy Of Hallandale Beach K-8; "3rd Place"- Valeria Diaz from Tequesta Trace Middle School. A special thank you to our panel of judges; Sujeiry Aguilera, Discovery Elementary School Art Instructor; Garret Smith, Senior Recreational Program Coordinator for Parks and Recreation, City of Ft. Lauderdale.