WAUSAU, WI – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) announced the winners of Wisconsin’s Seventh District 2025 Congressional Art Competition. Created in 1982, the Congressional Art Competition is a great opportunity for young artists to have their work displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building. This year’s theme was: A day in the life of Wisconsin.
“Each year, I become more impressed by the young talent in Wisconsin’s Seventh District. Thank you to all the artists who participated in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition, and congratulations to this year’s winners,” said Congressman Tiffany.
First Place Winner
Name: Aubrey Cronce
School: Wausau East High School
Title: Midsummer Spark
Second Place Winner
Name: Anna Rose Czarnecki
School: Wolfpack Academy (Greenwood)
Title: Down the Road
Third Place Winner
Name: Francesca Germano
School: Northwestern High School
Title: I Went Golfing Yesterday
Honorable Mention
Name: Sona Ovezmyradova
School: Hayward High School
Title: Dairyland Memories
The first-place winner’s artwork will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year. The Cannon Tunnel is the most highly traveled walkway between the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Capitol. Southwest Airlines also offers each first-place winner two round-trip tickets to attend the Winners’ Celebration in Washington, DC. The second-place winner’s artwork will be displayed in my Washington, DC office, and the third-place winner’s artwork will be displayed in my Wausau office.