On Sunday, May 5, 2019 the 37th District Congressional Art Competition was held at The Metaphor Club’s exhibition space at 4333 Crenshaw Blvd. 100 student works of art were on display. This year’s 1st Place Winner, Norma Carrillo from LA High (one of the schools LA Guest Artists has been working closely with this semester) will have her piece hung at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC She will also be a guest of Congressmember Karen Bass in Washington during the installation. Here are highlights from the show.
The LA Guest Artist Series has various on going projects at Los Angeles High School. Here are four student participants with their Art teacher, Carrie Hoff and the Congressmember. 
Registration table (with District Staff Member Claudia Aragon) at the entrance to the exhibition space at the Metaphor Club. 
Examples of student art on the north wall of the exhibition space at the Metaphor Club. 
A selection of student art on the south wall of the exhibition space. 
Congress Member Karen Bass greets the crowd of art students, parents and teachers at the Metaphor Club exhibition space. 
Congressmember Karen Bass and the Art Competition judges with their Certificates of Participation from the Congressmember. 
Posing for photographs with Congressmember Karen Bass. 
Norma Carrillo and her winning art work “Que Dios Este Contigo” with Congressmember Karen Bass. 
Our 1st Place Winner, Norma Carrillo, Congressmember Karen Bass and Norma’s Crenshaw High Art teacher, Ronda Brown. 
The Judges of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition with this year’s 1st Place Winner and Congressmember Karen Bass, (From left to right) Art Sims, David A Valentine, Congressmember Karen Bass, 1st Place Winner Norma Carrillo, Prestley Burroughs, Lisa and Steve Vasquez and a District Office Staff member.