Kelly Announces Winner of 2025 Congressional Art Competition

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly is proud to announce Halle Riddle as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Mississippi's First Congressional District. Riddle, a senior at Booneville High School, earned this honor for her drawing title Tunnel Vision, created using black charcoal and white chalk. She chose this piece to challenge herself artistically and was encouraged by her teacher, Amelia Gardner, to push her creative boundaries. "My biggest art goal has always been to win the Congressional Competition," Riddle said. The Congressional Art Competition is an annual event that highlights and encourages the creative talents of high school students across the country. One winner is selected from each Congressional district. Riddle's artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year, and she will receive two airline tickets to attend the national awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., this summer. She is the daughter of Jim and Kami Caver and Jonathan and Amanda Riddle, and has two siblings, Jase and Mollie Anna Riddle. For more information about the Congressional Art Competition , contact melinda.whited@mail.house.gov.