View From An East High Classroom

This digital art, by East High School junior Madelyn Arnold, was the winning submission in this year’s Congressional Art Competition for Colorado’s District 1. Every year, high school students are invited to showcase their talents in the national contest, and their artwork is displayed for a year in the U.S. Capitol in Washington. This is Arnold’s description of the piece, titled Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023: “I created this piece after another shooting at my school in less than a month; resulting in two deans injured and another loss of a student. Gun violence has become a common and normal occurrence for students in America. I wanted this drawing to reflect that, to look like a normal classroom until the viewer looked closer and sees the little details.”