Brick Student Wins Congressional Art Honor

WASHINGTON, DC -- A Brick Township student has been named the winner from the Third Congressional District in the annual Congressional Art Competition, Rep. Tom MacArthur announced recently.

A painting of a blue heron on Beaver Dam Creek by Simon Beier of Lenape Home School in Brick was chosen from the entries received across the district, MacArthur said.

Beier's artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year.

"Congratulations to Simon Beier for winning this year's Congressional Art Competition in New Jersey’s Third Congressional District," MacArthur said. “This year’s Congressional Art Competition was a wonderful showcase of the talent and creativity in South Jersey. Every participant should be proud of their work. And as members of Congress and visitors walk to the Capitol in DC, Simon’s work will surely be the best one showcased.”

Beier is a high school senior and has lived on Beaver Dam Creek his whole life and has enjoyed seeing the diverse wildlife.

“On a sunny day in September of last year, I took a picture of a blue heron searching for dinner in our backyard, and I decided the heron would make a perfect painting,” Beier said.