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Congressional Art Competition

In the spring of every year, the United States House of Representatives hosts a Congressional Art Competition for amateur artists. The competition promotes attention to the arts by recognizing talented young artists from across the nation.

Generally, local contests are held within each Member�s district and the winning entries from all districts are displayed in the Cannon Tunnel for a period of one year. Each winning student receives an invitation to attend a grand-opening ceremony for the unveiling of the display.

Competition requirements with respect to general guidelines such as content suitability and framing can be found below:

REP. CALVERT ANNOUNCES 2007 CONGRESSIONAL ART CONTEST

WASHINGTON, DC. March 6, 2007 � Today Congressman Ken Calvert (R-Corona) announced the twenty-sixth annual Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery. "I invite all the high school students in the 44th California Congressional District to submit an entry for this year�s theme � An Artistic Discovery," said Rep. Calvert. "Previous years demonstrated the wealth of talent in our area and I look forward to reviewing another round of submissions."

Each year Members of Congress hold contests within their districts to choose winning pieces of art by high school students. Since this competition was created in 1982, hundreds of thousands of high school students have participated at the local level. The winning student from each district is invited to Washington, DC for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and will have his or her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Southwest Airlines will provide 3 complimentary plane tickets to Washington, DC for the winner.

The guidelines of the competition are as follows:

Only high school students residing in the 44th Congressional District may compete.
A student release form must be attached to the art work submitted (attached).
All artworks must be original and may not violate any U.S. copyright laws.
All artwork must be two-dimensional.
Artwork, when framed, can be no larger that 30" high x 30" wide x 4" deep.
Acceptable categories include: Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Prints, Mixed Media, Computer generated art, and Photography.
The deadline for submission is Friday, May 4, 2007.

Student Release Form

Submit all artwork entries to:

Congressman Ken Calvert

C/O Congressional Art Contest

3400 Central Ave. #200

Riverside, CA 92506

Contact: Billy Essayli

951-784-4300