The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Art will again administer and judge the annual competition. The winner will receive three free airline tickets to attend a Washington D.C. reception on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, as well as complimentary custom framing from a local professional. Entries not chosen as the winner will be featured in an exhibit at UALR in a monthly exhibit. High school students who live in Arkansas's Second Congressional District--Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski, Saline, Van Buren, White, and Yell counties--are eligible for the competition. All artwork submitted must be original in concept, design, and execution. Entries may include work from the following two dimensional mediums: paintings, drawings, collages, photography, computer-generated works, mixed media, and prints. Each piece, when framed, can be no larger than 30 inches high, 30 inches wide, and 4 inches deep including the outside dimensions of the frame.

 

Deadline for submission of artwork for the competition is 5 pm on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008. The winner will be announced at a reception at 5:30 pm on Friday, May 16th,in Gallery III, Fine Arts Building, UALR. Entries may be hand-delivered or mailed. Art entry drop-off is available between 9 am and 5 pm on Thursday, May 8th, Friday, May 9th, Monday, May 12th, and Tuesday, May 13th.  If you are submitting your artwork by mail, please make sure it will arrive by Monday, May 12th and address it to:  Congressional Art Competition, c/o UALR Art Department, 2nd Floor, Fine Arts Building, 2801 South University, Little Rock, AR 72204-1099   Attn.: Brad Cushman (501)-569-8977.