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Art Competition

Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our congressional district.

The Huntsville Museum of Art is currently collecting, displaying and jurying artwork for this year's competition. Their deadline for submissions is Monday, February 13, 2012, and jurying will take place Tuesday, February 14, 2012.  The winner will be awarded Sunday, March 11, 2012.

The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in the 5th District. The over-all winner of our district's competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will also include artwork from other contest winners nation-wide.

Artwork entered in the contest may be up to 32 inches by 32 inches (including the frame) and may be up to 4 inches in depth. The artwork may be any of the following:

  • Paintings - including oil, acrylics, and watercolor
  • Drawings - including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers
  • Collage
  • Prints - including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints
  • Mixed Media
  • Computer Generated Art
  • Photography

All entries must be an original in concept, design and execution.

The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition.

 

Artwork with attached entry forms must be mailed or hand-delivered to: 

Huntsville Museum of Art
Attn:  Laura E. Smith
300 Church Street South
Huntsville, AL  35801

Museum Academy Classrooms
Hours 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday
256.535.4350 ext. 222
lsmith@hsvmuseum.org
 
 
Students who are unable to bring their artwork to the Museum are encouraged to contact Special Projects Coordinator, Sandy Garvey, by phone 256-551-0190 or email sandy.garvey@mail.house.gov, no later than Wednesday, February 8, 2012.  Ms. Garvey will make arrangements to pick-up the artwork and transport it to the Museum.
 

If you would like more information on the annual Congressional District Art Competition - please click HERE to contact the Congressman.