Art Competition
Photo: 2010 Congressional art contest winner Colin Yi stands along side her winning piece - "Surprise." The winning artist and their family were invited to Washington, D.C. to see their artwork hung in the Capitol.
Every year, Members of Congress are allowed to display one piece of artwork by a high school student from their district in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Congressman Adam Smith holds an annual judged art competition each year to select which art from the 9th Congressional District receives this honor.
In order to reduce out of pocket expenses for students, entries are not required to be framed, only matted. Each student is limited to one submission. Work must be original in concept and copy written work will not be accepted.
Congressman Smith encourages you to distribute copies of this information at will and encourages high school students to enter. Students who apply must submit their entry with two copies of a completed release form. The guidelines and release form can be downloaded at: http://www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/
All entries should be submitted to my District Office, located at The Evergreen Building, 15 S. Grady Way, Suite 101, Renton WA 98057. All artwork must be received by 5:00 pm on April 4, 2014.
The winner of the competition will be announced at the Art Exhibition and Reception on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 10:00 am-12:00 pm at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 South King Street, Seattle, WA 98104. If you are interested in attending this reception, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 9, 2014 to (425) 793-5180 or by email: OfficeAssistantWA09@mail.house.gov. Please be prepared to take your submitted artwork with you.
The selected student will win prizes including two donated round-trip airline tickets and be invited to attend the national reception for a ribbon-cutting ceremony in May 2014 in Washington, DC. The winning entry will also be displayed in the Cannon tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year.
If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Shakisha Ross at (425) 793-6337 or email:shakisha.ross@mail.house.gov.