Art Competition

The Congressional Art Competition was founded in 1982 by Members of Congress to allow high school students from across the country to showcase their artistic abilities.    

The winning artwork from our district will hang in our nation’s capitol for one year. The student with the winning entry will be invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception in Washington, D.C. in June. The second place entry will hang in my Washington D.C. office for one year. The third place entry will hang in my Painesville District office, and fourth place in my Twinsburg office, both for one year. A panel of district artists will select the winning entries. 

The number of pieces I receive will determine whether I can host an art showing at Lakeland Community College, so I am hopeful that you will help me spread the word about this contest and encourage your students to participate. I would love to be able to display the artistic talents of the young people in our district at Lakeland Community College.

Guidelines and entry forms can be found here: http://www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/. All submissions must have a completed Student Information & Release form attached to the back of the artwork: http://www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/pdf/student-information-release-form.pdf

The deadline for submitting artwork to my office is May 2, 2014. There are two drop-off locations: (1) my Painesville office at 1 Victoria Place, Room 320, Painesville, Ohio 44077 and (2) my Twinsburg office located at the Twinsburg Government Center, 10075 Ravenna Road, Twinsburg, Ohio 44087.  

If you or your students have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Maureen at my Painesville office at 1-800-447-0529 or you may email her at maureen.jeffery@mail.house.gov.