2016 Congressional Art Competition Winners Announced
Issues: Education
The winners for the 2016 Artistic Discovery Congressional Art Competition have been announced! Click HERE to see the complete list.
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 Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in the 15th Congressional District of Texas. 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.
Art works entered in the contest must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork may not exceed 28 inches high by 28 inches wide (including the frame) and may be up to 4 inches in depth. No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds. The art work may be:
- Paintings - including oil, acrylics, and watercolor.
- Drawings - including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers (It is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.).
- Collages: must be two dimensional.
- Prints - including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints
- Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, and watercolor.
- Computer-generated Art
- Photography
All entries must be an original in concept, design and execution; and may not violate U.S. copyright laws.
Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing).
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.
If you would like more information on the annual Congressional District Art Competition - including this year's deadlines - please submit the following form to my Edinburg Office or call at 956-682-5545.
The 2016 deadline for submissions in TX-15 is April 8, 2016.
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