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Each year in the spring, my office participates in the Congressional Art Competition, "An Artistic Discovery." This nationwide competition provides an excellent opportunity to showcase the talent of high school students and acknowledge our nation's gifted young adults. Since the U.S. House of Representatives created the competition in 1982, hundreds of thousands of talented high school students have served as artistic ambassadors of their communities.

The annual contest is open to public, private and home-schooled high school students residing and/or attending schools located in the 26th Congressional District. The Greater Denton Arts Council (GDAC) co-sponsors the annual juried event and selects a professional artist/educator to judge the annual competition.

Grand Prize in the competition is the display of the winning student's artwork for an entire year in the House corridor to the U.S. Capitol.  The exhibit space is traveled daily by Members of Congress, their staff, and thousands of visitors who are able to view the artwork from Congressional districts throughout the country - each piece is highlighted with the name of the work and student artist.  The winning First Prize artwork is displayed for one year in my Lake Dallas District Office.

The 26th District winner and a guest will be invited to Washington, D.C. in the summer to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony honoring the winning artists and the opening of the exhibition.

If you have any questions, contact Robin Vaughn in my Lake Dallas office by phone: 940-497-5031 or email: Robin.Vaughan@mail.house.gov

Thank you for the privilege to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. 

Sincerely,

Michael C. Burgess, M.D.
Member of Congress