Congressional Art Competition

**COVID-19 UPDATE: The deadline to submit pieces has been extended to Monday, May 25, 2020. Students may now submit pieces online, but if the piece is selected as the winner, the student will then need to physically submit the piece**

 

Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our Congressional District.

The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students in our District. The winning artwork of our district's competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will include the winning artwork from all participating districts from around the country. The winning artwork is also featured on House.gov's Congressional Art Competition page. 

Guidelines:

Artwork entered in the contest may be up to 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must arrive framed and must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions. No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds. 

Artwork must be two-dimensional. The accepted mediums are as follows:

  • 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, watercolor, etc.
  • Computer-generated art
  • Photography

All entries must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate any U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted. Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing). For a full list of rules and regulations for the competition, click here.

Submission Details: 

Artwork and Student Release Form must be submitted by Monday, May 25, 2020 at 5:00 PM. 

To Submit by Mail:

Send Student Release Form and Artwork to the following address:

Congressman Tom O'Halleran

RE: Congressional Art Competition 

211 N Florence Street Suite 1

Casa Grande, AZ 85122

To Submit Online:

Email Student Release Form and a scan or photograph of the artwork to kyle.mccarthy@mail.house.gov with the Subject line "YOUR NAME: Congressional Art Competition"

 

To download the Student Release Form, CLICK HERE. Note: You may fill it in electronically, however, the signatures must be physically signed. For questions or concerns, please call my Casa Grande District office (520) 316-0839.