Congressional Art Competition

Art Competition Checklist
Art Competition Rules
Art Competition Release Form

About the Competition

Each Spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.

Students submit entries to their representative’s office, and panels of district artists select the winning entries. The winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol.

The competition is open to high school students only. Exceptions may be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades on one campus.

Artwork must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork can be no larger than 26” x 26” x 4” (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.

Public and private high school students in the 3rd district are encouraged to participate in this year’s Congressional Art Competition hosted by Congresswoman Trahan. Accepted mediums for the two-dimensional artwork are as follows:

Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (It is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.)
Collages: must be two dimensional
Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
Computer-generated art
Photographs

The winner will have their original artwork displayed in the United States Capitol for the following year.

Participants must drop off their original artwork with all required forms and completed checklist by 5:00pm on Tuesday, April 30th to our Lowell office (126 John Street, Suite 12, Lowell, MA 01852). Only one submission per student is permitted.

If chosen as the district's 1st place winner, you will need to frame your artwork (can't be larger than 26" x 26" x 4" and weigh no more than 15 pounds framed) so it is recommended that you submit your art piece already framed before the deadline. Please email Kasey Armstrong at Kasey.Armstrong@mail.house.gov or call my office at (978) 459-0101 with any questions.

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Student Information
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First Name: * Student's first name is required.

Last Name: * Student's last name is required.

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Street Address: * Student's street address is required.

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State: * Student's state is required.

Zip Code: * Student's zip code is required. Zip has to be a number.
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Email: Invalid Email.

Phone: Phone number must be 10 digits.

Grade Level: * Grade level is required.

Parent or Guardian Information
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School Information
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Art Teacher Name: * Art teacher name is required.