Congressional Art Competition
Submission deadline is Friday, April 26, 2024
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 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.
The following is a summary of the Congressional Art Competition rules:
Artwork entered in the contest may be up to 26 inches by 26 inches, may be up to 4 inches in depth, and not weigh more than 15 pounds. If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, you will need to provide the original artwork to the office for framing.
- 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 an original in concept, design and execution. This year's submission deadline is Friday, April 26, 2024. Please submit a high-resolution photo of the art work to Felicity Fitzpatrick at felicity.fitzpatrick@mail.house.gov
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 - please submit the following form, or email Felicity Fitzpatrick in my Indianapolis office felicity.fitzpatrick@mail.house.gov
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Past Winners:
2022-Braydin Osborne, Cardinal Ritter High School
2020-Eliza Leffler, Scecina Memorial High School
2019-Blessed Sellars, Lawrence Central High School
2018-Rachel Knierman, Roncalli High School
2017-Molly Leraris, Lawrence Central High School
2016-Thian Hnem, Perry Meridian High School
2015-Lizbeth Rojas, Broad Ripple High School
2014-Kris Lovett, Irvington Preparatory Academy
2013-Melinda Ervin, Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School
2012 & 2011-Lindsey Redifer, Lawrence Central High School