Congressional Art Competition
March 4, 2009Maine Arts Commission (MAC) seeking high school student art work.
The 2009 Congressional Art Competition sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives and handled by the MAC is collecting digital high school art work until March 20th. The winning work, one from each congressional district, will be part of a year display at the U.S. Capitol. 
The program recognizes the importance of student art work. Last year’s winners were Mary Howard of Bangor High School and Max Pistner of Maranacook High School, both students were recognized at a reception at the Blaine House in Augusta.
For further information, please contact Paul Faria at paul.faria@maine.gov, 207/287-2790.
Art work by Mary Howard, Bangor High School
2009 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION GUIDELINES
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Congressman Michael Michaud and the Maine Arts Commission invite you to participate in this year’s Congressional Art Competition. The selected students will have the opportunity to have their work displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for the entire year, beginning in June. In addition, winners will be eligible for a scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design. We are looking for examples of high quality, high school two-dimensional art.
First place, second and third runner up
1. Must be a high school student: grades 9-12
2. Work must be two-dimensional
3. Work must be no larger than 30in. by 30 in. to the outside dimensions of the frame
4. Work must be no more than 4 inches in depth
5. Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and not violate any U.S. copyright laws.
6. acceptable categories:
Paintings (oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc); Drawings (pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers); Collage (must be two-dimensional); Prints (lithographs, silkscreen, block prints; Mixed media (use of more than two mediums); Computer generated art; Photography.
Deadline for entries: March 20, 2009
To be considered for review, work must be submitted in digital format. Actual artwork will not be accepted for review. For further information, please contact Paul Faria at paul.faria@maine.gov, 207/287-2790.
Image format must be a digital or scanned image saved as JPEG (.jpg) with resolution of 300 dpi or higher at 5” x 7”. When you save your image, use the following naming conventions to name your file:
• Artist name_title of image_year of work.jpg (Example: JaneDoe_Untitled_2004.jpg).
• Maximum of 72 characters in the file name.
• Name cannot contain any spaces or characters other than letters, numbers, underscore or hyphen.
• Work samples must be accompanied by a separate page that includes titles, dimensions, medium and date for each image submitted.
Entries on CD ROM may be mailed with accompanying information to: Paul Faria, Arts in Education Associate, Maine Arts Commission, 25 SHS, Augusta ME 04333-0025. Single entries may be emailed with proper documentation to paul.faria@maine.gov
The final decision regarding the suitability of all artwork for the 2009 Congressional Art Competition exhibition in the Capitol will be made by a panel of qualified persons chaired by the Architect of the Capitol. Artwork must adhere to the policy of the House Office Building Commission. In accordance with this policy, exhibits depicting subjects of contemporary political controversy or a sensationalistic or gruesome nature are not allowed. It is necessary that all artwork be reviewed by the panel chaired by the Architect of the Capitol and any portion not in consonance with the Commission’s policy will be omitted from the exhibit.