Opportunity for high school students
Last years high school artist at the Blaine House recognition
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 nation-wide competition.
The competition is open to all high school students. The over-all winner of each participating district 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 flown to Washington, DC, for the official opening of the show in June.
Congressman Michael Michaud, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, and the Maine Arts Commission invite you to participate in this year’s Congressional Art Competition. The students selected as winners will have the opportunity to have their work displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year, beginning in June 2011. We are looking for high quality examples of two-dimensional visual art created by high school students. The deadline for submissions is March 18, 2011.
Each year, the U.S. House of Representatives sponsors a competition for artwork created by high school students from every congressional district in the United States. The program recognizes the importance of student art on a grand scale. The winning entries, one from each congressional district, are displayed in an exhibition in the U.S. Capitol for one year, beginning in June.
Finalists and runners up, their families and art teachers will be invited to a reception at the Blaine House in Augusta where the selected students will be recognized for their work. The Blaine House event is the annual celebration that highlights the close partnership between the Maine Arts Commission and Maine’s Congressional offices. Both of Maine’s congressional representatives are highly enthusiastic about this program and strongly encourage their constituents to apply.
First place, second and third runner up:
- Must be a high school student: grades 7-12
- Work must be two-dimensional
- Work must be no larger than 26in. by 26in. unframed
- Work must be no more than 4 inches in depth
- Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and not violate any U.S. copyright laws
- 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 arts; Photography.
Deadline for submissions is March 18, 2011. For the guidelines please click here. For more information please contact John Holdridge at 207/ 287-2790 or john.holdridge@maine.gov.
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