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2021 Congressional Art Competition

Call for Artists – High School Students in the district!

Submissions are being accepted from now until April 21st, 2021. The competition is open to all high school students in the Second Congressional District. To submit their artwork, students must fill out the form at craig.house.gov/art and email a high-quality photo of their artwork to RepCraig.ArtComp@mail.house.gov

“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, it must arrive framed and must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions.

  • 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”

For more information go to craig.house.gov/art

If you have questions, please call (651) 846-2120.