Art Competition

Student artist smiling with paint brush and paint palette

2022 Congressional Art Competition

We are pleased to announce that the Sixth Congressional District of Alabama will be participating in the Congressional Art Competition. This nation-wide contest draws from over 200 Congressional offices, and recognizes the rich artistic talents of our young people. The winners from each district will have their artwork displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol Building.
The VIRTUAL competition is open to all Sixth District high schools. Participating teachers should limit their entries to five (5) ORIGINAL pieces per school. Artists can enter various mediums such as paintings, drawings, collages and mixed media art. All students must submit their artwork to Congressman Palmer’s District Office. The virtual gallery will be shown from April 25- May 31, 2022.

The winning artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year and featured online at House.gov’s Congressional Art Competition page.

Important Dates:
March 2022 Congressional Art Competition Guidelines Released
April 7, 2022 Deadline for Schools to Submit Confirmation Forms and Art
April 25- May 31, 2022 Virtual Gallery at Palmer.House.Gov
April 25, 2022 Reception for Artists

Please contact the Birmingham District Office at 205.968.1290 if you would like to participate or have any questions. We hope that your school will join the Congressional Art Competition and represent the Sixth District with artistic pride!

Contest Rules:
The following is a summary of the Congressional Art Competition rules:
Artwork entered in the contest may not exceed 24”x 24”x 4” and not weigh more than 10 pounds.
    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.

Forms:

2022 Competition Rules.docx (257.66 KB)

2022 School Confirmation Form.docx (70.68 KB)

2022_Student_Release_Form_Fillable.pdf.docx (17.51 KB)

All entries must be original in concept, design and execution and may not violate any U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted. Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing).