Art Competition

The deadline to submit artwork for the Spring 2022 Congressional Art Competition is Friday, April 22nd.

The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in the 1st District. The overall winner of our district's competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will also include artwork from other contest winners nation-wide. The winner not only receives the honor of having their art hang in the Capitol exhibition, but will also receive two tickets (for the student and one guardian) from Southwest Airlines to fly to Washington, D.C. and take part in viewing their art in the exhibition. There will also be a reception in the U.S. Capitol held in honor of the Congressional Art Competition Winners. There are two different scholarship opportunities for the winners of this art competition, one scholarship is for Savannah College of Art and Design, and the other for Tennessee Wesleyan College. The winners of the competition that enroll in one of these schools will receive a scholarship of $3,000.

The theme this year is "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. America's Open Roads and Open Skies"

All submissions must adhere to the Rules and Regulations set by the Congressional Institute and on the back of each submission, the Student Information and Release Form must be attached.

If you would like more information on the annual Congressional District Art Competition or have any more questions, please contact Sam Dorsey in our Redding District Office at (202)961-9545 or Courtney Jones in our Washington, D.C. office at: (202)225-3076.

 

A truck with a tree growing out of the hood

"Left Behind" by Ruby Churchill was the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition,