Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Dan Newhouse (4th District of Washington)
Headline: Newhouse Announces 2024 Central Washington Congressional Art Competition
Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced the start of the annual Central Washington Congressional Art Competition. All high school students are eligible to participate. The winning entry will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol.
“The Congressional Art Competition is an event I look forward to each year,” said Rep. Newhouse. “Seeing the talent of young artists from all over Central Washington is truly something special, and I hope that students take this opportunity to showcase their creativity.”
The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students in Central Washington. All artwork must be submitted to one of Rep. Newhouse’s district offices by April 29, 2024. Office locations and contact information is listed below.
In addition to being displayed in the U.S. Capitol, the winning artwork is also featured on the Congressional Art Competition page and the winner will be invited to a Congressional reception in Washington, D.C.. Honorable mention winners will be invited to have their artwork hung in one of Rep. Newhouse’s district offices.
The following is a summary of the Congressional Art Competition rules and submission deadlines:
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
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).
All entries will need to fill out the online release form by the artist here. The honorable mention winners will hang in district offices in Yakima and Richland for the same duration of time as the 1st place winner’s entry. There is no limit to the number of students from one school that can submit a piece of art, but each student can only submit one entry.
Please contact Emily Garza (Emily.Garza@mail.house.gov) with additional questions or one of Rep. Newhouse’s district offices to schedule a time for the artwork to be dropped off.
Tri-Cities District Office
3100 George Washington, Suite #130
Richland, WA 99354
Phone: (509) 713-7374
Yakima District Office
402 East Yakima Avenue, Suite #1000
Yakima, WA 98901
Phone: (509) 452-3243
North District: Okanogan and Douglas Counties
Phone: (509) 433-7760
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