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Congressman Ben Cline has announced his office’s participation in the 2023 Congressional Art Competition.
The Congressional Art Competition is sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives and is an opportunity to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia.
The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students in the district. The winning artwork will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol alongside other pieces from across the country and will also be featured on House. gov’s Congressional Art Competition page.
Artwork must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. If an artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must arrive in Washington, DC, framed. Even when framed, it must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions. No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds.
Accepted mediums for the two-dimensional artwork are as follows:
• Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
• Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (It is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.)
• Collages: must be two dimensional
• Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
• Mixed media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
• Computer-generated art
• Photographs Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate U.S. copyright laws. For more information on copyright laws, visit the Scholastic website. Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing). Artwork will hang in the Cannon Tunnel for the duration of the exhibition. Students should only submit artwork they will not need for other purposes.
Students should submit photographs of their entry and the student release form to [email protected]. gov.
Entries are due by Thursday, May 4, at 5 p.m. For more information, contact District Director Debbie Garrett at (540) 885-3861 or staff assistant Dylan Audi at (540) 5668389.
