Art Competition
Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our Congressional District.
The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students in California’s 23rd Congressional District. The winning artwork of our district's competition will be displayed for one year in a special exhibit with winning artwork from across the country in the U.S. Capitol. The winning artwork is also featured on House of Representatives' Congressional Art Competition page. Second and third place submissions will be displayed in our D.C. office and District office, respectively.
The following is a summary of the official Congressional Art Competition rules:
The deadline to submit artwork for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition is Wednesday, May 1 at 5:00 p.m. Students should submit their original artwork and a completed 2024 Student Information and Release Form to the Hesperia Office at 9700 Seventh Ave, Suite 201, Hesperia, CA 92345 no later than 5:00 p.m. on that date.
Artwork entered in the contest may be up to 28 inches by 28 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).
First Place - "Eagle of Freedom"
Second Place - "Land of the Free"
Third Place - "Strength"