Jaime Herrera Beutler announces 2016 Congressional Art Competition

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler has announced that her 2016 Congressional Art Competition has kicked off and is now open to high school students across Southwest Washington.

The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students, grades 9-12, who either reside or attend school in Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District.

The winner of the competition will have his or her artwork displayed for one year in Washington, DC’s U.S. Capitol Building Corridor. The winner will also receive free airfare for themselves and one guest to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Washington, DC.

The deadline for entering the competition is April 18, 2016.

“The Congressional Art Competition is a great tradition that allows us to showcase one of Southwest Washington’s talented young artists in the halls of our nation’s capital,” said Herrera Beutler. “I always enjoy this fun contest to celebrate the gifts and creativity of this region’s high school students.”

Entries must be submitted electronically, via digital photo.

To be eligible, the actual art must be two-dimensional, framed, and can be no larger than 28”x28”x4 (28 inches high, 28 inches wide, and 4 inches deep.

Artwork must be original in concept, design and execution.

Artwork accepted mediums are as follows:

• Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.

• Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers.

• Collage: 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.

• Photography.

Entries will be evaluated by a blue ribbon panel of judges from counties within Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District.

Second and third place entries will be displayed in Herrera Beutler’s district office over the next year.

For complete details and guidelines, students and education leaders should call Herrera Beutler’s office at (360) 695-6292.

Art submission forms can be found at: http://herrerabeutler.house.gov/assistingyou/artscompetition.htm.