Congressional 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 began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition. Today, the Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our congressional district.

The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in the District. The over-all 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.

Congressman Case’s office will begin accepting submissions for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition in January 2025.

Congratulations to our 2024 Winners!

1st Place
Emily Yanos
Land of Love

2nd Place
Kai Yara
Weaving Tradition – Lei

3rd Place
Amelia Sofos
Thank you for growing with us

Requirements

Artwork must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. If your 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. 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. For more information on copyright laws, you can visit the Scholastic website or read this Guide to Copyright and Plagiarism.

The 2025 Rules for Students and Teachers have not yet been distributed by the Congressional Institute. However, rules have remained substantially the same as previous years. For additional information on requirements, please review the 2024 Rules for Students and Teachers.

Submissions Guidelines

Please return to this page in January of 2025 for updates on how to submit your art piece for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition If you would like more information on the annual Congressional Art Competition, please submit the following form.

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