Congressman Owens Announces Congressional Art Competition
WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens announced today that he is currently accepting submissions from high school students in New York’s 23rd Congressional District for an annual Congressional Art Competition. The theme for this year’s competition is An Artistic Discovery.
“This competition is a great opportunity for artists from Upstate New York to display their talent before a large national audience,” said Owens. “We have a tremendous amount of talent in the region, and I look forward to seeing a small part of the community displayed for millions in Washington.”
Interested students can submit a digital copy of their artwork to NY23art@mail.house.gov <mailto:NY23art@mail.house.gov> . The winner of the competition will have his or her submission sent to Washington, D.C. to be displayed for one year as part of the national student art exhibition in the U.S. Capitol. All submissions must be received by Owens’ office no later than Tuesday, May 3rd.
Last year’s winner was Clifton Fine Central School freshman Brianna Dolan from Star Lake.
GUIDELINES:
· This competition is open to high school students only.
· Artwork must be two-dimensional.
· Each piece can be no larger than 28” high, 28” wide, 4” deep, including the frame.
· Artwork is required to be framed.
· Artwork cannot weight more than 15 lbs.
· Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate any U.S. copyright laws.
· Artwork will hang in the Capitol for the entire year of the exhibition and cannot be returned to the students earlier. Students should, therefore, submit artwork they will not need for other purposes.
ACCEPTED MEDIA:
· Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
· Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers
· Collage
· Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
· Mixed Media: use of more than two media such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
· Computer-Generated Art
· Photography
For entry into the art competition, students should submit a digital copy and a completed Student Information and Release Form to NY23art@mail.house.gov <mailto:NY23art@mail.house.gov> . The release form can be found here <http://www.house.gov/house/2011-student-information-release-form.pdf> , or by requesting a copy from Congressman Owens’ office. A full description of contest guidelines can be found here <http://www.house.gov/house/2011-art-competition-guidelines-students.pdf> .
TIMELINE:
· May 3rd – Art Submission Deadline
· May 10th – Winner Announced
· May 24th – Winner’s Artwork is displayed in the capitol.
Posted: March 1st, 2011 under Congressional News.