Congressional Art Competition accepting submissions

The Times-Reporter
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High school students residing in the 6th Congressional District are eligible to participate in the 2023 Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discovery.”

The winning student-artist will be invited to Washington, D.C., to take part in a national reception, and have his or her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. All high school students living in the 6th District can participate, regardless of where they attend high school: public, private, home school, or online. The 6th District includes parts of Stark and Tuscarawas counties, as well as Mahoning, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Belmont, Noble, Monroe and Washington counties.

All submissions are due by April 24, and can be mailed or delivered in person to Rep. Bill Johnson’s Marietta (246 Front St.) or Mahoning Valley (4137 Boardman-Canfield Road, Suite 106) District offices. The winners will be notified during the first week of May. In addition to the overall winner, one runner-up will have artwork displayed in one of Rep. Johnson’s district offices. Johnson will also award a “People’s Choice” award where images of selected artwork will be posted on his Facebook page, and fans can vote on a final winner. The student whose artwork receives the highest number of “likes” will be the winner of the People’s Choice award, and their artwork will be displayed in a district office.

Artwork must be no larger than 26 x 26 x 4 including the frame, and can weigh no more than 15 pounds. The artwork should be original in design, concept, and execution. Acceptable media include:

  • Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolors

  • 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

  • Computer-generated art

  • Photography

Full guidelines can be found online at https://tinyurl.com/mr7khd2t.

For more information on the contest, contact the Mahoning Valley District Office at 330-967-7312.

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