High schoolers urged to participate in Congressional Art Competition
Deadline for students to submit work for competition is April 13
From Staff Reports
ALBANY — High school students in the Second Congressional District of Georgia who want to see their artwork exhibited at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., have until April 13 to enter the 37th annual Congressional Art Competition.
The district winner will be announced by U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, on April 27, at a 5 p.m. reception at the Albany Museum of Art. Officials at the museum said all of the submitted artwork from the district will be on display at the facility beginning April 17.
The district winner’s work will be displayed with the top high school artwork from the rest of the nation’s participating districts in a yearlong exhibition in the Cannon Tunnel at in U.S. Capitol building.
Officials said Bishop’s office will provide airfare for the winning artist to travel to Washington to attend the June 27 national awards reception with the congressman. The museum will offer a $250 purchase award for the winning piece and will also provide airfare for a parent to accompany the winning student to the nation’s capital as well as a two nights’ stay for them at a Washington hotel.
“It’s an honor to present this show that includes the artwork of so many talented high school students from this Congressional District,” AMA Executive Director Paula Williams said. “The museum is proud to give a parent the opportunity to accompany their child to Washington for this once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
Students living in the Second Congressional District must have his or her artwork submitted to Bishop’s district office located at 235 W. Roosevelt Ave., Suite 114, in Albany, by April 13.
“This competition is a tremendous opportunity to showcase the considerable artistic talent of Georgia’s Second Congressional District’s high school students, and I am eager to see this year’s entries,” Bishop said.
Acceptable media include painting (oil, acrylic, watercolors, etc.), drawing (pencil, colored pencil, pen and ink, marker, pastels and charcoal), collages, prints (lithograph, silkscreen and block), mixed media, computer generated images and photographs. Officials said the artwork also must adhere to the policies of the House Office Building Commission, which do not allow exhibitions depicting subjects of contemporary political controversy or those of a gruesome or sensationalistic nature.
Rules for the competition may be found at https://www.house.gov/educators-and-students/congressional-art-competition. The student release form may be found at https://www.house.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/2018StudentReleaseForm.pdf.
For information from Bishop’s Albany office, contact Toni Pickle at [email protected] or call (229) 439-8067. For more information about AMA, visit www.albanymuseum.com or call (229) 439-8400.
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