Congressman Don Davis is hosting a Congressional Art Competition which is open to all high school students who live in North Carolina’s First Congressional District.
The Congressional Art Competition is an annual event hosted by the Congressional Institute that highlights the artistic talent of high school students nationwide.
“The Congressional Art Competition ensures everyone who visits the U.S. Capitol has the opportunity to see the incredible talent of students from NC-01,” said Davis. “I can’t wait to see the creativity of our rising stars through this year's submissions.”
All art and required forms must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 14.
Artwork may not exceed, when framed, 26 inches by 26 inches and 4 inches in depth and may not weigh more than 15 pounds.
Accepted two-dimensional artwork medium:
Paintings: oil, acrylics, and watercolor
Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers
Collages: must be two dimensional
Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints
Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
Computer-generated art
Photography
Davis will host the students who participated in the competition and their artwork at his district office in Greenville on Saturday, April 22, from noon until 2 p.m.
Visit Davis’s website at this link for detailed rules and entry forms.
For additional information contact Constituent Services Director Emmanuel Gbedee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or call 252-999-7600.
Entries must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate U.S. copyright laws.
Any entry copied from an existing photo or image — including a painting, graphic, or advertisement — created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted.
In addition, any work entered must be in the original medium and not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing.
The winning submission will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside artwork from every Congressional District nationwide. Two runners-up will have their artwork displayed in Congressman Davis’ Greenville district office.
