One aspiring young artist in Southwest Washington could soon display their artwork in the U.S. Capitol building.
On Wednesday, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, announced entries into the Congressional Art Competition are open. The winner will have their work displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year and on the Congressional Art Competition website.
The first-place winner will also receive two paid round-trip plane tickets to the Congressional Art Competition National Reception in Washington, D.C., on June 27, 2024.
“The tunnel to the U.S. Capitol is lined by winning artwork from across our country, and hundreds of visitors and lawmakers get to walk past it each day. This competition is an opportunity to represent Southwest Washington with pride and exhibit the talent of our local students,” Gluesenkamp Perez said in a statement. “I’m excited to see the creativity of this year’s submissions, and thank you to all of our arts educators empowering the next generation.”
The completion is open to students in grades 9 through 12, who are invited to submit one piece of artwork. Submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. on April 29. According to Gluesenkamp Perez, the winning artwork will be selected by a panel of art leaders.
In a release, Gluesenkamp Perez said submissions must be the work of a single student, no larger than 26 inches by 26 inches when framed, and original in concept, design and execution. Paintings, drawings, collages, prints, photographs and mixed media will be accepted, but artwork may not be computer- or AI-generated.
To learn more about the completion, go to gluesenkampperez.house.gov/congressional-art-competition.
