Congressman Rouzer accepting art submissions from high school students
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWAY) — If you have a budding artist currently in high school they can participate in the 2017 Congressional Art Competition.
Congressman David Rouzer is accepting submissions from students who live in the 7th Congressional District.
The winning entry will be displayed in the United States Capitol building.
“This year’s art competition is an opportunity for students to creatively express what they love most about our beloved Tar Heel State. The winning artist from the 7thDistrict will have their artwork on display for eleven months in the Capitol tunnel, which is seen by thousands of visitors from across the country, Congressional staffers and members of Congress. Every time I go to the House floor to vote, I walk through this tunnel which serves as a constant reminder of the impressive talent and creativity of high school students throughout North Carolina and across the country,” the Congressman said in a news release.
The art work must reflect the theme, “What I Love about North Carolina.”
You can submit your art to Rouzer’s district office in Four Oaks, Bolivia, or Wilmington by April 28.
Students can submit two entries. Winners will receive two round trip tickets from Southwest Airlines to Washington, D.C. to visit the nation’s capital and attend a reception honoring the country’s winners.
Guidelines for the 2017 artwork:
- Artwork must be two-dimensional
- Each piece must be no larger than 26”x26”x4” – including the frame
- Artwork cannot weigh more than 15 lbs
- Work entered must be in the original
Acceptable mediums for submissions:
- 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 mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
- Computer generated art
- Photography
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