2015 Congressional Art Competition Opens
WASHINGTON, DC –Congressman Steny H. Hoyer’s (MD-5) office is now accepting submissions for the 34th Annual Congressional Art Competition.
The competition is open to high school students who reside in Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties, and parts of Prince George’s and Anne Arundel Counties. The students are offered an opportunity to highlight their talent and the winner will have their artwork displayed in the United States Capitol for an entire year.
This year’s submission deadline is Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.
“The Congressional Art Competition offers the young artists of Maryland’s Fifth District the opportunity to showcase their creativity in our nation’s capitol,” said Congressman Hoyer. “There are many talented students throughout our district, and I encourage all of them to participate in this competition. I look forward to seeing their artwork and having it displayed in my offices and in the U.S. Capitol.”
Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated. The winning art piece from each Congressional district competition is put on display in the tunnel connecting the Cannon House Office Building with the U.S. Capitol.
The artwork will be judged by a panel of art teachers and professional artists who will select one winner’s piece to hang in the U.S. Capitol over the next year. The winner will also be invited to attend a reception in Washington, DC. The other art pieces will be displayed in Congressman Hoyer’s Waldorf District Office and rotated in his DC Office for a one month period over the course of the following year.
Click here to download a copy of the student information and release form and here to view a complete list of rules and guidelines.
All artwork must be delivered to one of Congressman Hoyer’s district offices located in Waldorf or Greenbelt by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Congressman Hoyer’s Waldorf office is located at 401 Post Office Road, Suite 202. The Greenbelt office is at the U.S. District Courthouse, located at 6500 Cherrywood Lane, Suite 310. For additional information, contact Stefanie Carey Barone in Congressman Hoyer’s Waldorf District Office at 301-843-1577.
