Today Congressman David Scott (D-GA) announced his sponsorship of the 9th Annual High School Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery, for Georgia’s Thirteenth Congressional District. High school students are invited to submit artwork for the competition.
“I am excited to once again launch the annual Congressional Art Competition,” Scott said. “This competition presents a great opportunity for our community to celebrate the talents of gifted young artists as well as the tireless work of parents and teachers who support their creative endeavors.”
The Congressional Art Competition was created in 1982 as a way to showcase the artistic talents of young people throughout the country. Students may obtain entry packets from their High School Art Teachers and Congressman Scott’s Office. All entries must be delivered to Congressman Scott's Jonesboro District Office by Friday, February 18, 2011.
This year’s first-place winner will be invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Washington, D.C. where their artwork will hang in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year. Additionally, scholarships will be awarded to the top winners as follows: $10,000 – first place, $5,000 – second place, $2,500 – third place, and $1,000 – fourth place, all by the Art Institute of Atlanta; and $1,500/ year to the first-place winner by the Savannah College of Art and Design.
On Saturday, March 19, 2011, Congressman Scott will host an awards ceremony and announce the top winners at the Arts Clayton Gallery. Participants’ artwork will comprise the Gallery’s featured exhibition during the month of March. Residents of the Thirteenth District are invited to support area students by coming out and viewing the exhibit of all entries. Located at 136 S. Main Street in Jonesboro, Arts Clayton is open to the public, Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm, and will host a reception for the gallery opening Friday, March 4, 2011.
For more information about the Congressional Art Competition, please contact Audra Braswell Bleecker at 770-210-5073.
Guidelines for Participants:
The Competition is open to High School Students in the 13th Congressional District only (grades 9-12).
All entries must be received in the District Office, located at 173 N. Main Street in Jonesboro by Friday, February 18, 2011.
Art work categories are as follows:
o Paintings (oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.)
o Drawings (pastels, colored pencil, charcoal, markers, etc.)
o Collage (must be 2 dimensional)
o Prints (lithographs, silkscreen, block prints)
o Computer generated art
o Photography
In order to allow an art work to hang in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol, the following restrictions are necessary:
o Art work must be two-dimensional only
o Each piece can be no larger than 30 inches by 30 inches to the outside dimensions of the frame
o Art work just be no more than 4 inches in depth
o Art work must arrive in Washington framed to the appropriate framing guidelines
