Art Competition
2023 CO-06 Winners: A Gift to the Next Generation by Alia Paris & Benthic by Emily Chang
***Our office is currently accepting submissions for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition***
All high school students residing in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District are invited to participate in our annual Congressional Art Competition.
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent nationwide and in each congressional district. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.
Rep. Crow and a panel of local artists and community leaders will select the winning entries. The first-place winner will be invited to have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Other winning pieces will be displayed in Congressman Jason Crow’s District Office in Aurora, Colorado.
Our office will host an in-person art showcase during the first week of May at a local venue in CO-6. Congressman Crow will announce the winner.
Competition Entry:
To enter into the competition,please upload a photograph of your art submission HERE. Entries are limited to one per student and must be submitted byWednesday, May 8 at 11:59 PM MST.
All entries must be accompanied by a completed Student Information and Release form.
Exhibition:
Once submitted, students must drop their art off at the Aurora District Office for it to be exhibited at the art show in May. Please schedule your drop-off by clicking HERE.
Requirements:
Students submitting to our office must reside in Colorado's 6th Congressional District. You can check which district you are in on this website or by calling our office at 720-748-7514. Artwork must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. Artwork does not have to be framed in order to be submitted; however, if your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must arrive in Washington, D.C. framed. Even when framed, it must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions. No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds.
Accepted mediums for the two-dimensional artwork are as follows:
- Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
- Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (It is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.)
- Collages: must be two dimensional
- Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
- Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
- Computer-generated art
- Photographs
Each entry 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. We recommend reading Scholastic's Guide to Copyright and Plagiarism for more information on copyright laws.
For the full list of rules and regulations, please check the 2024 rules.
If you have any additional questions, please contact J Burow Email: jackson.burow@mail.house.gov Phone: 720-748-7514.