Art Competition

Art Competition | Congressman Sean Duffy

A video message from Congressman Duffy encouraging high school students to participate:

“I’m Congressman Sean Duffy and I want to invite all high school students in Wisconsin’s Seventh Congressional District to participate in the 30th Annual Congressional Art Competition, called “An Artistic Discovery.”

“The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2011 and all submissions will be judged by a committee of local art experts. All students who submit artwork will be invited to a special reception where the winner will be announced. The overall winner will also have the opportunity to attend a reception in Washington, DC with every other winner from other Congressional districts.

“The first place winner will have their piece displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year. The second, third, and fourth place winners will have their pieces displayed in my offices in Washington, Wausau and Superior.

“For more information and guidance on participating in this program, you can visit my website at duffy.house.gov or you can call my office at 715-298-9344.

“I hope you’ll participate, and I look forward to seeing your art.”
More Information:

Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our congressional district.

The competition is open to high school students only. Exceptions may be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades on one campus.
Artwork must be two-dimensional.

Each piece can be no larger than 28” x 28” x 4” (28 inches high, 28 inches wide, and 4 inches deep), including the frame. If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it will be required to be framed and must adhere to the size guidelines.

Artwork cannot weigh more than 15 lbs.

Accepted media for artwork are as follows:
o Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
o Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers
o Collage
o Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
o Mixed Media: use of more than two medias such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
o Computer-Generated Art
o Photography

Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate any U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo (other than the student’s own), painting, graphic, advertisement, or any other work produced by another person is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted. Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing).

Artwork will hang in the Capitol for the entire year of the exhibition and cannot be returned to the students earlier. Students should, therefore, submit artwork they will not need for other purposes. Artwork must adhere to the policy of the House Office Building Commission. In accordance with this policy, exhibits depicting subjects of contemporary political controversy or a sensationalistic or gruesome nature are not allowed. It is necessary that all artwork be reviewed by the panel chaired by the Architect of the Capitol and any portion not in consonance with the Commission’s policy will be omitted from the exhibit. The panel will make the final decision regarding the suitability of all artwork for the Congressional Art Competition exhibition in the Capitol.

The 2011 student information and release form is available HERE. Please download, fill out and send to:

Office of Congressman Duffy
ATTN: Jocelyn Berkhahn, Director of Constituent Services
208 Grand Avenue
Wausau, WI 54403.

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