Newhouse Announces 2023 Central Washington Congressional Art Competition

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced the start of the annual Central Washington Congressional Art Competition. All high school students are eligible to participate. The winning entry will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol.

“One of my favorite events of the year is the Congressional Art Competition,” said Rep. Newhouse. “Central Washington is full of young artistic talent, and I encourage all to participate. This is a great opportunity to showcase your skills for the whole country to see.”

The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students in Central Washington. All artwork must be submitted to one of Rep. Newhouse’s district offices by April 25, 2023. Office locations and contact information is listed below.

In addition to being displayed in the U.S. Capitol, the winning artwork is also featured on the Congressional Art Competition page. Honorable mention winners will be invited to have their artwork hung in one of Rep. Newhouse’s district offices.

The following is a summary of the Congressional Art Competition rules and submission deadlines:

Artwork entered in the contest may be up to 26 inches by 26 inches, may be up to 4 inches in depth, and not weigh more than 15 pounds. If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must arrive framed and must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions.

• Paintings: Including oil, acrylics, and watercolor
• Drawings: Including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers (It is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.)
• Collages: Must be two dimensional
• Prints: Including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints
• Mixed Media: Use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
• Computer-generated art
• Photography

All entries 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 or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) that was created by someone other than the student 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).

All entries will need to fill out the online release form by the artist here. The honorable mention winners will hang in district offices in Yakima and Richland for the same duration of time as the 1st place winner’s entry. There is no limit to the number of students from one school that can submit a piece of art, but each student can only submit one entry.

Please contact Paige Ash (Paige.Ash@mail.house.gov) with additional questions or to schedule a time for the artwork to be dropped off at one of Rep. Newhouse’s district offices.

Tri-Cities District Office

3100 George Washington, Suite #130

Richland, WA 99354

Phone: (509) 713-7374

 

Yakima District Office

402 East Yakima Avenue, Suite #1000

Yakima, WA 98901

Phone: (509) 452-3243

 

North District: Okanogan and Douglas Counties

Phone: (509) 433-7760

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