My office is accepting applications for the Congressional Art Competition through April 24th. No late submissions will be accepted.
To enter, please fill out the following application and submit a high-resolution photo or scan of your submission.
Please send completed applications to mario.montano@mail.house.gov with the subject line "ART COMPETITION- LAST NAME, FIRST NAME"
Click here for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition application.
Click here for the 2025 Rules for Students and Teachers
Each spring, a nationwide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation, as well as TX-23.
The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students in TX-23. The winning artwork of our district's competition will be displayed for a year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will include the winning artwork from all participating districts from across the country. The winning artwork is also featured on House.gov's Congressional Art Competition page.
Artwork must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must arrive in Washington, DC, 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 (Charcoal and pastel must 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 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.
For more information on copyright laws, we recommend you visit the Scholastic website:
Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting, drawing, etc.).
Artwork will hang in the Cannon Tunnel for the duration of the exhibition. Students should only submit artwork they will not need for other purposes.