2025 Congressional Art Competition
The art competition is now closed for submissions.
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 Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in our District. The winning artwork of our district's competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will include the winning artwork from all participating districts from around the country. The winning artwork is also featured on House.gov's Congressional Art Competition page.
The rules, and release form for the competition are available at House.gov or use the links below:
2025 Rules for Students and Teachers
The following is a summary of the Congressional Art Competition rules:
Artwork entered in the contest may be up to 26 inches by 26 inches, may be up to 4 inches in depth, and may 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, watercolor, etc.
- Drawings - including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers (Charcoal and pastel drawings must 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
- Photographs
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).
The Student Information and Release Form must be affixed to the back of the student’s artwork and delivered to one of Congresswoman Laura Gillen’s offices by 4 pm on Monday, April 21, 2025.
Congresswoman Laura Gillen’s district office is located at: 229 7th Street Suite 102, Garden City, NY 11530. Artwork may be dropped off Monday through Friday in Garden City between the hours of 9:30 am and 5 pm.
If you have questions or need additional information, please send us an email at NY04.submissions@mail.house.gov.