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Congressional Art Competition Deadline Approaches
Washington, DC,
April 2, 2008
One month remains for high schools students from across North Carolina's Fifth Congressional District to submit entries for Congresswoman Virginia Foxx's Congressional Art Competition. The deadline for submissions is Friday,
Contact: Aaron Groen Foxx reminds high school students that one month remains to submit entries One month remains for high schools students from across North Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District to submit entries for Congresswoman Virginia Foxx’s Congressional Art Competition. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 2. Students may enter art in any of the following categories: Paintings, Drawings, Collage, Prints, Mixed Media, Computer-generated art, and Photography. “The Congressional Art Competition is an exciting opportunity for young artists to compete to display their work in the United States Capitol,” Foxx said. “One artist from the Fifth District will be able to hang his or her art in the Capitol for an entire year alongside the art of his or her peers from across the country.” In the spring of every year, the United States House of Representatives hosts a Congressional Art Competition for amateur high-school artists. The competition promotes attention to the arts by recognizing talented young artists from across the nation. The winning artwork from the 5th District contest will be featured in the United States Capitol. Each year Members of Congress from around the country hold contests within their districts to choose winning pieces of art by high school students. Since this competition was created in 1982, hundreds of thousands of high school students have participated at the local level. The winning student from the 5th District will be invited to Washington, DC for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and will have his or her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. The basic guidelines for the competition are: • Only high school students residing in the 5th Congressional District may compete. 6000 Meadowbrook Mall, Suite 3 Students with questions about the Competition may contact Rep. Foxx’s office at (202) 225-2071. ### |