Art Competition
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.
If you would like to enter the 2025 Art Competition through the Office of Congresswoman McBride, please review the following:
- In order to enter the competition, you must create your piece of artwork in line with the US House of Representative Rules and Regulations.
- Once you had completed your artwork, you will submit it, along with the 2025 Student Release Form, to your Art Teacher. Our office will be coordinating with all High School Art Teachers in Delaware to secure your artwork.
- The deadline to submit your artwork is April 7, 2025. We will not be able to accept any submissions past this date.
- Please feel free to contact our Wilmington office at 302.830.2330 with any questions you may have about the 2025 Congressional Art Competition and its process.
The following is a summary of the Congressional Art Competition rules:
Artwork entered in the contest may be up to 28 inches by 28 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).
The rules, checklist, and release form for the competition are scheduled to be posted in early February on House.gov's Congressional Art Competition page.
If you have any questions, please contact DE00Art_Competition@mail.house.gov.