Pallone Announces Start of Congressional Art Competition for Local High Schools

LONG BRANCH, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced that the 6th Congressional District Annual High School Art Competition is officially underway. The competition is open to all high school students in the New Jersey’s 6th District. Students should participate through their high schools, and interested schools must indicate to Congressman Pallone’s office their intent to participate by March 13, 2015.

“The Congressional Art Competition celebrates our young artists and recognizes artistic talents across the country, and I encourage all interested students in New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District to participate,” said Congressman Pallone. “I am proud to have the winning piece of art from our district displayed in the Capitol each year, and I look forward to seeing and enjoying all of this year’s submissions.”

The 6th District’s Congressional Art Competition is part of the nationwide contest, “An Artistic Discovery,” that is conducted by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982, and since then, over 650,000 high school students nationwide have been involved. The winning piece of art from every congressional district will be displayed in the United States Capitol for one year.

Each participating high school can submit a total of eight entries, and all entries are due March 30th through April 2nd. Pieces entered in the contest may be up to 28 inches by 28 inches (including the frame) and may be up to 4 inches in depth. The art work may be:

• Two-dimensional (no statues or sculptures)
• Paintings - including oil, acrylics, and watercolor
• Drawings - including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers
• Collage
• Prints - including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints
• Mixed Media
• Computer Generated Art
• Photography
• All entries must be an original in concept, design and execution.

Interested schools or students may contact Dawn Rebscher in Pallone’s Long Branch Office at (732) 571-1140 or Alex Maldonado in the New Brunswick Office at (732) 249-8892 for any questions regarding the art competition.