2024 Congressional Art Competition

by | Feb 22, 2024 | Regional News

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Calling all artists: now is the time to get your entries ready for the 2024 Congressional High School Art Competition!

Each spring, Congresswoman Slotkin is proud to sponsor this high school arts competition along with her colleagues in the House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize, celebrate, and encourage artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our district.

The competition is open to all high school students who either reside or attend school in Michigan’s 7th District. 

The first-place winner will have their artwork hung in the U.S. Capitol for one year, and will be invited to attend a ceremony with other winners from around the country in Washington, D.C. over the summer. The second-place winner will have their art hung in Congresswoman Slotkin’s Washington D.C. office for one year, and the third-place winner will have their art hung in Congresswoman Slotkin’s Lansing office.

Image2023 Art Competition winner Emma Li of Okemos High School visits Washington to see her painting hanging in the U.S. Capitol with Rep. Slotkin. 

A reception will also be held in late spring in Lansing to announce the winner and display and celebrate all of the art submissions.

Submissions must adhere to the following rules: 

  • Artwork must be two-dimensional and no larger than 26 inches by 26 inches by 4 inches, and must not weigh more than 15 pounds
  • Art pieces should NOT be framed for judging
  • All submissions must be original in concept, design, and execution, and may not violate U.S. copyright laws

Artwork can be: 

  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Drawing
  • Mixed Media
  • Other (ie. Computer-generated art, collages, etc.)

Artwork will be collected from participating schools and homeschool families in early April by our office staff.
All students will need to fill out a release form and attach it to the back of the artwork, which can be downloaded here. Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing).

You can take a look at the full rules and checklist for the 2024 competition by clicking here.

Please send all your questions to Maria Moore in our office at [email protected].

We can’t wait to see what students create this year!

– Office of Rep. Elissa Slotkin