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High School Art Competition
April 9
Congressmen Wesley Bell has announced an opportunity for high school students in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District.
The competition is open to all high school students in the 1st Congressional district, and the winning piece will be displayed prominently in the U.S. Capitol for one year alongside other winning entries from across the country. The winning artwork will also be featured on the official Congressional Art Competition page, giving national recognition to the incredible talent coming out of our community.
Guidelines for submissions:
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).
Read more about the 2025 Congressional Art Competition Rules here.
The deadline for submitting artwork for this year’s competition is 5PM CT on
Tuesday, April 15th, 2025. Details on how to apply can be found here. If you would like more information on the annual Congressional District Art Competition, please click here. If you have any questions about this year’s Congressional Art Competition, please call my district office at 314-955-9980.