Rep. Delgado Announces Congressional Art Competition

Press Release

Today, U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) announced the launch of the Congressional Art Competition for New York's 19th District.

Congressman Delgado invites high school students from across New York's 19th Congressional District to participate in this year's Congressional Art Competition. The winner will have their art displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Last year's winning piece was "Vulpin," by Amelia Booth of Franklin D Roosevelt High School.

Vulpin
The Congressional Art Competition is an annual event hosted by the House of Representatives, allowing high school students from across the country to showcase their artistic talents. The winning piece from each Congressional District is displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a full year.

All submissions will be collected digitally at NY19.Art@mail.house.gov. All high school students who are residents of New York's 19th Congressional District are eligible to submit entries to our office. Each student may submit one piece of art to the competition. If students are unsure of who their Congressmember is, they can check the U.S. House of Representatives' "Find Your Representative" tool here to find which congressional district they reside in.

Images of the artwork must be received via email no later than Friday, April 29, 2022 and a release form must be submitted along with each submission. Rules for submission and additional requirements can be found below.

Guidelines for submissions are below:

Artwork may be up to 26 inches wide by 26 inches tall by four inches thick (including a frame), must be two dimensional, be original in concept, design, and execution, must not weigh more than 15 pounds, and may not violate any U.S. copyright laws. Art submitted does not have to have been made specifically for the competition and can be a pre-existing work. Full formatting rules and regulations to which participant submissions must adhere are available in the 2022 Congressional Art Challenge Rules for Students and Teachers, found HERE.

Accepted artwork includes:

Paintings (including oil, acrylics, and watercolor)
Drawings (including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers)
Collage (must be two dimensional)
Prints (including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints)
Mixed media
Computer generated art
Photographs
Artwork must be submitted with a completed copy of the competition release form to NY19.Art@mail.house.gov.
Students must email a picture or scanned copy of their artwork along with the release form by Friday, April 29, 2022.
Additional information regarding the Congressional Art Competition can be found here. The student release form can be found here.

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