Call for high school art submissions

PressDemocrat.com

UPDATED: An updated list of district field offices is listed below. Students are asked to call the office before turning in art work.

All high schoolers in the first Congressional district (includes eastern Sonoma County, southern Yolo, and Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties) are invited to submit their art to Congressman Mike Thompson's office for the annual Congressional Art Competition.

The winner's artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year. In addition, the winner will be invited to a ceremony in Washington, D.C. in June and will receive three roundtrip airline tickets to Washington from either San Francisco or Oakland, according to Thompson's office.

"Every year I look forward to seeing the creativity and inspiration of the artwork that is submitted from our district," said Thompson in a statement. "Our district's students are immensely talented, and I encourage all of our high-school aged artists to submit a piece of their work."

The competition is open to high school students only and each student is allowed a single entry in the competition. The categories for submission include painting, drawing, collage, prints, mixed media, computer-generated art and photography, and the pieces must be no larger than 30-inches by 30 inches, including the frame.

Submissions must be delivered to Thompson's district offices. Before delivering a submission or to receive more information, students or teachers are encouraged to call their local district office. In Napa, Lake, and Sonoma County that number is: (707) 226-9898. In Del Norte and Humboldt County, the number is (707) 269-9595. In Mendocino County, the phone number is: (707) 962-0933, and in Yolo County, the number is (530) 662-5272. The deadline for submission is May 1.

The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982, and since then more than 650,000 students have participated.