Deadline for entries: March 19, 2010
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Congressman Michael Michaud and the Maine Arts Commission invite you to participate in this year’s Congressional Art Competition. The selected students will have the opportunity to have their work displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for the entire year, beginning in June. In addition, winners will be eligible for a scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design. We are looking for examples of high quality, high school two-dimensional art.
First place, second and third runner up
1. Must be a high school student: grades 9-12
2. Work must be two-dimensional
3. Work must be no larger than 30in. by 30 in. to the outside dimensions of the frame
4. Work must be no more than 4 inches in depth
5. Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and not violate any U.S. copyright laws.
6. acceptable categories:
Paintings (oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc); Drawings (pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers); Collage (must be two-dimensional); Prints (lithographs, silkscreen, block prints; Mixed media (use of more than two mediums); Computer generated art; Photography.
Deadline for entries: March 19, 2010
To be considered for review, work must be submitted in digital format. Actual artwork will not be accepted for review. For further information, please contact the Maine Arts Commission, 207/287-2790 or Willa Kammerer at mepoetryoutloud@2gmail.com
