Each spring, members of the U.S. House of Representatives recognize the creative spirit of American high school students in a nationwide visual-art competition. The Congressional High School Art Competition features paintings, drawings, collage, prints, mixed media, computer-generated art and photography. Each member of Congress brings a winning entry back to Washington, D.C. to be displayed in the corridor of the U.S. Capital.
The competition is coordinated locally through Fourth District U.S. Representative David Price’s office. High school visual-art students in the counties of Orange, Durham and Wake are eligible to apply. If you are a current high school visual-art student in Orange County and would like to participate, contact your high school art teacher or the Orange County Arts Commission for an application form and guidelines. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 9 at 5 p.m.
Visit the Orange County Arts Commission’s web site at artsorange.org for more information and to download the application and guidelines or call 245-2335.