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U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Dallas, recently announced his office's 2025 Congressional Art Competition.
Each spring, Members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor the nationwide Artistic Discovery Contest, providing a platform to recognize and encourage the artistic talents of high school students across the country.
According to a news release, Meuser invites high school artists from Pennsylvania's 9th District to showcase their creativity for a chance to have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year and featured on House.gov's Congressional Art Competition page.
Artwork must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must arrive in Washington, DC, framed. Even when framed, it must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions. No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds.
Accepted mediums for the two-dimensional artwork are as follows:
• Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
• Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (it is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed).
• Collages: must be two-dimensional.
• Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints.
• Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
• Computer-generated art.
• Photographs.
Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate 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, the news release said. Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting, drawing, etc.).
Students should only submit artwork they will not need for other purposes. All high school students (grades 9-12) in the 9th Congressional District are invited to submit their artwork to one of Congressman Meuser's district offices before April 18. A Participant Reception will be held on April 24 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Walk In Art Center located at 220 Parkway, Schuylkill Haven.
Kaylee Meeker from the Northwest Area School District was the 9th District's 2024 winner, and her painting, Operation Desert Shield, featured here, currently hangs in the U.S. Capitol.
Artwork Drop-off Locations include:
• 121 Progress Ave Suite 110, Losch Plaza Pottsville, PA 17901
• 400 South 8th St. Municipal Building, Room 101 Lebanon, PA 17042
• Market Street Plaza 1000 Market Street Suite 39 Bloomsburg, PA 17815
• Executive Plaza 4th Floor 330 Pine Street Williamsport, PA 17701
• 511 Mile Road Tunkhannock, PA 18657
• Hamburg Municipal Center 2nd Floor 61 N 3rd St Hamburg, PA 19526
Please contact Madison Colaco at 717-603-1459 or Nicholas Mason at 570-871-6370 with any questions.