Congressional Art Competition Deadline Approaching

Rep. Trey Gowdy invites Upstate high school students in South Carolina’s Fourth Congressional District to participate in the 2013 Congressional Art Competition. The winner’s artwork, selected by a panel of experts, will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year. 

High school students (grades 9-12) may submit one piece of artwork. Artists should bring their submission to either office location between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 25; Friday, April 26; or Monday, April 29. 

Office locations: 

Greenville
104 South Main St.
Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: (864) 241-0175 

Spartanburg
101 West St. John St.
Spartanburg, SC  29306
Phone: (864) 583-3264

A ceremony will be held to display all submissions and announce the first, second, and third places. The event will take place from 6-7 pm on Tuesday, April 30th at the George Dean Johnson Jr. College of Business at USC Upstate located in downtown Spartanburg. 

See last year's winners from SC.

Artwork must be two-dimensional and no larger than 28" × 28" × 4", including the frame. Types of artwork submitted may include the following: 

— Paintings - including oil, acrylics, and watercolor
— Drawings - including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers
— Collage
— Prints - including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints
— Mixed Media
— Computer Generated Art
— Photography 

In February, our office provided district high school art teachers with information about the Congressional Art Competition. Students can also review the 2013 Art Competition Guidelines for Students and Teachers and visit the website http://www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/ 

For additional questions, students and teachers should contact Kam Turner at (864) 241-0175.