Deadline approaches for Congressional Art Competition

Congressman Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, is still hosting the 2020 Congressional Art Competition for high school students throughout California’s 20th Congressional District. The U.S. House of Representatives sponsors this competition each spring to recognize and honor talented young artists from each congressional district across the country.

The winning entry will be displayed in the corridors of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for one year. The second and third place winning entries will be displayed in Panetta’s Congressional offices.

Each school can submit up to five pieces of original student artwork. Exceptions will be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades on one campus. The winner will be determined using criteria based on originality, skill of execution, excellence in use of materials, and conceptual strength of the project. All entries will need to be submitted online. Teachers and students who would like to participate in the competition should email their highresolution photo to CA20ArtCompetition@mail.house.gov and include the following: Student’s name, address, email, phone number, parent’s name, phone number, school name, grade, art teacher’s name, title of entry, medium, description of entry and teacher statement certifying the artwork’s originality.

If student emails their entry, they must attach an email from the teacher certifying artwork originality.

All submissions are due by Wednesday. For full competition guidelines, visit https://panetta.house.gov/services/ art-competition, or contact Bertha Munoz, Congressional Aide, at 831-424-2229.