2024 Congressional High School Art Competition is underway

Information from Office of U.S Representative Elissa Slotkin

Calling all artists: now is the time to get your entries ready for the 2024 Congressional High School Art Competition!

Each year, Congresswoman Slotkin sponsors this high school arts competition along with her colleagues in the House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize, celebrate, and encourage artistic talent in the nation.

The competition is open to all high school students who either reside or attend school in Michigan’s 7th District.

The first-place winner’s artwork will hang in the U.S. Capitol for one year, and the artist will be invited to Washington DC to attend a ceremony with other winners from around the country over the summer. The second-place winner will have their art hung in Congresswoman Slotkin’s Washington D.C. office for one year, and the third-place winner will have their art hung in Congresswoman Slotkin’s Lansing office.

A reception will also be held in late spring in Lansing to announce the winner and display and celebrate all of the art submissions.

Artwork will be collected from participating schools and homeschool families in early April by our office staff.

Submissions must adhere to the following rules: 

• Artwork must be two-dimensional and no larger than 26 inches by 26 inches by 4 inches, and must not weigh more than 15 pounds
• Art pieces should NOT be framed for judging
• All submissions must be original in concept, design, and execution, and may not violate U.S. copyright laws

Artwork can be: 

• Painting
• Photography
• Drawing
• Mixed Media
• Other (ie. Computer-generated art, collages, etc.)

Full rules and a competition checklist can be found here.

2023 Art Competition winner Emma Li (right), Okemos High School, with Rep. Slotkin, viewing Li’s painting hanging in the U.S. Capitol. Photo provided by Rep. Slotkin’s office.