Congressional Art Competition set

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U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has announced the 2013 Congressional Art Competition and encourages high school students in Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District to submit their original artwork.

“The Congressional Art Competition is a tremendous opportunity to encourage and recognize the creative talents of our high school students from Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District,” Latta said. “We had excellent submissions last year and I look forward to seeing our district’s artwork represented in the U.S. Capitol this year.”

Original artwork must be submitted by April 3. Applicants can drop off their application and artwork to one of the following district offices:

• Bowling Green – 1045 N. Main Street, Suite 6, Bowling Green
• Defiance – 101 Clinton Street, Suite 1200, Defiance
• Findlay – 318 Dorney Plaza, Room 302, Findlay

District staff is also available to obtain artwork from students. To arrange a pick-up time, contact the Defiance office at 419.782.1996.

Winners will be announced at the University of Findlay, Mazza Museum on Saturday, April 20. The overall winner will have his or her artwork displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol, alongside artwork from other nationwide contestants.

Artwork categories are as follows:

• Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
• Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers
• Collage: must be two-dimensional
• Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
• Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, etc.
• Computer generated art
• Photography