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CHARLESTON -- Deadline for art submissions to the 2021 Youth Congressional Art competition has been extended to March 19, organizers said.
The competition is open to high school students with exceptions made for schools with 7th through 12th grades on one campus. Submissions of artwork can be mailed or hand delivered by the deadline to the Culture Center in Charleston where COVID-19 procedures will be in place.
The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History will open the exhibit on April 9 at the Culture Center.
Submissions can be in any one of the following categories: paintings, drawings, collages, prints, mixed media, computer generated and photography. Each entry must be original in concept, design and execution and may not violate U.S. copyright laws. Each student can submit up to two entries.
Artwork must be two-dimensional, no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide and 4 inches deep. Even when framed, it must still measure no larger than the maximum dimensions. No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds.
The winner from each congressional district will have their artwork displayed at the United States Capitol for a year in the Congressional Art Competition and will receive a $100 Blick Art Materials gift card. The three first-place winners will have their artwork framed by the Department of Culture and History.
A Blick Art Materials gift card of $75 and $50 also will be awarded to second- and third-place winners.
Each entrant must submit a student information and release form with a teacher's signature. Students can get entry forms with a complete list of rules and guidelines from their school's art teachers or by contacting Cailin Howe, Culture and History exhibits coordinator, at (304) 558-0220 or Cailin.A.Howe@wv.gov.