Febrauary 25, 2008 Press Release |
Betsy Barrett (202) 225-2506
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CONGRESSMAN SNYDER REQUESTS ENTRIES FOR DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION
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Little Rock, AR – Congressman Vic Snyder announced today the kick-off of the annual Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery, for high school students from the Second Congressional District of Arkansas. Each year the United States Congress sponsors the Congressional Art Competition to recognize the creative abilities of high school students, and to increase national awareness of their artistic talents. Students compete in a local contest, and the overall winning piece of art from each district is displayed for one year as part of the national exhibit in the Cannon Tunnel, a pedestrian walkway leading to the U.S. Capitol.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Art will again administer and judge the annual competition. The winner will receive three free airline tickets to attend a Washington D.C. reception on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, as well as complimentary custom framing from a local professional. Entries not chosen as the winner will be featured in an exhibit at UALR in a monthly exhibit. High school students who live in Arkansas's Second Congressional District--Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski, Saline, Van Buren, White, and Yell counties--are eligible for the competition. All artwork submitted must be original in concept, design, and execution. Entries may include work from the following two dimensional mediums: paintings, drawings, collages, photography, computer-generated works, mixed media, and prints. Each piece, when framed, can be no larger than 30 inches high, 30 inches wide, and 4 inches deep including the outside dimensions of the frame.
Deadline for submission of artwork for the competition is 5 pm on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008. The winner will be announced at a reception at 5:30 pm on Friday, May 16th,in Gallery III, Fine Arts Building, UALR. Entries may be hand-delivered or mailed. Art entry drop-off is available between 9 am and 5 pm on Thursday, May 8th, Friday, May 9th, Monday, May 12th, and Tuesday, May 13th. If you are submitting your artwork by mail, please make sure it will arrive by Monday, May 12th and address it to: Congressional Art Competition, c/o UALR Art Department, 2nd Floor, Fine Arts Building, 2801 South University, Little Rock, AR 72204-1099 Attn.: Brad Cushman (501)-569-8977.
For more information, and the forms necessary to enter, contact Congressman Vic Snyder's Little Rock office at (501) 324-5941, or visit http://www.house.gov/snyder/services/art_programs.htm.} |
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