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Art Competition
Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our congressional district.
The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in the District. The over-all winner of our district's competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will also include artwork from other contest winners nation-wide.
Guidelines for Submission
- Each student must submit their artwork to the nearest regional judging location (students can only submit to one regional judging location).
- Each student is limited to one piece of artwork.
- 4 regional college art departments will choose 4 pieces of artwork as semi-finalists.
- The sixteen semi-finalist pieces will then be sent to Congressman Rick Berg’s office to compete for North Dakota’s Winner.
- The 1st place winner’s art will be displayed for one year in the Capitol and the artist will be awarded with two roundtrip tickets from Minneapolis to Washington, D.C., courtesy of Southwest Airlines, to attend the Exhibition Opening Celebration.
The 1st runner-up’s art will hang in the Congressman Berg’s Washington, D.C. office and 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places will hang in Congressman Berg’s Washington D.C. office and his Fargo, Bismarck and Minot district offices. Those students dropping their artwork off at NDSU must do so on April 10th & 11th.
Important Dates:
1. Deliverartwork to regional college byWednesday, April 11nd, 2012. Artwork must be delivered to your regional university between the hours of 8:00am and no later than5:00 pm. Please submit to only one location.
2. You will be notified by phone if your artwork was or was not chosen as a semi-finalist by 5pm,
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012. If your artwork is not chosen as a semi-finalist, it will need to be picked-up by Friday, April 20th, 2012. If artwork is not picked up by that date, it will be donated to a suitable location.
3. First Place Winner Announced: May 7, 2012
Regional College to drop-off artwork (please choose location nearest you):
Region 1:
Bismarck State College
Werner Hall, Room 201
1500 Edwards Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58506
(701) 224-5520
Region 2:
Minot State University
Hartnett Hall/Humanities Division Office
500 University Ave. W
Minot, ND 58707
(701) 858-3108
Region 3:
University of North Dakota
Hughes Fine Arts Complex
2250 Campus Road Stop
Grand Forks, ND 58203
(701) 777-2906
Region 4:
North Dakota State University*
Renaissance Hall
650 NP Ave
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 231-8818
*Those students dropping their artwork off at NDSU must do so on April 10th & 11th.
Judges:
A special thank you to semi-finalist judges:
- Michelle Lindblom, Chair of Art Department at Bismarck State College
- Bill Harbort, Chair of Art Department at Minot State University
- Kim Fink, Chair of Art and Design at University of North Dakota
- Michael Strand, Chair of Art Department at North Dakota State University
If you have any questions about the Congressional Art Competition please contact Trina Montplaisir at: Trina.Montplaisir@mail.house.govor (701) 235-9760.
About the Congressional Art Competition
The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition.
If you would like more information on the annual Congressional District Art Competition - including this year's deadlines - please contact my office.