Paul Ryan and James Schwab, of Salem, WI, the 2011 1st District Artistic Discovery Competition winner. Past Artistic Discovery Compeition winners

Welcome to Wisconsin’s 1st District Artistic Discovery web page. I hope this information assists both high school students and art teachers in obtaining immediate information on contest guidelines and regulations, background information on the artistic discovery program, and the required student information entry form.

This year celebrates the 31st Annual Congressional Art Competition—An Artistic Discovery. The nationwide art competition, which is voluntarily sponsored by Members of Congress, allows creative high school students to showcase their talents in Washington, D.C. at the US Capitol Building. The first place winner in each competition have their winning entry displayed at the U.S. Capitol for one year, and are eligible for scholarship opportunities from the Savannah College of Arts and Design. The winning artist is invited to fly to Washington, D.C. for a national reception honoring the winning artists from all over the country. The cost of attending the ceremony is the responsibility of the competition winner.

I believe that this competition is an excellent opportunity for young artists to not only be challenged locally, but to also be recognized for their talent, creativity and vision at the national level.

Paul Ryan
Serving Wisconsin’s 1st District

Download Art Competition Resources:

• Competition Guidelines
• Student Release Form