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Congressional Art Competition

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors the Congressional Art Competition, a nationwide visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated. Students submit entries to their representative’s office, and panels select the winning entries. The winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol. The winning artwork is also featured on house.gov's Congressional Art Competition page.

The 2025 Congressional Art Competition is now open!

Students, teachers, and parents are encouraged to submit one piece of original art to Congressman Baird's office in Danville, IN, along with their Student Information and Release Form. All entries MUST include the Student Information and Release Form for the competition.

The submission deadline is Friday, April 25, 2025, at 5 PM ET.

Submissions can be mailed or dropped off at Congressman Baird’s office. As the winner will be displayed in Washington, D.C. for a full year, students should submit a piece that will not be needed for other purposes.

Office of Congressman Jim Baird
355 S. Washington Street
Suite 210
Danville, IN 46122


Eligibility Requirements:

All students in Indiana’s Fourth Congressional District in grades 7 through 12 are eligible to submit their work. Artwork must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high by 26 inches wide by 4 inches deep. Even when framed, it must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions. No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds.

Accepted mediums for the two-dimensional artwork include:

  • Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
  • Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (it is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed).
  • Collages: must be two dimensional.
  • Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints.
  • Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
  • Computer-generated art.
  • Photographs.


Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted. Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting, drawing, etc.).

For questions about the competition, please contact Bethany Schrock Henderson at the Congressman’s office by calling (317) 563-5567 or sending an email to Bethany.Schrock@mail.house.gov.

Click here to download the Student Information and Release Form.

Click here for the 2025 Rules and Regulations for Students and Teachers.

If you would like more information on the annual Congressional District Art Competition, please submit the following form.

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