Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has announced that high school students in Ohio’s 5th Congressional District can now submit original artwork as part of the 2017 Congressional Art Competition. All artwork will be displayed at the Marathon Center for Performing Arts in April. The winning piece of art will be displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., and three honorable mention pieces will be announced and displayed in Congressman Latta’s district offices.
“Every year, students in Ohio’s Fifth District amaze me with the creativity, ingenuity, and talent they display with their artwork,” said Latta. “I encourage all high school students to participate in this year’s competition and look forward to seeing the pieces that are submitted.”
The deadline for the 2017 competition is Monday, April 10 and submissions can be dropped off at any three of Congressman Latta's district offices:
Bowling Green – 1045 N. Main Street, Suite 6, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Defiance – 101 Clinton Street, Suite 1200, Defiance, Ohio 43512
Findlay – 318 Dorney Plaza, Room 302, Findlay, Ohio 45840
Each student is allowed one entry. Eligible artwork includes the following:
Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers
Collage: must be two dimensional
Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, etc.
Computer Generated Art
Photography
District Staff is also available to pick up artwork from students. To obtain an entry form, further information, or to arrange a pick-up time, contact the Defiance office at (419) 782-1996.
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