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Congressman Scott Tipton

Representing the 3rd District of Colorado

Tipton Announces Opening of 3rd Congressional District Student Art Competition

March 3, 2014
Press Release

Now accepting submissions from high school students

WASHINGTON—Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03) announced that his office is now accepting submissions for the 3rd District Congressional Art Competition. Students in grades 9 through 12 that attend school (or homeschool) in the 3rd District are eligible to participate and should submit their work no later than April 11.

“This competition gives every high school student in the 3rd District the chance to share their artistic abilities with the community, and provides the winner the unique opportunity to have their work displayed in the U.S Capitol,” said Tipton. “The hard work and skill that students have put into their pieces in previous years has been truly impressive. I look forward to seeing what this year’s competition will bring and to meeting the many talented students who participate.”

Guidelines for the 2014 competition:

  • The artwork must be no larger than 28 inches high, 28 inches wide and 4 inches deep including the outside dimensions of the frame.
  • Students can mail their submissions to the 3rd Congressional District Grand Junction office at 225 N. 5th Street, Suite 702, Grand Junction, CO 81501. Submissions can also be delivered in person to the nearest 3rd District office location.

Artwork that will be accepted: 

  • Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (It is recommended that
  • Charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed)
  • Collage: must be two dimensional
  • Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
  • Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
  • Photography

For additional information on submitting artwork to the competition and for forms required with the submissions, please visit: https://tipton.house.gov/serving-you/art-competition

All submitted artwork will be put on display in Grand Junction­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­, CO from April 14th – April 25th. A reception will be held on April 25th at 6 pm. in Grand Junction, at Colorado Mesa University in the Fine Arts Building, 1100 North Ave., Grand Junction, CO.  All entrants will receive a certificate of participation signed by Congressman Scott Tipton. First, second and third places will receive awards, and there will be honorable mentions for other submissions.

The first place winner of the competition will also be awarded a $3,000 college scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design; should they be accepted and show documentation of this achievement. Southwest Airlines will also present the first place winner and one family member with two roundtrip airline tickets to Washington, D.C. to attend the National Exhibit and reception. The first place artwork will be sent to Washington, D.C. to be exhibited in the U.S. Capitol along with other award-winning art works from across the nation for a period of one year.

For questions regarding submissions, please contact Brenda Felmlee, 3rd Congressional District Art Competition liaison, at 719-587-5105, or email: Brenda.Felmlee@mail.house.gov.