Congressman Dan Meuser, Pa.-9, announces his office’s 2024 Congressional Art Competition.

Each spring, a nationwide 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 artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our Congressional District.

This year, Meuser is looking for the best high school artists in Pennsylvania’s 9th District to share their artwork for a chance to have it displayed in the United States Capitol for one year, as well as have it featured on House.gov’s Congressional Art Competition page.

Artwork must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep.

If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must arrive in Washington, D.C., framed. 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 are as follows:

• 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.).

Students should only submit artwork they will not need for other purposes.

All high school students (grades 9-12) in the 9th Congressional District are invited to submit their artwork to one of Meuser’s district offices before April 18. A Participant Reception will be held on April 25 from 5-7 p.m. at the Walk In Art Center located at 220 Parkway, Schuylkill Haven.

The Student Release Form and dditional rules and regulations can be found at https://meuser.house.gov/services/art-competition.

Artwork entries can be dropped off at the following locations:

• 121 Progress Ave Suite 110, Losch Plaza Pottsville, PA 17901

• 400 South 8th St. Municipal Building Lebanon, PA 17042

• Market Street Plaza 1000 Market Street Suite 39 Bloomsburg, PA 17815

• Executive Plaza 4th Floor 330 Pine Street Williamsport, PA 17701

• 511 Mile Road Tunkhannock, PA 18657

• Hamburg Municipal Center 2nd floor 61 N 3rd St Hamburg, PA 19526

Please contact Madison Colaco at 717-603-1459 or Nicholas Mason at 570-871-6370 with any questions.