{"id":11062,"date":"2024-04-02T12:27:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=11062"},"modified":"2024-04-02T12:27:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:27:47","slug":"congressman-issa-announces-2024-congressional-art-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=11062","title":{"rendered":"Congressman Issa Announces 2024 Congressional Art Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Escondido\u00a0\u2013 Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) announced today that his office is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition, a contest for high school students in the 48th\u00a0Congressional District to showcase the\u00a0best of their artistic creations, which will also be displayed in the Capitol Building.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cEvery year, I\u2019m so impressed by the sheer scope of imagination and range of expression that these young artists in our community share with the world. This is their opportunity to present their best and allow us to ensure it is represented in the People\u2019s House,\u201d said Issa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The winning selection will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol alongside artwork from students from across the nation. The second-place winning piece will be displayed in the Office of Congressman Issa for the same time period.<\/p>\n<p>Artwork entered in the contest may be up to 26 inches by 26 inches, up to 4 inches in depth, and cannot weigh more than 15 pounds. If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must be framed by the entrant. Categories of artwork include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paintings &#8211; including oil, acrylics, and watercolor<\/li>\n<li>Drawings &#8211; including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers (The contest recommends\u00a0that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed)<\/li>\n<li>Collages &#8211; must be two-dimensional<\/li>\n<li>Prints &#8211; including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints<\/li>\n<li>Mixed Media &#8211; use of more than two mediums (pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Computer-generated art<\/li>\n<li>Photography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The first-place winner from the 48<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0District will also receive an invitation to attend a reception with other winners in Washington, D.C. during the summer months.<\/p>\n<p>To participate, please submit a\u00a0<strong>high-resolution photo of your artwork (jpeg or png format)<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/house.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=79f80f32deac84587357d78d9&amp;id=3983a448b3&amp;e=d1eb48c083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/house.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D79f80f32deac84587357d78d9%26id%3D3983a448b3%26e%3Dd1eb48c083&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1712172423010000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ETmPTXOhk8ff_CCcV4vZ4\">2024 Student Release Form<\/a>\u00a0to Steven Farmer at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Steven.Farmer@mail.house.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Steven.Farmer@mail.house.<wbr \/>gov<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>Noon, Friday, April 26, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For additional details on the competition, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/house.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=79f80f32deac84587357d78d9&amp;id=d357d6d1b3&amp;e=d1eb48c083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/house.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D79f80f32deac84587357d78d9%26id%3Dd357d6d1b3%26e%3Dd1eb48c083&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1712172423010000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3eiR1f410oobdv-nIzA2-l\"><strong>https:\/\/issa.house.gov\/<wbr \/>services\/art-competition.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0With questions, please contact staff member Steven Farmer at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Steven.Farmer@mail.house.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Steven.Farmer@mail.house.<wbr \/>gov<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or 760-304-7575.<\/p>\n<p><em>Darrell Issa is the Representative of California\u2019s 48th Congressional District. The District encompasses the central and eastern parts of San Diego County and a portion of Riverside County, including the communities of Fallbrook, Valley Center, Ramona, Escondido, Santee, Lakeside, Poway, Temecula, Murrieta, and the mountain and desert areas of the San Diego-Imperial County line. Issa served as the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2011-2015.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Escondido\u00a0\u2013 Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) announced today that his office is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition, a contest for high school students in the 48th\u00a0Congressional District to showcase the\u00a0best of their artistic creations, which will also be displayed in the Capitol Building. \u201cEvery year, I\u2019m so impressed by the sheer scope&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Congressman Issa Announces 2024 Congressional Art Competition - 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