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Rep Anna Eshoo

2024 Congressional Art Competition

The 2024 Congressional Art Competition has launched!

Every spring, Congresswoman Eshoo launches a district-wide Congressional Art Competition to discover and celebrate talented high school artists and their work. High school students living throughout the 16th Congressional District are invited to participate and exceptions may be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades on one campus.

The winning artist, whose work is chosen by a panel of distinguished local artists, has the distinction of having their artwork displayed in the corridors of our nation’s Capitol, on view for the many thousands of visitors who walk through the hall daily. The winner will also have the opportunity to attend a special reception and meet with other similarly talented young artists at the unveiling of their works in Washington, D.C.

Please note for 2024:

  • Each student must live within California’s 16th Congressional District. You can check which Congressional District you live in here.
  • Each student is allowed no more than one submission, which is to be submitted to my Palo Alto District Office or by appointment to my auxiliary office in Half Moon Bay. Students should submit their artwork by 5:00 P.M. on Friday, April 5h, 2024.
  • The completed Student Release Form, signed by the student, their teacher, and the student’s parents, must be submitted along with the artwork to certify the originality of the piece.
  • The winner’s artwork will hang in the Capitol for the entire year of the exhibition and cannot be returned to students earlier. Students, therefore, should submit artwork they will not need for other purposes.

A community reception will be held to honor all participants and announce the winner of this year’s competition. Check back here for the details!

2024 Rules for Students and Teachers 

Need some inspiration?

Photos of previous years’ winning artwork are below:

The winning artwork of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition, “Entangled” by Suzy Kim.

 

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The winning artwork of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition,
“Portrait in Nature,” by Carina Yee.

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Portrait in Nature, by Carina Yee.

The winning artwork of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition,
“Quarantine Dreams,” by Anouschka Bechtolsheim.

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Quarantine Dreams, by Anouschka Bechtolsheim

Samika Agarwal, winner of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition,
with her artwork, “An Ode of Love.”

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An Ode of Love, by Samika Agarwal