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High school students invited to participate in Congressional Art Competition

Since 1982, the art competition has been a nationwide high school art competition that recognizes and encourages artistic talent across the district and nation

InForum News Brief FSA

WASHINGTON — Minnesota's Seventh District Rep. Michelle Fischbach has invited high school students from across Minnesota’s Seventh District to participate in the annual Congressional Art Competition.

Since 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated in the Congressional Institute’s annual Congressional Art Competition , a nationwide high school art competition that recognizes and encourages artistic talent across the nation.

The competition is open to all public, private, charter and home school students in grades nine through 12. Winning submissions from each congressional district will be displayed for one year in the tunnel from the U.S. Capitol to the Cannon House Office Building, where they will be viewed by thousands of visitors, tourists and members of Congress.

The winners will also be highlighted on Fischbach’s social media channels.

Additional guidelines and submission instructions are available here . Artwork must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. Monday, May 3.

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