Tenney welcomes submissions for Congressional Art Competition

Posted 14 January 2025 at 10:55 am

Press Release, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today announced the launch of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. The Congressional Art Competition is open to high school students who reside in New York’s 24th Congressional District, which includes Orleans and about a dozen other counties.

Since 1982, the Congressional Art Competition has been held each spring to celebrate the talents of young artists across the country. Rep. Tenney welcomes students from the 24th Congressional District to take part in this tradition. Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of experts from NY-24, and the winning artwork will be displayed in the United States Capitol for one year.

In 2024, Tenney’s office received over 30 submissions from high schoolers across New York’s 24th Congressional District.

Acceptable mediums include:

  • Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
  • Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal
  • Collages (must be two dimensional)
  • Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
  • Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor
  • Computer-generated art
  • Photographs

All submissions must be delivered to one of Tenney’s district offices from April 14 to April 18. All necessary paperwork must be attached to the students’ artwork.

Please set up a time to drop off artwork at one of the following locations:

Lockport District Office

169 Niagara Street

Lockport, NY 14094

Phone: (716) 514-5130

Canandaigua District Office

2375 Rochester Road

Suite 250

Canandaigua, NY 14424

Phone: (585) 869-2060

Oswego District Office

46 E Bridge Street

Suite 102

Oswego, NY 13126

Phone: (315) 236-7088

For more information, visit Tenney’s website.