Tenney welcomes submissions for Congressional Art Competition
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.