The 2025 Congressional Art Competition for New Hampshire’s Second District is now OPEN! 

What is the Congressional Art Competition? Each spring, a nationwide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation, as well as right here in New Hampshire.

Who can participate? The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in New Hampshire’s Second District. 

What if you win? The winning artwork will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington D.C. will include the winning artwork from all participating students from around the country. The winning artwork is also featured on the House of Representatives’ Congressional Art Competition page.

The following is a summary of the Congressional Art Competition rules for New Hampshire’s Second District:

Deadline to submit: Friday, April 11, 2025 (by 5:00 PM)

How to submit: Submissions are being collected in person in Congresswoman Goodlander’s office in Concord (18 North Main Street, 4th Floor, Concord, NH  03301). To submit your piece, please bring the artwork and a completed release form to the address above by 5:00 PM on Friday, April 11, 2025. If you need assistance transferring the artwork, please contact our office at 603-226-1002 or email Dawn.Pollinger@mail.house.gov.

Summary: Artwork entered in the contest may be up to 26 inches by 26 inches, may be up to 4 inches in depth, and not weigh more than 15 pounds. If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must arrive framed and must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions.

Accepted mediums include:

• Paintings – including oil, acrylics, and watercolor
• Drawings – including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers (It is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.)
• Collages – must be two dimensional
• Prints – including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints
• Mixed Media – use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
• Computer-generated art
• Photography

All entries must be original in concept, design and execution and may not violate any U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted. Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing).

Each entrant must submit a copy of the release form along with their art. Click here to download the release form.
For more information, please contact Dawn Pollinger at Dawn.Pollinger@mail.house.gov or call 603-226-1002.