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Congressman Valadao Now Accepting Submissions for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition

Washington, April 4, 2025 | Paige Ash
Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) announced his office is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) announced his office is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. Each spring, a nationwide high school art competition is sponsored by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage creativity for students across the country.

“The Congressional Art Competition is a great opportunity for Central Valley students to demonstrate their creativity and artistic talent at the national level,” said Congressman Valadao. “This is a competition I always look forward to, and I can't wait to review this year's submissions."

Students must submit their artwork and a student release form by 5:00 pm PST on Friday, April 25, 2025.

The winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition will have their artwork displayed for one year in the U.S capital and will be invited to attend a winner’s reception in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 2025. Students must be in high school (Grades 9-12) to participate.

Artwork must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds.

Accepted mediums for the two-dimensional artwork are as follows:

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

All additional rules and regulations can be found here.

Before submitting their work, students should review the Student Submission Checklist here.

To submit your art, please send a high-resolution picture of your artwork (jpeg format) and the Student Release Form to William.Klepp@mail.house.gov by 5:00 pm PST on Friday, April 25, 2025. All submission or rule questions should be directed to William Klepp at William.Klepp@mail.house.gov or by calling (202) 225-4695.


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