4th Congressional District Art Competition April 21 at Wallace State

WINSTON COUNTY - U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt has announced that the 2022 4th Congressional District Art Competition will take place on Thursday, April 21, at 10:30 a.m. in the auditorium of the Evelyn Burrow Museum on the campus of Wallace State Community College in Hanceville.

All 9-12th grade students in the 4th Congressional District, which includes Winston, Marion, Franklin, Walker, Cullman and Lawrence counties, are eligible to participate.  This includes home school students, as well.

“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 the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our Congressional District,"  Aderholt said.

The Best of Show artwork winner will represent Alabama's 4th Congressional District by being displayed in the U.S. Capitol Complex for an entire year.  Also, the winner will be awarded two round-trip airline tickets and $500 for traveling expenses to attend the National Exhibition Reception in Washington D.C. this summer, pending relaxation of COVID restrictions.  This exhibit will include the winning artwork from all participating congressional districts around the country.  The national winner's work will be featured on the Congressional Art Competition website.

All artwork must be delivered to one of Aderholt's district offices no later than 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 18.  Offices are in the following locations:

Cullman District Office

205 4th Ave NE

Cullman, AL. 35055

Jasper District Office

1710 Alabama Avenue

247  Carl Elliott Building

Jasper, AL. 35501

Shoals District Office

1011 George Wallace Blvd.

Suite 146

Tuscumbia, AL. 35674

The following is a summary of the Congressional Art Competition rules:

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.

• Paintings - including oil, acrylics, and watercolor and etc.
• 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).

If you would like more information on the annual Congressional District Art Competition, please contact Pam Abernathy in my Gadsden District Office at 256-546-0201 or email at pam.abernathy@mail.house.gov