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2008 High School Congressional Art Competition
DEADLINE: RECEIVED BY May 1, 2008
General Guidelines
* The competition is open to high school students only. Exceptions will be made for schools in which 7th and 8th grades are organized as part of the high school.
* In order to allow an artwork to hang in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol, the following restrictions are necessary:
- Piece must be two-dimensional
- Each piece can be no larger than 28 inches by 28 inches UNFRAMED
- All artwork must be submitted unframed meeting size guidelines
- No more than 4 inches in depth
- Artwork must arrive in Pierre by May 1, 2008
* Artwork will hang in the Capitol for the entire year of the exhibition and cannot be returned to students earlier. Students, therefore, should submit artwork they will not need for other purposes.
Artwork categories are as follows:
- Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
- Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers
- Collage: must be two dimensional
- Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
- Mixed media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, etc.
- Computer generated art
- Photography
* A copy of the typed Student Release Form, signed by both the teacher and the students, must accompany the artwork to certify the originality of the piece.
* Each entry must be an original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate any U.S copyright laws.
Note: Any entry which has been reproduced from an existing photo, painting, graphic, advertisement or any other work produced by another person is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted.
* The final decision regarding the suitability of all artwork for the exhibition in the Capitol will be made by a panel of qualified persons chaired by the Architect of the Capitol.
Submit UNFRAMED artwork with completed Student Release Form to:
South Dakota Arts Council
c/o Michael Pangburn, Assistant Director
711 E. Wells Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-3369
For more information, contact: Michael Pangburn 1-605-773-5507 michael.pangburn@state.sd.us
DEADLINE: RECEIVED BY May 1, 2008
