Aliso High School Artists Called To Enter CA-48 Art Competition

ALISO VIEJO, CA — Art is all about discovery, and the Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all Aliso Viejo high school students in the 48th district. All students, even those who are home-schooled, are invited to attend, according to Congressman Harley Rouda and his wife, author Kaira Rouda.

"After Harley got elected to congress, I learned that our district has never participated in this contest," Kaira Rouda said.

One winner will be featured in the halls of congress for an entire year, they said.

The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in our District. The winning artwork of our district's competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol.

The exhibit in Washington will include the winning artwork from all participating districts from around the country. The winning artwork is also featured on House.gov's Congressional Art Competition page.

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

Artwork entered in the contest may be no larger than 26” x 26” x 4” and may weigh no more than 15 Pounds (including the frame).

• 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).

"There will be a special event celebrating the 48th District's Visual Art Contest winner that will be held at the Laguna Museum of Art," Kaira Rouda said.

If you wish to participate in the Congressional Artistic Discovery Contest, please contact your art teacher. If your school is not participating in the competition or if you are homeschooled, please contact Natasha Kaushal at Natasha.Kaushal@mail.house.gov

For more information, visit: rouda.house.gov