High School Congressional
Arts Competition Underway
Arts Competition Underway
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Every Spring, the 4th Congressional District, represented by U.S. Representative David Price, and the 13th Congressional District, represented by U.S. Representative Brad Miller, join hundreds of Congressional districts throughout the country in hosting an arts competition for high school students.
The Congressional High School Arts Competition in both districts is open to high school students in public and private high schools as well as home-schooled students.
The Fourth District is still accepting entries from Wake, Durham and Orange Counties. If you live in and/or go to school in the Fourth District, you are eligible to enter Congressman Price’s competition. You can contact your local arts council (United Arts of Raleigh and Wake County: 919-839-1498 x301; Durham Arts Council: 919-560-2719; Orange County Arts Commission: 919-245-2335) or Congressman Price’s office for more information. Guidelines and an application form are available below. You can also receive a copy of the guidelines and application form from your school’s art teacher, or by contacting Congressman Price’s office at 919-859-5999.
The Wake County deadline for entries for the 4th District’s competition is April 14, 15 & 16, 2009. These entries may be delivered to the United Arts office at 110 S. Blount Street in downtown Raleigh, 9 am - 5 pm.
Each county will select two judges who will review all the entries to select the top three pieces for the District. Winners will be announced at a reception on Monday, May 11, at the Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris Street, Durham 27701. The reception begins at 6 pm.
The first-place students will have their work hung in Washington, D.C. in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year. Two round-trip tickets to D.C. will be available to each first-place student for the ribbon cutting ceremony in June. First-place recipient in each district will receive a $1500 admissions scholarship to Savannah College of Art and Design and a $500 U.S. Savings Bond presented by AT&T. Other prizes are included for second and third place winners.
The Congressional High School Arts Competition in both districts is open to high school students in public and private high schools as well as home-schooled students.
The Fourth District is still accepting entries from Wake, Durham and Orange Counties. If you live in and/or go to school in the Fourth District, you are eligible to enter Congressman Price’s competition. You can contact your local arts council (United Arts of Raleigh and Wake County: 919-839-1498 x301; Durham Arts Council: 919-560-2719; Orange County Arts Commission: 919-245-2335) or Congressman Price’s office for more information. Guidelines and an application form are available below. You can also receive a copy of the guidelines and application form from your school’s art teacher, or by contacting Congressman Price’s office at 919-859-5999.
The Wake County deadline for entries for the 4th District’s competition is April 14, 15 & 16, 2009. These entries may be delivered to the United Arts office at 110 S. Blount Street in downtown Raleigh, 9 am - 5 pm.
Each county will select two judges who will review all the entries to select the top three pieces for the District. Winners will be announced at a reception on Monday, May 11, at the Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris Street, Durham 27701. The reception begins at 6 pm.
The first-place students will have their work hung in Washington, D.C. in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year. Two round-trip tickets to D.C. will be available to each first-place student for the ribbon cutting ceremony in June. First-place recipient in each district will receive a $1500 admissions scholarship to Savannah College of Art and Design and a $500 U.S. Savings Bond presented by AT&T. Other prizes are included for second and third place winners.
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