NATA proudly facilitates the Congressional Art Competition for Nebraska’s 2nd and 3rd Congressional Districts, a competition for 9-12 grade students. 
The winner in each district has the privilege of having their art work on display in the Nation’s Capitol and receives two round trip plane tickets to Washington D.C. to participate in recognition ceremonies there. Winning artwork must be framed at the artist expense. ​See entry information below.
District 2 & 3 Entries:
All entries must be received by March 9, 2018 with the appropriate forms and winners will be contacted in April.  
Secondary students may enter the CAC by filling out the paper work and sending digital images (Please do not send a JPG larger than 6 MB) and forms to:  
​CAC c/o Deborah Kippley
1004 N. Beadle St. Papillion, NE., 68046 
planartsnetwork@icloud.com (Please put CAC in the email memo.)
Brief Details for District 2 & 3 (see full guidelines using the button above):
  • CAC criteria and forms can be found at http://www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/ Forms will be updated on the Congressional website.
  • Artwork may be in the following categories:
    • ​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
  • Secondary students may enter the CAC by filling out the paper work and sending digital images and forms to:  CAC c/o Deborah Kippley, 1004 N. Beadle St. Papillion, NE., 68046 or planartsnetwork@icloud.com (Please put CAC in the email memo.) Please do not send a JPG larger than 6 MB. Send digital images 6MB or smaller and completed student release form to planartsnetwork@icloud.com.
  • Entries Due:
 The deadline for entry is March 9,  2018.  
  • Artwork will be juried by qualified art specialists.  Notification in April
  • The winner in each district has the privilege of having their art work on display in the Nation’s Capitol and receives two round trip plane tickets to Washington D.C. to participate in recognition ceremonies. Winning artwork must be framed at the artist expense.
  • Artwork must be two-dimensional and up to 28" x 28" x 4" and not more than 15 lbs including the frame.
  • Framed Artwork to Washington DC in May.
  • Winners will also be recognized at the Nebraska Youth Art Month Ceremony if available by the time of the ceremony in March.​
PLEASE SUBMIT ORIGINAL WORK FOR ALL COMPETITIONS
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