Congressman Sander Levin

An Artistic Discovery General Guidelines

The competition is open to high school students only. Exceptions will be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades in one building.

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

Art work must meet the following specifications:

• Piece must be two-dimensional
• Each piece can be no larger than 30 inches by 30 inches to the outside
• No more than 4 inches in depth

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.

Artwork will hang in the Capitol for the entire year of the exhibition and cannot be returned to students any earlier. Students, therefore should submit artwork they will not need for any other purposes.

Student Release Form
A copy of the Student Release Form, signed by both the teacher and the student, must be attached to the artwork to certify the originality of the piece.

• A copy of the Student Release Form must be attached to the back of the artwork along with an adhesive label as shown.
• Please use the largest label you have available.

Adhesive Label

Member Name:

State and District:

Title of Piece:

Medium:

Student Name:

Student Address and Phone Number: