High school students in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District have another opportunity to have their artwork displayed in the United States Capitol through the annual Congressional Art Competition, TX-7 Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher announced.

Every year, the Congressional Institute sponsors the Congressional Art Competition to highlight high school artists from across the country. The competition is open to all high school students in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District.

The winning artwork will be displayed for one year in the capitol with artwork from other contest winners nationwide. The remaining top 10 submissions will be displayed in Fletcher’s District Office for one year.

“I am excited to launch this year’s Congressional Art Competition for students across our district,” said Fletcher in a statement. “Each year, talented young artists have produced beautiful art that reflects the diverse experiences and beauty across our district, and I am looking forward to seeing their submissions this year.”

Submissions for this year’s competition will be accepted through April 23, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CT, according to Fletcher’s office.

Artwork must be two-dimensional, and each framed piece of artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. No framed piece should way more than 15 pounds. Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate U.S. copyright laws.

Accepted mediums include paintings, drawings, collages, prints, mixed media, computer generated art, and photographs.

The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 and has since have had 650,000 high school students involved with the nationwide competition.

2020’s winner was former Memorial High School student Sharon Han for her painting Reaching Out.

For more information, go to https://fletcher.house.gov/forms/submitartwork/