St. Lawrence County’s high school artists will have a chance to display their work at the U.S. Capitol for a year.

Rep. Bill Owens said his office is currently accepting submissions from high school students in New York’s 21st Congressional District for the annual Congressional Art Competition.

The district encompasses St. Lawrence County.

Owens said the competition is a chance for young artists to shine.

“I am proud to offer young artists an opportunity to have their work displayed at the U.S. Capitol,” Owens said. “Our region is blessed with great schools and talented young people, and I look forward to seeing what they have to offer this year.”

For entry into the art competition, students should submit a digital copy and a completed Student Information and Release Form to NY21art@mail.house.gov.

This form can be found at http://house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/pdf/student-information-release-form.pdf or by requesting a copy from Congressman Owens’ office. A full description of contest guidelines can be found at http://house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/pdf/art-competition-guidelines-students.pdf.

The winner of the competition will send his or her submission to Washington, D.C. to be displayed for one year as part of the national student art exhibition in the U.S. Capitol.

All submissions must be received by Owens’ office no later than Tuesday, April 23.

For more information, interested students should contact Congressman Owens’ office or visit http://www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition.

• Guidelines:

This competition is open to high school students only. Exceptions may be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades on one campus.

Artwork must be two-dimensional.

Each piece can be no larger than 28” high, 28” wide, 4” deep, including the frame.

Artwork is required to be framed.

Artwork cannot weigh more than 15 lbs.

Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate any U.S. copyright laws.

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

• Accepted media:

Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.

Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers

Collage

Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints

Mixed Media: use of more than two media such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.

Computer-Generated Art

Photography