Hanabusa Invites High Schoolers To Enter Congressional Art Competition
Here’s the press release her office just sent out:
Honolulu – Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01) is inviting high school students from the First Congressional District to enter the 2012 Kulia I Ka Nu`u Congressional Art Competition. Artwork entries must be submitted to her Honolulu office no later than March 30, 2012.
The competition is open to all high school students attending school or being home schooled in the First Congressional District, which runs from Mililani and Ewa Beach to Hawaii Kai. Each student is limited to one entry, which must be submitted through his or her school. Artwork must be original and no larger than 27” wide x 27” high x 3” deep, including matting, and can weigh no more than 15 pounds.
There is no theme for the competition; students are open to express themselves however they want within the criteria of painting, drawing, collage, prints, mixed media, computer-generated art, and photography.
The First Place finisherwill receive $1,000, with the winning artwork to be displayed in in the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. for 1 year. Second Place receives $500, and the artwork will be displayed in Congresswoman Hanabusa’s D.C. office for 1 year. Third Place is $250 and artwork will be displayed in Congresswoman Hanabusa’s Honolulu office for 1 year. Semi-finalists’ artwork will be displayed at the Bishop Museum for a period of time.
Artwork will be reviewed and winners’ will be picked by qualified judges from the local art community. A panel of qualified persons chaired by the Architect of the Capitol in D.C. will review and make the final decision regarding the suitability of the First Place artwork for the exhibition in the Capitol.
For more information and to obtain required labels and release forms for entries, contact Lauren Dods of Congresswoman Hanabusa’s office at (808) 541-2570, or visit the Congresswoman’s web site at hanabusa.house.gov.
