2025 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION

We are currently accepting submission for the Congressional Art Competition on behalf of U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson. Read full press release [linked here].

The submission deadline is Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
To submit your student artwork, please do the following:

  • Download and complete the Student Release Form [linked here]
  • Upload a high-resolution (at least 300 pixels per inch) jpeg image of your artwork
  • Attach both the image and the form to a single email and send to rebecca.cruse@state.sd.us 

General Guidelines:

  • The competition is open to all South Dakota students in grades 9-12.
  • Artwork must be NO LARGER than 26 inches by 26 inches and 4 inches deep, once framed. Allow 2 inches on all sides for framing. Pieces too large to accommodate framing are not eligible.
  • Framed artwork must not weigh more than 15 pounds
  • Artwork will be on exhibit in Washington, D.C. until May 2026. Students should not submit artwork they will need for other purposes.
  • Work entered must be in the original medium
  • Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted.

Please review the full 2025 Competition Rules and Regulations [linked here] before selecting your artwork for submission.

2024 Congressional Art Competition

Press release available online [linked here]

Winner, “Freckle Face” by Eva Madsen, Roncalli High School

Pencil drawing of self-portrait of a young woman highlighting her unique facial features surrounded by blooming roses.

Second place, “Frozen in Fog” by Lilly Young, Mitchell High School.

Black and white photograph of sun low in the sky with trees and shadows of a person and horse.