{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/students-get-chance-send-art-washington-2", "Students Get Chance to Send Art to Washington", "2025-03-21", "2025", "2025-03", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Dusty Johnson", "J000301", "dustyjohnson.house.gov", "dustyjohnson", "https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced the 2025 Congressional Art Competition and encourages South Dakota high school students to submit their artwork. The competition puts the artwork of South Dakota students in the U.S. Capitol building. The South Dakota Arts Council (SDAC) is now accepting entries on behalf of Rep. Johnson\u2019s office.\n\nThe contest is open to all South Dakota students in grades 9-12. The first-place winning entry will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the United States Capitol for one year. The second-place winning entry will be displayed in Johnson\u2019s Washington, D.C. office for one year.\n\n\u201cThere are so many talented and creative young artists in South Dakota, and through this program, we get the chance to celebrate that,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cPlease share your artwork with us and help us showcase South Dakota in the halls of Congress.\u201d\n\nOnly digital submissions will be accepted. Students should send one email including a high-resolution JPEG image, along with a completed, typed PDF of the student release form to rebecca.cruse@state.sd.us. Submissions must be received by 11:59 PM CT, on Tuesday, April 15. Winners will be notified by Thursday, April 17, and will be responsible for shipping their artwork and student release forms to the SDAC office. The South Dakota Arts Council will have the artwork framed and will ship it to Washington, D.C. for the student.\n\nPlease review the artwork specifications, guidelines, and instructions before submitting and download the student release form at https://artscouncil.sd.gov/CAC/index.aspx.\n\nThe Congressional Art Competition is sponsored by the Congressional Institute and members of the U.S. House of Representatives. It\u2019s an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in each congressional district. The South Dakota Arts Council partners with Congressman Johnson\u2019s office to carry out this initiative.\n\nThe South Dakota Arts Council, an office of the South Dakota Department of Tourism, is a state agency serving South Dakotans and their communities through the arts with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the State of South Dakota.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:15:27Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/students-get-chance-send-art-washington-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4127639587968588, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}