{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/newhouse-announces-2022-central-washington-congressional-art", "Newhouse Announces 2022 Central Washington Congressional Art Competition", "2022-04-05", "2022", "2022-04", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Dan Newhouse", "N000189", "newhouse.house.gov", "newhouse", "https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced the start of the annual Central Washington Congressional Art Competition, inviting all high school students in the 4th Congressional District to participate. The winning entry will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol.\n\n\u201cEach year I look forward to the Congressional Art Competition,\u201d said Rep. Newhouse. \u201cThe talent that students from Central Washington display each year is outstanding, and I encourage all students in our district to participate and showcase their artwork for the whole country to see.\u201d\n\nThe Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students in Central Washington. All artwork must be submitted to one of Rep. Newhouse\u2019s district offices by April 30, 2022. Office locations and contact information is listed below.\n\nIn addition to being displayed in the U.S. Capitol, the winning artwork is also featured on the Congressional Art Competition page. Additionally, honorable mention winners will be invited to have their artwork hung in one of Rep. Newhouse\u2019s district offices.\n\nThe following is a summary of the Congressional Art Competition rules and submission deadlines:\n\nArtwork entered in the contest may be up to 26 inches by 26 inches, may be up to 4 inches in depth, and not weigh more than 15 pounds. If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must arrive framed and must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions.\n\nPaintings - including oil, acrylics, and watercolor\n\nDrawings - including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers (It is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.)\n\nCollages - must be two dimensional\n\nPrints - including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints\n\nMixed Media - use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.\n\nComputer-generated art\n\nPhotography\n\nAll entries must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate any 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. Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing).\n\nAll entries will need to fill out the online release form by the artist here. The honorable mention winners will hang in district offices in Yakima and Richland for the same duration of time as the 1st place winner\u2019s entry. There is no limit to the number of students from one school that can submit a piece of art, but each student can only submit one entry.\n\nPlease contact Ben Savercool (Ben.Savercool@mail.house.gov) with additional questions or to schedule a time for the artwork to be dropped off at one of Rep. Newhouse\u2019s district offices.\n\nTri-Cities District Office\n\n3100 George Washington, Suite #130\n\nRichland, WA 99354\n\nPhone: (509) 713-7374\n\nYakima District Office\n\n402 East Yakima Avenue, Suite #1000\n\nYakima, WA 98901\n\nPhone: (509) 452-3243\n\nNorth District: Okanogan and Douglas Counties\n\nContact Rachel McClure (Rachel.McClure@mail.house.gov) for drop-off.\n\nPhone: (509) 433-7760", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:19:30Z"]], "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://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/newhouse-announces-2022-central-washington-congressional-art"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.620657043531537, "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"}