Congressman Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, has announced details for the 2019 Congressional Art Competition.
High school students who live or attend school in Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District are encouraged to
submit a piece of art for this year’s competition. All artwork will be displayed at Owens Community
College in Perrysburg Township.
The deadline for submission is March 4.
More than 650,000 high school students have participated in the competition nationwide since it began in
1982. The winning piece will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. for one year,
and three honorable mention pieces will be displayed in Latta’s three district offices. Submissions can
be dropped off at any of those offices, listed below:
Bowling Green – 1045 N. Main St., Suite 6
Defiance – 101 Clinton St., Suite 1200
Findlay – 318 Dorney Plaza, Room 302
Each student is allowed one entry. Eligible artwork includes the following:
• Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
• Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers
• Collage: must be two dimensional
• Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
• Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, etc.
• Computer Generated Art
• Photography
District staff is also available to pick up artwork from students. To obtain an entry form, further
information, or to arrange a pick-up time, call 419-422-7791.