Local high school artists looking to get onto the big stage are now able to enter the annual Artistic Discovery Contest, put on by the U.S. House of Representatives.

In short, students in Washington’s 8th Congressional District, represented by Congresswoman Kim Schrier, will be competing to have their artwork hung in the U.S. Capitol for an entire year; only one artist from each of the state’s 10 districts will be selected.

Artists have a wide range of two-dimensional mediums they can choose to submit for the competition, like paintings, drawings, collages, prints (lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints), mixed media, computer-generated art, and photography.

Pieces cannot be larger than 28 inches by 28 inches, more than 4 inches in depth, or weigh more than 15 pounds; winning submissions must arrive in D.C. framed and still not exceed these maximum dimensions.

Of course, all entries must be original in concept, design, and execution, and must be the original piece of art — no scanned reproductions.

To enter the contest, head to house.gov/educators-and-students/congressional-art-competition to review further rules for students (and teachers) and complete the 2022 Student Release Form. Then, take a photo of your submission — the file size must be no larger than 2 megabytes — and email it to ArtCompetitionWA08@mail.house.gov by April 26, 2022.

For more guidance and information, head to schrier.house.gov/services/art-competition.