U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez meets with previous Congressional Art Competition winner Alyssa Diaz.

High school students within Washington state’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes Pacific County, are invited to submit one piece of original artwork for a Congressional Art Competition.

Winning artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year and on the competition’s website. A first-place winner will also receive two paid round-trip tickets to a national reception in Washington, D.C., in June.

Submissions must be created by a single student and should be no larger than 26 by 26 inches when framed. Artwork must be original in concept, design and execution, and may not be computer or AI-generated. Paintings, drawings, collages, prints, photographs and mixed media will be accepted.

The deadline to submit is April 29. Winning artwork will be selected by a panel of regional arts leaders. For more on entry requirements and to submit artwork, visit www.gluesenkampperez.house.gov/congressional-art-competition.