CONGRESSMAN BISHOP INVITES STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN 2023 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION

ALBANY, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) invited high school students from Georgia's Second Congressional District to participate in the 42nd Annual Congressional Art Competition.

"I am excited to announce that my office is now accepting entries for this year's Congressional Art Competition," said Congressman Bishop. "This district-wide competition is a tremendous opportunity to showcase the considerable artistic talent and creativity of Georgia's Second Congressional District's high school students, and I am eager to see this year's entries!"

All participants will be invited to attend a reception at the Albany Museum of Art, located at 311 Meadowlark Drive, Albany, GA 31707, on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 10:00am-12:00pm, where all submissions will be on display and a winner will be announced.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.

The winner of this year's competition will have his or her artwork displayed for one year in the Cannon Tunnel, a busy underground walkway to the U.S. Capitol from the House office buildings.

All artworks must be submitted to the Albany Museum of Art or Congressman Sanford D. Bishop's Office at 323 Pine Avenue, Suite 400 in Albany, Georgia, no later than Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 12pm. The official competition rules can be found at https://www.house.gov/educators-and-students/congressional-art-competition.

For more information, please contact Mrs. Toni Pickel in the Albany District Office by email at toni.pickel@mail.house.gov or by phone at 229-439-8067.

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