Call for Artwork by Delaware High School Students
Deadline for Entries: April 1, 2025.
Call for artwork from Delaware High School Students (Grades 9 - 12). Artwork must be the creation of a single student. Students may not collaborate on an entry. This entry is the Office of Congresswoman McBride. Free to enter.
Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our Congressional District. Congresswoman Sarah McBride’s congressional district includes the entire state of Delaware.
All artwork will be reviewed by a jury of specialists to select the winner and artwork for exhibition.
The first place artwork will hang in the U.S. Capital in Washington, DC, from June 2026 to May 2027.
Other selected work will be exhibited at The Delaware Contemporary between April 13 - 26, 2026, with a reception on April 13, 2026 from 6 - 8 PM.
To Enter: Submit the artwork with the 2026 Student Release Form (download HERE) with your High School art teacher or at a location provided below.
Must be an original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate U.S. copyright laws. (For example, you may not copy an existing published image by anyone other than yourself.) Any entry copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) created by someone other than the student violates competition rules and will not be accepted. For more information on copyrights, we recommend you visit: https://www.artandwriting.org/awards/how-to-enter/copyright-plagiarism/
Must be two-dimensional.
Can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, 4 inches deep, and 15 pounds. Even when framed, it must still measure no larger than the maximum dimensions. If selected as the winning piece, it will be framed.
Work entered must be in the original medium (i.e., not a scanned reproduction of a painting, drawing, etc.).
Acceptable media are:
Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (Charcoal and pastel must be fixed.)
Collages: must be two dimensional
Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
Computer-generated art
Photographs
Must be submitted with the 2026 Student Release Form. Download HERE.
While many school art teachers will accept artwork from students, artwork may also be dropped off at the following locations:
Offices of Congresswoman Sarah McBride (Open Mon-Fri. It is recommended you call to check hours):
Wilmington DE, Office
1105 North Market Street, Suite 400, Wilmington , Delaware 19801
(302) 830-2330
Georgetown, DE Office
28 The Circle, Suite 2, Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 752-9140
Art Organizations accepting artwork (from north to south):
The Delaware Contemporary
200 South Madison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
Wednesday: 4 - 8 PM
Thursday and Friday: 12 - 5 PM
Saturday and Sunday: 10:30 AM - 5 PM
Biggs Museum of American Art
406 Federal St. Dover, DE 19901 (302) 674-2111
Thursday -Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM
Visit https://mcbride.house.gov/services/art-competition for full information.
For any questions, please call Congresswoman Sarah McBride’s congressional at 302-830-2330 or email DE00Art_Competition@mail.house.gov.
