Congressional Art Competition

U.S. Representative Sean Casten is pleased to announce this year’s Congressional Art Competition, an annual event that allows high school students from the 6th Congressional District of Illinois to showcase their artistic abilities.

The 6th District has an abundance of talented young artists who deserve this opportunity to showcase their creativity. We are currently accepting art pieces in our district office in Lombard for this year’s competition, and we encourage students to submit any piece they have created over the last year.

Before submitting your artwork, please confirm that your student is delivering their piece to the correct congressional office. To find out if the student resides within the 6th Congressional District please visit: http://www.house.gov/htbin/findrep.

You may find the complete 2025 Rules for Students by visiting clicking here: 2025 Rules

Click here for the required Student Information & Release Form for participation.

Official Guidelines

Artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep (including the frame).
All entries must be original in concept, design and execution.
No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds.
Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing).

The artwork may be:

Paintings - including oil, acrylics, and watercolor
Drawings - including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers
Collage
Prints - including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints
Mixed Media
Computer Generated Art
Photography

Submit An Entry:

To submit an entry you MUST:

Fill out a student information and release form
Deliver art to Rep. Casten’s District Office during business hours at 200 W 22nd St. Suite 229 Lombard, IL 60148
Submit student information and art copy via PDF, PNG, JPEG to: IL06.artcompetition@mail.house.gov

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the district office at (630) 520-9450, or IL06.artcompetition@mail.house.gov.

We look forward to receiving your artwork!

Important dates:

April 30, 2025: Due date for submission of all 2025 Congressional Art Competition entries to Congressman Casten’s District Office at 200 W 22nd St. Suite 229 Lombard, IL 60148 during business hours
- Monday through Thursday 9-5 PM
- Friday 9-4 PM
For South Suburban and Chicago residents - we will hold office hours to collect submissions on Tuesday, April 22nd and Thursday, April 24th from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM at 15350 Oak Park Ave Building C, 2nd Floor Oak Forest, IL 60452. Appointments for drop off can be arranged by emailing IL06.ArtCompetition@mail.house.gov.

The student who is awarded first prize will receive two round-trip airline tickets to Washington, DC and have the opportunity to attend an award ceremony for an exclusive unveiling of their artwork joined by other first prize entries from other Congressional Districts. The winning entry will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year. The 2nd and 3rd place award-winning pieces will be displayed in Congressman Casten’s Washington, DC and district offices.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the district office at (630) 520-9450, or IL06.ArtCompetition@mail.house.gov

We look forward to receiving your artwork!