WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-05) invites middle and high school artists in Southern and Eastern Kentucky to compete in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition to represent Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District on Capitol Hill. The winning artist from every congressional district is invited to Washington, DC for a Winner's Celebration in June 2025 to see their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building, representing their home region. 

The winning artist from Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District will receive two free airline tickets from Southwest Airlines to attend the national winner's reception on Capitol Hill. Congressman Rogers' district offices will accept artwork entries from local high school students until Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

"The Congressional Art Competition gives our talented student artists the opportunity to be featured on a national platform," said Congressman Rogers, Dean of the House. "The artwork is displayed for an entire year along one of the busiest routes to the Capitol Building for hundreds of thousands of visitors to see. It gives me great pride to see a piece of Eastern Kentucky here on Capitol Hill, especially when the artwork reflects our region."

To participate in the competition, students must submit a photo of their original artwork, along with the required student release form, by emailing them to rogers.press@mail.house.gov.

Acceptable mediums include paintings, drawings, collages, prints, mixed media, computer-generated art and photographs. The artwork must be two-dimensional, cannot exceed 26" x 26" x 4" and cannot weigh more than 15 pounds. The winning artwork must be framed by the artist within the required dimensions before being displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building.

Eligible students must attend middle or high school in Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District, which includes the following 33 counties: Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley and Wolfe counties.

For more information, contact the Somerset office at 606-679-8346 or email rogers.press@mail.house.gov.

Last year, Lydia Engle, a student from Corbin High School won the competition for Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District with creative portrait of her favorite teacher. 

The Congressional Art Competition, sponsored by the Congressional Institute, was initiated by Congress in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of young people living in their districts. More than 10,000 works of student art have been displayed in the U.S. Capitol over the last four decades. 

For more information about the Congressional Art Competition in Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District, visit halrogers.house.gov/congressional-art-competition.

Click here to download the student release form.
Click here to download competition rules.