DeGette Announces Winner of 2024 Congressional Art Competition

DENVER - Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) announced Madison Lee from Denver School of the Arts as the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. The winning piece, titled "Bridging Identities," was selected out of all the submissions by a panel of judges.

"The Congressional Art Competition showcases the incredible artistic ability of students throughout Denver, and this year's submissions demonstrated an inspiring display of talent by our student artists," said DeGette. "It was a competitive year with many great submissions, and I am proud to recognize Madison as this year's winner. Her piece represents an important perspective of merging identities, something that underscores the culture of Colorado and the American West. I look forward to seeing Madison's winning piece on display in the United States Capitol for the next year."

Madison's artwork will be hung in the United States Capitol alongside winners from other Congressional Districts across the country. Madison will be flown to Washington, D.C. to attend a reception for Congressional Art Competition winners.

This year's submissions were judged by a panel of Denver-based artists, including Sofie Birkin, a Denver-based illustrator, Hadia Shaikh from Denver Art Museum(link is external), and Joann Asakawa from Meow Wolf Denver(link is external).

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.

Students submit entries to their representative's office, and panels of district artists select the winning entries. Winners are recognized both in their district and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, DC. The winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol.