Representative Adriano Espaillat Announces Launch of Congressional Art Competition for District High Schools

NEW YORK, NY - The 2024 Congressional Art Competition is now accepting entries from high school students from New York's 13th congressional district for the opportunity to display their winning artwork in the United States Capitol and the district offices of Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) for up to one year.

Artwork must be emailed to [email protected] by this year's deadline, which has been extended to 12:00 p.m. (Noon) on Friday, May 3, 2024.

Original artwork may include digital submissions of paintings, drawings, collages, and photography and must be submitted via email along with the student release form. All participating students will be recognized during an event in the district later this year.

For questions about entries and this year's competition for New York's 13th congressional district, please contact Laurie Tobias-Cohen at [email protected] or Shana Marks at [email protected].

Visit online for a full list of the 2024 Rules and Regulations.

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Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his fourth term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government's vital activities and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 118th Congress. He is also a member of the House Budget Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Deputy Chair as well as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). Rep. Espaillat is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.

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