Art Competition
Welcome to the 2026 Congressional High School Art Competition! This annual nationwide contest draws from Congressional offices across the country and recognizes the artistic talents of our talented young people. The theme for this year’s competition is “Celebrating 250 Years of America”.
The competition is open to public, private, and home-schooled high school students residing and/or attending schools located in the 26th Congressional District of Texas. (Note: you may verify addresses here: Find Your Representative | house.gov.)
Students wishing to participate in this year’s contest must submit their entries digitally along with a completed Student Information and Release Form, signed by the student, parent and a teacher. The entries should be submitted via email to TX26RSVP@mail.house.gov, and the submission deadline is 5:00 PM on Monday, March 23, 2026. Each student is allowed to submit one entry.
All qualified submissions will be posted Monday, April 6th - Friday, April 10th in a virtual gallery on Congressman Gill’s website: http://gill.house.gov. A local art jurist will review the submitted artwork and select the First Place, Second Place and Third Place Winners. The First Place Winner will have their artwork displayed for an entire year in the U.S. Capitol. The Second Place Winner will be given the opportunity to have their artwork displayed in Congressman Gill’s Capitol Hill office for the upcoming year. The Third Place Winner’s artwork will be displayed in Congressman Gill’s Flower Mound district office for one year. All student artists submitting artwork in this year’s competition will receive a “Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition”.
The First, Second and Third Place Winners will be announced via email to teachers and students and posted online by Monday, April 20th. If you have any questions, please contact Grace Martin in Congressman Gill’s Flower Mound district office: Phone: 972-966-5454 or email: Grace.Martin@mail.house.gov.
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2026 Congressional Art Competition Guidelines
2026 Congressional Art Competition Student Information and Release Form