**Call for Entries**

**"An Artistic Discovery" 5^th^ Congressional District Competition**

An annual juried competition for high school art students in El Paso,
Fremont, Chaffee, Lake, Park and Teller counties, organized and
sponsored by Congressman Doug Lamborn, 5^th^ District, Colorado.

**Theme for 2007: "Celebrating Art"**

**Description:**

This exhibition is an annual juried competition for senior high school
art students, grades 9 through 12 form the 5^th^ Congressional District.
The art will be exhibited April 27 through April 29^th^ at the
Cottonwood Art Academy, 23 Cimino Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80903.

**Calendar:**

Monday-Wednesday April 23-25 **...Deliver Artwork** to the Cottonwood
Art Academy, 23 Cimino

10-6pm Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Thursday, April 26 ...**Closed Judging** of the artwork

Friday, April 27 ....**Reception and Awards Ceremony** at Cottonwood Art
Academy

5-8pm

Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29 ... **"Celebrating Art" Art Show** at
Cottonwood Art Academy.

10am-4pm

Monday-Tuesday, April 30-31 ...**Artwork pick-up** at the Cottonwood Art
Academy, 23 Cimino

3-6pm Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80903

**Rules:**

The competition is open to senior high (grades 9-12) students from
schools in the 5^th^ Congressional District. One art entry per student.
Each school may submit a total of five entries.

Artwork must be two-dimensional, no larger than 30 inches by 30 inches
and within the following categories for acceptance for the show:

**Painting** -oil, watercolor, acrylics, etc.

**Drawings** -pencil, pen and ink, pastels, charcoal, crayon.

**Prints** -lithographs, silk screens, monotypes, woodcuts and intaglio
methods

**Mixed media/collage** -use of two or more mediums. Depth can not be
more than 4 inches.

**One entry per student**

**Each entry must be an original concept:** the entry may not be a
reproduction of an image from a third party's work in the same or any
other medium; the work may not infringe the rights of any third part;
the work may not violate the U.S. Copyright Laws.

**All art must have a white mat and a foam core backing. Frame is
optional.**

Because the entire weight of art will be hung from a center point,
reinforced backing must have a plastic hanger and framed are must have a
wire.

Adhesive Label: All artwork submitted must have an adhesive label
attached to the back. Please use the largest label you have.

**Artwork Entry Form:**

Please print legibly or type: Be sure you complete the form.

Attach a copy of the student information/release form to the upper left
corner of the back of the artwork. This form may be reproduced for
distribution to students.

**2007 Congressional Art Competition**

**Student Information/ Release Form**

MEMBER[: Congressman Doug Lamborn]{.underline} STATE[:
Colorado]{.underline}

Note: This information is used for program certificates. Please make
sure the form is complete and correct.

ART STUDENT NAME:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
GRADE: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

NAME OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

HOME ADDRESS:
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CITY: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
STATE: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ZIP:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

PHONE: (HOME)
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (WORK)
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

SCHOOL:
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ART TEACHER:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

SCHOOL ADDRESS:
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ART TEACHER PHONE: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ART TEACHER
EMAIL: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

TITILE OF ENTRY:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

MEDIUM
:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_( Be
Specific) FRAME DIMENSIONS: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

VALUE:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Student
email:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Originality Certification

I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the art entry
described above is an original work or authorship by
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and that it is not copied from,
nor does it include, any other person's copyrighted work.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Teacher Signature and Date Student's Signature and Date

Artwork Release

We, the undersigned, represent that the art entry described above is an
original work of authorship personally created by the undersigned
student to which the student is entitled copyright protection. In
consideration for the acceptance of the art entry by the Member of
Congress designated above in An Artistic Discovery (the Congressional
Art Competition sponsored by the U.S House of Representatives) and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the undersigned grant the Member
and the House the right to publicly display the art entry, if it
selected for display, in accordance with the rules of the Art
Competition, for a period of two years from the latest date on this
form. The undersigned acknowledge that the final decision regarding the
suitability of an art entry to be displayed in the Capitol will be made
by a House panel chaired by the Architect of the Capitol. The
undersigned also grant the Member, the House, their employees and
agents, and the United States the right to reproduce the art entry for
any non- commercial purpose. The undersigned further releases the
Member, the House, their employees and agents, and the United States
from any and all liability for damage, loss, or misappropriation of the
art entry during and subsequent to the Art Competition.". The
undersigned further agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the
Member, the House, their employees and agents, and the United States
against any and all claims of any nature whatsoever, including, but not
limited to, claims of copyright infringement, by any party whatsoever,
arising out of or in any way related to the submission of the art entry
in the Art Competition.

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Parent/ Guardian Signature and Date Student's Signature and Date