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McCarthy announces art contest

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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) is encouraging high school students in his district to compete in the 2016 “An Artistic Discovery” Congressional art competition.

Students from Los Angeles, Kern and Tulare counties, who reside in the 23rd Congressional district, can submit artwork on a wide variety of subjects and in many mediums. The deadline for submissions is April 22; entries must be accepted at McCarthy’s Bakersfield office. The winning entry will be displayed in a corridor leading to the U.S. Capitol building for one year.

The artwork must be an original concept, be two dimensional and no larger than 28 inches by 28 inches (allowing for framing) and have a four-inch depth. Paintings may be in oil, watercolor or acrylic. Acceptable mediums include computer generated art, photography, drawings, collages and prints. Lithographs, silk screens, monotypes and woodcuts are are also acceptable.

The winner of the competition will receive round-trip tickets to the exhibit which will open in June in Washington, D.C. Awards will be presented to first-, second- and  third-place entries in photography, computer-generated art, and artwork of all other mediums.

All artwork will be exhibited publicly at an awards reception scheduled May 6 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. during “First Friday” at Metro Galleries at 1604 19th St. in Bakersfield.

For more details, call McCarthy’s Bakersfield office at (661) 327-3611. You may also contact any high school art department within the 23rd congressional district.

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