MARIETTA – U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta, has announced high school students in Eastern and Southeastern Ohio residing in the 6th Congressional District are eligible to participate in the 2014 Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discovery.”

The winning student-artist will be invited to Washington, D.C., to take part in a national reception, and have his or her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.

Runners-up will have their artwork displayed in Johnson’s Marietta, Salem, Cambridge, Ironton or Washington, D.C., offices.

All high school students living in Eastern and Southeastern Ohio can participate, regardless of where they attend high school, including public, private, home school or online schools.

“I have been very impressed by all of the exceptional artwork submitted over the last three years by the talented students in Eastern and Southeastern Ohio. I’m pleased to once again participate in the Congressional Art Competition and view the artwork produced by our young, gifted artists. I look forward to proudly displaying their work in my offices and in the U.S. Capitol,” said Johnson.

All artwork must be no larger than 28-by-28-by-4 inches, including the frame, and can weigh no more than 15 pounds. The artwork should be original in design, concept and execution.

Acceptable media include:

– Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolors.

– Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers.

– Collage.

– Prints such as lithographs, silkscreen, block prints.

– Mixed media, including the use of more than two media such as pencil, ink, watercolor.

– Computer-generated art.

– Photography.

Full guidelines can be found online at billjohnson.house.gov/constituentservices/2014-congressional-art-competition.htm

All submissions are due by April 24 and can be either mailed or delivered in person to Johnson’s Marietta, Salem, Cambridge or Ironton district offices.

A completed privacy form must be submitted with all entries.

The form is available for download on Johnson’s website.

The top five submissions will be determined by a three-person panel of local experts; the winners will be notified during the first week of May.