Congresswoman Boebert Announces Colorado’s Fourth District’s 2026 Congressional Art Competition

April 13, 2026

EATON, CO—The Office of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) has opened the Congressional Art Competition to all of Colorado’s 4th Congressional District’s High School students.

Background:

Each spring since 1982, student artists across the nation are invited to participate in the U.S. House of Representatives’ Congressional Art Competition, which annually displays the winning students’ artwork at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Students in Colorado’s Fourth District are eligible to enter.

Colorado’s Fourth District’s Congressional Art Competition entries for 2026 are limited to students in ninth grade through twelfth grade. Public school students, homeschool students, charter school students, private school students, and students participating in Colorado school choice programs are encouraged to participate.

Each year, the winning students’ artwork from each Congressional District is displayed along the walkway between the House of Representatives office buildings and the Capitol where the business of Congress takes place.

How to Submit Artwork:

Students must have mailed or delivered their artwork to their respective Fourth Congressional District Regional office by April 24th to either Eaton 271 South Elm Ave, Suit 1A Eaton, CO 80615 or 9360 Station Street Suite 300 Lone Tree, CO 80124

Winners will be announced in May. The winning artist’s artwork will be on display for one year in the U.S. Capitol. In addition to selecting the winning student artwork for national display, Congresswoman Boebert’s office participates in the Congressional Art Competition by displaying three Honorable Mention winners in her Colorado District offices located in Eaton and Lone Tree.

Artwork Requirements:

Students must submit only their own original artwork, and the submission is limited to two-dimensional artwork which meets to the following criteria:

The winning artwork must be framed, and final framed dimensions must be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep.

No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds.

Accepted mediums for the two-dimensional artwork are as follows:

Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.

Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal

Collages: must be two dimensional

Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints

Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.

Computer-generated art

Photographs

Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted.

For questions, or to make in-person delivery arrangements, please call Aspen at 970-702-2136.

Students enter the competition by meeting the requirements defined by the 2026 Congressional Art Competition rules found HERE, filling out the required form found HERE, and submitting their art entries to the closest or most convenient of Congresswoman Boebert’s District offices.

Congresswoman Boebert serves one of the largest geographic districts in the nation, and her staff also works mobile office hours across the District to stay in touch with constituents, so please contact the office to make an appointment to deliver your entry.