Each year, members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor a nationwide high school arts
competition. The Derrell C. Roberts Library and the Creative Arts Guild of Dalton will host the
competition for the Ninth Congressional District in honor of Representative Tom Graves, as an
opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in our area.
An Artistic Discovery: The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students.
Each high school or home school in the Ninth District may submit one work to be considered for the national
exhibit. Students submit entries to their school first and then the school submits its winning entry at one
of the following locations by Wednesday, February 1,2012:
Roberts Library of Dalton State College, Dalton, Georgia
Monday – Friday, 8 am - 5 pm
Dalton State Gilmer County Center, Ellijay, Georgia
Monday – Friday, 8 am - 3 pm
Rep. Graves’ Gainesville office, Gainesville, Georgia
Monday – Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
A panel of judges from the Creative Arts Guild and Dalton State faculty will select three award-winning artworks.
The first-place winner will have the honor of exhibiting in the United States Capitol.
Dalton State College and Representative Graves will host a reception at the Roberts Library to announce
the winners of the Congressional Art Competition. The reception will be held on Wednesday, March 14,
2012 from 7:00-8:00 pm.
To view a campus map, go to: http://www.daltonstate.edu/about/campus-map.html
For more details, please go to: http://tomgraves.house.gov/ConstituentServices/ArtsCompetition.htm
