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First District Congressman Brad Finstad this week invited high school students from the 1st Congressional District to participate in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition.

Since 1982, Congress has hosted a nationwide annual art competition that allows high school students from all 50 states to showcase their artistic talent. The contest is open to all high school students (ninth through 12th grade) in Minnesota’s 1st District. The winning piece will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol, and other winners’ artwork will be displayed in Finstad’s district office.

“Every year, I look forward to seeing the talent and creativity in the pieces submitted by southern Minnesota students for the Congressional Art Competition,” said Finstad. “The winning artwork from my district will be displayed in our beautiful U.S. Capitol Building, seen by hundreds of people every day. When visitors come to my D.C. office, I take immense pride in showing them the impressive artwork from the talented high school students we have right here in the 1st District.”

All submitted artwork must be original in concept, design and execution. Submissions, including the entry form, may be mailed or hand-delivered to the Rochester office at 2746 Superior Drive NW, Suite 100, Rochester, MN 55901, or the New Ulm office at 110 N. Minnesota St., Suite 5, New Ulm, MN 56073 by 5 p.m. April 25.

Further information about the program, including official rules, guidelines and student release forms for the 2025 competition can be found on Finstad’s website or by calling the Rochester office at 507-577-6140.

The first-place winner of last year’s First District Congressional Art Competition was Dean Wang from Century High School in Rochester, for his piece, “Shades of Winter.”