Events

Submissions for the 2019 Congressional Art Competitions are due Wednesday, April 24^th.

Every year, Members of Congress sponsor a nation-wide arts competition for high school students. The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our congressional district.

The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students in the 9^th District. Winning entries from each congressional district are hung in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year, and the winning student artists will be flown to Washington, D.C. to be recognized at an award ceremony.

Requirements

Artwork must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. In order to reduce out of pocket expenses for students, entries are not required to be framed, only matted. Even when framed, it must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions. 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 (it’s recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed)

• 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

All entries must be an 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 will not be accepted. For more information on copyright laws, please click here.

Students from Washington’s 9^th Congressional District who would like to participate must submit a completed Student Release Form (download it here) and a one-page description of the medium and the background of the piece along with their entry. All entries must comply with the competition guidelines and be received at our district office no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.

District Office of Congressman Adam Smith

15 S Grady Way

101 Evergreen Building

Renton, WA 98057

Congressman Adam Smith will host an art exhibition and reception for all participants where the winner will be announced. A panel of judges will be chosen from throughout the district to select one winner and two runners-up. The art exhibition and reception will take place on Saturday, May 4^th at 11:00am at the Wing Luke Museum.

Wing Luke Museum

719 S King St

Seattle, WA 98104

Representative Adam Smith is looking forward to meeting with constituents to hear their concerns, answer questions, and discuss issues facing Congress

When: Saturday, March 23^rdfrom 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Where: Tyee High School Cafeteria, 4424 S 188th St, SeaTac, WA 98188

Community members are encouraged to RSVP by clicking here.

Directions:

Northbound on I-5:

Take Exit 152 for South 188^th Street/Orillia Road South

0.5 miles - Use any lane to turn left onto South 188^th Street

0.4 miles - Turn right onto 46^th Avenue South

161 feet - Turn left

417 feet - Turn right

Tyee High School will be on the right.

Southbound on I-5:

Take Exit 152 for S 188^th St

0.1 miles - Keep right at the fork, following signs for South 188^th Street

0.2 miles - Turn right onto South 188^th Street

450 feet - Turn right onto 46^th Avenue South

150 feet - Turn left

400 feet - Turn right

Tyee High School will be on the right.

Transit: Metro buses 574 and 180 take you within 0.3 miles of Tyee High School. The nearest bus stop is at the corner of South 188^th Street and 46^th Avenue South. You can call METRO (206-553-3000) or check the METRO website’s Trip Planner for bus route schedules and times.

Accommodations: If you need translation services or other accommodations at this town hall, please contact Congressman Smith’s District Office at (425) 793-5180 or email Caitlyn.Cole@mail.house.gov. Please give the office as much advanced notice as possible, and we will do all we can to provide the service.

Join Congressman Adam Smith, Sound Transit, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the Northwest Small Business Transportation Resource Center

Hear from experts on topics:

Financial and tax impacts on small/emerging businesses
Access to capital and bonding
Working with traditional and non-traditional lenders to obtainworking capital

In addition, we will discuss the impact of current tax cuts and job acts on small businesses.

Congressman Adam Smith invites you to attend his upcoming Procurement Workshop. Don’t miss this FREE opportunity to learn best practices when contracting with the federal government.

Agenda:

9:00am-9:45am|“Government Contracting Essentials”- WA State Procurement and Technical Center (PTAC)~ Program Director~ Tiffany Scroggs
9:45am-10:00am | Break
10:00 am- 11:00am | Local Procurement Agencies:

City of Seattle, City Contract Compliance Manager ~Miguel Beltran
City of Seattle, Procurement Strategic Advisor ~David Stubblefield
Washington State Department of Transportation Office of Equal Opportunity~ Oscar Cerda
Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) ~ Servando Patlan
University of Washington, Procurement Manager ~ Claudia Christensen C.P.M

11:00 am- 11:10am | Welcome By Congressman Adam Smith
11:10am-12:10pm| Federal Procurement Agencies

General Services Administration (GSA)~Kenyon Taylor
US Army Corps of Engineers (USCOE) ~ Scotty Britt
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Business Opportunity Specialist ~ Ranvir “Ana” Singh
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Keyport- David Walz

12:10- 1:30pm| Networking Lunch

Upcoming Events

Congressional Art Competition

April 24, 2019 08:00 AM

Past Events

SeaTac Town Hall

March 23, 2019 01:00 PM

Access to Capital and Understanding Financials

October 24, 2018 10:00 AM

PROCUREMENT WORKSHOP

August 22, 2018 09:00 AM

9th District Office

Washington D.C.

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