Embracing Our Differences invites you to participate in creating a society where differences are embraced and individuality is celebrated. Become a part of this exciting change by submitting your visual art to Embracing Our Differences and its annual international outdoor juried competition.
Featuring 50 billboard-size images measuring 16 feet (4.9 m) wide by 12.5 feet (3.8 m) high, each work of art is created by local, national and international artists reflecting their interpretation of our theme “embracing our differences.”
The 2026 exhibition will be displayed mid January through April 2026 in multiple Southwest Florida locations, including Sarasota and St. Petersburg.
Since 2004, the display has hosted over 4.8 million visitors plus an additional 642,752 students for a very unique opportunity to experience the importance of inclusion, kindness and respect in our lives. $6,000 (US) in cash will be awarded.
Details
Organization/Company: Embracing Our Differences
Website: https://www.embracingourdifferences.org/
Location: Sarasota, FL
Deadline: 07/01/2025
How to Apply: https://www.embracingourdifferences.org/submit-art-2026-exhibition/
We’re staying closer to our Phoenix home for the next Community Conversations, visiting the west and east valley!
Join us in Peoria at Theater Works on May 21 for one of two sessions in the Phoenix area.
Then catch us in Mesa at the Mesa Main Library on May 22!
RSVP now via the QR code, the link in our bio, or our website.