[Verified Listing] Embracing Our Differences announces a call for artists for their outdoor juried art exhibition.
Artists worldwide are invited to share their perspective through the 2027 Embracing Our Differences international outdoor exhibition in Sarasota and St. Petersburg, Florida.
Each year, 50 artworks are selected and displayed on 16-foot billboard-sized panels in public parks, inspiring conversations about kindness, inclusion, resilience, and the beauty of our shared humanity.
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Enter by: 1 July 2026
Open to students and adults worldwide, from amateur to professional artists and photographers.
- No submission fee
- Open to students and adults, from amateur to professional artists and photographers.
- $6,000 in awards
Selected artists for the outdoor juried art exhibition gain the opportunity to have their work presented in a widely recognized public art exhibition that has been engaging audiences for more than two decades. Artwork is viewed by a broad and diverse public audience, including residents, visitors, educators, and students, creating meaningful opportunities for artists to share powerful visual messages with the community.
A total of $6,000 (USD) in awards will be distributed across three categories.
Awards include:
- $2,000 for Best-in-Show Adult
- $2,000 for Best-in-Show Student, and
- $2,000 for the People’s Choice Award.
The People’s Choice Award is determined through public voting by exhibition visitors, offering the community a direct role in recognizing a work that resonates strongly with viewers.
About Embracing Our Differences
Embracing Our Differences is a nonprofit that uses large-scale public art to spark conversations about kindness, inclusion, and the value of human differences. Each year, they present an international outdoor exhibition featuring 50 billboard-sized works of art paired with thought-provoking quotes. What makes Embracing Our Differences especially compelling is the way art and education work together. In addition to welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors, educational programs engage tens of thousands of students and educators annually, helping young people explore empathy, respect, and understanding through the arts.
For more information, contact exhibit@embracingourdifferences.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Halo Arts Project announces a call for artists for the 7th annual Angels for Artists online and live art auction. Angels for Artists raises funds and exists to provide resources and programming support to visual artists in Florida. The online and live art auction is a fun-filled event.
Theme: “What is Beauty?”, a powerful exploration of presence – not just what the eye can see. Not always just an appearance. Beauty is a quality that comes from the object and rises from the mind. Beauty blends the senses and the soul. It can be chaotic, cultural, discreet, or fierce. The exhibition celebrates varies expression and aesthetic appreciation. Create a captivating aura that goes beyond what meets the eye. Explore the mirror of this powerful social construct that reflects and shapes a society’s values, fears, and aspirations.
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Enter by: 31 December 2025
Entry fee: Free
Artists are invited to submit paintings, prints, archival photography, small sculptures, and mixed media works. Art must be original (several choices are helpful). The jury process helps to determine a balanced presentation of art. Canvases not already framed must be painted and gallery wrapped.
Open to US artists over the age of 18. All visual artistic mediums are eligible, including 2-D and 3-D (sculpture), textile, and craft/traditional as well as any style: landscape, abstract, figurative, and collage. No larger then 24×24
Art can be mailed, dropped off, or picked up at a mutually convenient time (for local artists). Art will be juried and you will receive a response within two weeks. Halo Arts Project accepts a maximum of 3 works.
Angels for Artists: Artist Benefits
- Three Peoples Choice Awards: 1st $100, 2nd $50, and 3rd $50.
- The artists whos work sells for the highest bid receives $1,500 cash award.
- Gallery showing from January 1st to January 24th at the John Sims/Halo Arts Project Gallery, 1639 Tenth Street, Sarasota, Florida 34236
- Exposure to hundreds of art-loving attendees and local philanthropists, recognition on the Halo Arts Project website and social media channels, network broadcast media, as well as in email blasts and the online event art catalog.
- Feature in the Angels for Artists Art Catalog includes donated artwork, artists statement, and contact information.
- Complimentary admission to Angels for Artists event on Sunday January 25, 2026 at SRQ Waterworks, Sarasota Florida. A fun-filled opportunity to purchase over 75 works from nationwide artists.
All works must be donated to the Halo Arts Project. 100% of the proceeds of the art sales goes to help fund the Halo Fellowship Awards of $5,000 each to visual artists in Florida.
Your donation is tax deductible as allowed by law, You will receive a tax receipt from Halo Arts Project after the event with the name of the recipient (if they choose to share their contact information). Halo Arts Project is a registered 501 (c) 3 non-profit Federal Tax ID #85-8017865519C-3
“As a 2024 recipient of the Halo Fellowship Award I know how impactful the award can be …so today I’m submitting two paintings to their upcoming Angels for Artists fundraiser.” Beck Lane, Artist
About Halo Arts Project
Halo Arts Project’s, founded in 2018, core values are to embrace diversity, support a diverse range of visual artists and their social concerns, applaud innovation and challenges, and strive to work with artists as they establish their roles as part of a larger community of artists, deriving a sense of purpose, aesthetic or social.
Halo Arts Project’s community events help support the Halo Fellowship Program available to visual artists. The Angels for Artists Art Auctions are benefits designed to encourage artists to participate and donate and for the public to purchase.
For more information, contact info@haloartsproject.com