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title: "Embracing Our Differences 2026 | Graphic Competitions"
organization: "Embracing Our Differences"
category: exhibition
deadline: 2026-07-01
valid_through: 2026-07-01
countries: ["US"]
disciplines: ["writing"]
location: "Sarasota, Florida, USA; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA"
entry_fee: "Free"
award: "Cash prizes totaling US $6,000, with three individual prizes of US $2,000 each for Best-in-Show Adult, Best-in-Show Student, and People’s Choice."
eligibility: "The competition is open to anyone."
source_url: "https://graphiccompetitions.com/multiple-disciplines/embracing-our-differences-2026"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/embracing-our-differences-2026-graphic-competitions-embracing-our-differ-2eb53908"
status: closed
last_updated: 2026-05-04T06:07:00.515386
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# Embracing Our Differences 2026 | Graphic Competitions

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**Organization**: Embracing Our Differences
**Category**: exhibition
**Deadline**: 2026-07-01
**Location**: Sarasota, Florida, USA; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
**Country code(s)**: US
**Discipline(s)**: writing
**Entry fee**: Free
**Award**: Cash prizes totaling US $6,000, with three individual prizes of US $2,000 each for Best-in-Show Adult, Best-in-Show Student, and People’s Choice.
**Eligibility**: The competition is open to anyone.

## Description

Embracing Our Differences is seeking submissions for an outdoor juried art exhibition featuring 50 billboard-sized images and original quotations. The theme is "embracing our differences." The exhibit will be displayed from January through April in Sarasota and St. Petersburg, Florida. Artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, and students are invited to submit their interpretations. The competition is free to enter, and cash prizes are awarded across three categories: Best-in-Show Adult, Best-in-Show Student, and People’s Choice.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://graphiccompetitions.com/multiple-disciplines/embracing-our-differences-2026
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/embracing-our-differences-2026-graphic-competitions-embracing-our-differ-2eb53908