<p>Embracing Our Differences is an annual international juried art competition run by the Sarasota-based non-profit of the same name. Fifty winning works are printed as 16-foot billboard-sized banners and displayed outdoors across Southwest Florida, alongside original quotations, from mid-January to mid-April 2027.</p><ul><li>Theme: "Embracing Our Differences" — inclusivity, individuality, resilience, community</li><li>Eligibility: open worldwide to students, amateurs and professionals; submissions confirm artist is age 13 or above (younger with parental consent)</li><li>Submission deadline: 1 July 2026</li><li>Requirements: high-resolution (300 dpi+) horizontal digital file plus a 150-word artist statement</li><li>Cash awards totalling US$6,000 — US$2,000 each for Best-in-Show Adult, Best-in-Show Student, and People's Choice</li><li>Free to enter; 50 works selected by a blind jury panel</li></ul><p>Entries are submitted online via the Zealous portal or by mail using the official 2027 submission form.</p>