250 years ago, the United States of America’s Declaration of Independence stated that the “pursuit of happiness” is an “unalienable right”. This pursuit is, and always has been, challenged by circumstance. What overarching challenges to this pursuit have you observed in your country, the world or the planet?
What does it mean to pursue?
Why is happiness different for different people?
What happiness have you seen?

We look forward to seeing a wide variety of interpretations of this theme.

Artists may submit up to 5 pieces* by email to [email protected]
Images must be named as title_size_medium. For example, an 8×10 inch painting titled “Flowers” would be named
flowers_8x10_painting. Please use inches for the size and do not include any additional information (such as your name) in the image name.

*At this time, art created solely by using AI technology, even if generated from text written by a human, is not accepted. All other mediums will be considered. In the body of the email, please include your name, address, and phone
number with a list of your entries.

Entries due Jan. 14, 2026