Call for Art

Celebrate Black Voices: Call for Art!

<div class="ExternalClassBB92DF7689484DBFB929218778C84516"><h2>Young artists!</h2><h4>We invite you to draw/paint/otherwise depict an individual or historical event featuring Black history or culture. Choose someone or something you find important, inspirational, or fascinating! It can be of a subject you learned in school, read in a book or know from everyday life. Look for interesting and unique subjects to make your artwork stand out. Be creative! Make it your own!</h4><h4>Selected entries will be displayed in a virtual art gallery on Phoenix Public Library’s website from February to October 2027 and featured on social media during Black History Month.<br><br></h4><h2>The details</h2><ul dir="" class="" style=""><li>Artists in <strong>grades K-12</strong> are invited to depict an important person or event celebrating the Black experience in America.</li><li>Each artist may enter one (1) drawing.</li><li>Illustrations can be in any medium: crayon, marker, colored pencil, paint, collage, etc.</li><li>Artwork should be no larger than 11” x 17” on white paper. No lined or colored paper.<br></li><li>Each submission must be accompanied by a submission form (on the back).</li><li>Entries may be submitted in person <span style="font-size:1em;">at any Phoenix Public Library location or by email to <a href="mailto:socialmedialibrary@phoenix.gov" target="_blank">socialmedialibrary@phoenix.gov</a>.</span></li></ul><div><h4><br></h4><h3 style="text-align:center;">Library location information and printable submission forms are available below in English and Spanish.<br></h3><h2 style="text-align:center;">Entry deadline is 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2026.<br></h2><h4><br></h4><br></div></div>

Grab your art supplies and your imagination!

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2027 Printable Art Entry Form	2027 Printable Art Entry Form	<i class="fa-solid fa-print" style="color: rgb(64, 139, 117);"></i>	https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/documents/Celebrate Black Voices/CBV-ART-2027-ENG_form.pdf		New Window
Formulario de Envío de Arte 2027	Formulario de Envío de Arte 2027	<i class="fa-solid fa-print" style="color: rgb(64, 139, 117);"></i>	https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/documents/Celebrate Black Voices/CBV-ARTE-2027-SPAN_formulario.pdf		New Window
View last year's Celebrate Black Voices Art Exhibit	View last year's Celebrate Black Voices Art Exhibit	<i class="fa-mosaic fa-solid fa-images" style="color: rgb(64, 139, 117);"></i>	https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/Lists/Links/DispForm.aspx?ID=1813	https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/kids/art-exhibit	Same Window

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