Communication Arts invites you to enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in advertising, the Communication Arts Advertising Competition.
Any advertising project printed, published or aired for the first time from June 2025 through June 2026 is eligible.
Selected by leading creative directors, art directors and writers, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Advertising Annual, in print and digital editions, and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work.
Each winning entrant will receive a personalized Award of Excellence, milled from solid aluminum, and award certificates issued for firms, individuals and clients.
CA’s Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession.
Embracing Our Differences invites you to participate in the 2027 Exhibition Competition and in creating a world where differences are embraced and individuality is celebrated.
Artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, students are all invited to submit their interpretation of the theme “enriching lives through diversity”.
A total of $6,000 will be presented in the form of three separate awards – $2,000 each for “Best-in-Show Adult”, “Best-in-Show Student” and “People’s Choice”. The “People’s Choice” award will be determined by visitors to the exhibit.
Artists possess a powerful tool to evoke social change. Without uttering a single word, they can enlighten, educate and effect change around the world. Embracing Our Differences invites you to participate in creating a society where diversity is embraced and individuality is celebrated. Become a part of this change by submitting your original art to Embracing Our Differences and its annual international outdoor juried art exhibit featuring 50 billboard-size images measuring 16 feet (5m) wide by 12.5 feet (4m) high.
The 2027 exhibition will be displayed mid-January through mid-April at multiple locations in Southwest Florida.
Since 2004, the exhibition has hosted more than 5.2 million visitors, in addition to 693,500 students via their education programs, for a very unique opportunity to experience the importance of inclusion, kindness, and respect in our lives.
Become a part of this exciting change through your visual art or creative writing submission to the 23rd annual Embracing Our Differences competition.
