I hope this note brings a little spark to your day! First off, thank you from the bottom of my heart for being part of our artistic family. Over the past decade, your creativity and support have made this journey truly magical, and we’re so grateful to have you with us.

We’re thrilled to share the theme for this year’s contest: "Dreams and Visions."🌙✨ It’s an invitation to dive deep into your imagination and bring your most beautiful, bold, and thought-provoking ideas to life. We can’t wait to see what you dream up this year!

Before we go further, I want to take a moment to acknowledge last year’s challenges. For the first time in our history, we faced delays in announcing the theme and distributing prizes due to unexpected financial hurdles in funding the contest. I’m so sorry for any inconvenience this caused.

To keep the contest thriving for years to come, we’ve made a few changes to the prize structure:

• 1st Place: $5,000
• 2nd Place: $1,000
• 3rd–20th Place: $100 each

We know this is different from previous years, and it wasn’t an easy decision, but it allows us to keep celebrating the incredible talent in this community while planning for an even brighter future.

Your passion is the heartbeat of this contest, and your creativity inspires us every single day. We’re honored to be part of your artistic journey and can’t wait to see how “Dreams and Visions” will come to life through your work.

If you have any questions or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out anytime at info@highartgallery.com.