Call for entries
2025 Holiday Greeting Card Contest
The Arts and Cultural Council of Bucks County invites member artists and poets to submit original, holiday-themed work for our 2025 Holiday Greeting Card Contest! Share your vision of the season—through art or poetry—and help us spread joy, creativity, and community spirit!
3 selected visual artworks and 3 poems will be featured on our official 2025 holiday digital greeting cards and shared with supporters, community partners, and arts lovers throughout Bucks County. Entrants must be current, dues paying members of the Arts & Cultural Council.
Above: Janet Schuler, Sled Dog Mushers, Colored pencil on film
Sue Ann Rainey, Winter Light, Watercolor on paper
Charlene Lavinia, Neshaminy Creek at Castle Valley, Oil on canvas
Submission Deadline: Friday, November 15, 2025
Winners Announced: Week of November 25, 2025
Visual Art Guidelines
- No entry fee
- Original artwork only — all mediums welcome (painting, photography, illustration, digital art, etc.)
- Should reflect a holiday or winter seasonal theme
- Limit: one visual artwork per entrant
- Format:
- Digital art or digital photography entries: 300 ppi, high-resolution JPEG
- If submitting physical artwork: must be scanned or photographed for digital review and submitted as a high-resolution JPEG or PNG
- Orientation: portrait or landscape, 5” x 7” ratio preferred
Poetry Guidelines
- No entry fee
- Original, unpublished or published poems
- Should reflect a holiday or winter seasonal theme
- Limit: one poem per entrant
- Max length: 12 lines
- Submit as a Word doc or pdf
Prizes
Visual Art Category
- Three Winning Artworks – $150 each
Poetry Category
- Three Winning Poems – $150 each
All winners will have their work featured on 1 of 3 holiday greeting cards and recognized across A&C platforms, including our website, social media, and newsletter. Winning greeting cards will be downloadable for sharing.
How to Submit
Submission Deadline: Friday, November 15, 2025
Winners Announced: Week of November 25, 2025
Only 1 visual artwork and 1 poem per member entrant may be submitted. If you are submitting both a visual artwork and a poem, you must submit on 2 separate forms.