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Art Showcase

MSAA’s 2025-2026 Art Showcase 

MSAA strives to not only improve the lives of those with multiple sclerosis, but to also empower those in the community. Each year, MSAA hosts an online Art Showcase, celebrating the work of artists affected by MS. We are now accepting submissions for our upcoming 2025-2026 showcase and invite our community members to participate! Submissions will be accepted now through January 10, 2025.

Submit Your Best Work!

Participants are able to submit up to three (3) pieces of artwork for this year’s Showcase. Eligible submissions include paintings, drawings, digital artwork, and photography. Please note that sculpture, pottery, and other types of three-dimensional artwork cannot be accepted. All artwork must be submitted electronically to showcase@mymsaa.org.

Eligibility:

  • To enter, you must have a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. All first-time participants must be prepared to provide a copy of a doctor’s verification of their diagnosis. Any returning artists may disregard this step.
  • Participants must be 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry and must be a legal resident of the United States.
  • Submissions will be considered incomplete until we have received your signed Digital Release Form.


Medium and Specifications:

We welcome the following types of media:

  • Paintings in oil, watercolor, and acrylic
  • Pastels and drawings in pencil and ink
  • Digital artwork including graphic design and photography
  • All artwork must be submitted electronically; three-dimensional artwork must be submitted (digitally) as photographs of the artwork.
  • Please note that any inappropriate artwork that is submitted will not be included in the Showcase.

Please be sure to read through all Art Showcase rules and release form requirements prior to submitting your work.

Eligible submissions will be featured on MSAA’s website beginning in March 2025 in recognition of MS Awareness Month. Throughout the year, 12 artists and their work will be highlighted as Artists of the Month. To view submissions from previous Art Showcases, please visit our online gallery