2025 Digital Art Challenge Submission Form

Theme: Community-Driven Digital Futures

This year’s theme, “Community-Driven Digital Futures,” recognizes that the most impactful solutions for bridging the digital divide come from within communities themselves. Nobody knows the challenges, strengths, and hopes of a community better than its own members.

When communities are empowered to shape their own digital futures, they create tools, spaces, and opportunities that resonate deeply, spark innovation, and foster belonging. True progress in digital inclusion happens when local voices lead the way-ensuring that no one is left behind in the digital age.

Through your art, we invite you to explore what it means when communities hold the power to design their own digital paths.

You might consider:

How collaboration and collective knowledge can transform access and equity
Moments when community-driven ideas changed lives or opened doors
What it looks like when digital spaces reflect the identities, cultures, and needs of the people using them
The barriers your community has faced-and your vision for breaking them together
A reimagined future where digital access strengthens connections and community resilience

Your submission can be literal or symbolic, personal or collective, futuristic or grounded in lived experience. Whether it’s a vision of possibility, a story of resilience, or an expression of unity, we want to see how you interpret community-driven digital futures through your unique artistic lens.

Let this theme be your foundation-then let your creativity lead.

Contact Information

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* 1. Full Name

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* 2. Email Address

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* 3. Zip Code (Must be a Dallas Resident)

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* 4. Phone Number

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* 5. Preferred Method of Contact

Phone/Text

About You

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* 6. Age Group

Under 12

13–17

18–25

26–59

60+

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* 7. Are you under 18? If yes, please confirm that your parent or guardian is aware and approves of your participation

I am under 18 and have parent/guardian approval

I am 18 or older

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* 8. If you are under 18 please fill out the information below

Parent/Guardian Name:

Parent/Guardian Phone/Email:

Artwork Details

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* 9. Title of Your Artwork

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* 10. Upload Your Artwork

Must be a high-resolution JPG or PNG file. Preferred size: 18x24 inches (portrait or landscape accepted). Physical art must be scanned and uploaded digitally

PNG, JPG, JPEG file types only.

Choose File

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* 11. Type of Artwork

Digital Art

Mixed Media (scanned)

Traditional Art (scanned)

Other (please describe)

Artist Statement

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* 12. What tools or materials did you use to create this piece? (1-2 sentences)

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* 13. Tell us about your art piece - how does your artwork connect to the theme, “Power in Access - Building a Digital World for All”? (2-3 sentences)

Acknowledgments

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* 14. Please confirm the following to complete your submission: (All boxes must be checked to qualify for entry)

I am submitting only one artwork.

I am a Dallas resident

I confirm this submission is entirely my original work.

I confirm that I did not use AI tools or generators to create any part of this artwork.

I give permission for my artwork to be publicly shared for judging and display.

If selected as one of the finalist I will attend Get Connected Dallas 2025

Need Help?

If you need help submitting your artwork, visit any Connected Dallas Community Anchor Site for free assistance.
📍 Find a location near you at: connecteddallas.org

If you have any questions feel free to contact: lucero@dallasinnovationalliance.com