1 • Make an original, 4×6 inch artwork
All media are welcome — drawings, photographs, paintings, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, etc. — as long as it can be hung on a wall. Original artworks only. One entry per artist. See the FAQ for more detailed instructions.
Sign the back of the artwork, not the front, so that your identity remains anonymous until the work has been sold.
Participation is free and open to artists anywhere in the world.
2. Complete the online submission form
We’ll ask you for the title and medium of your artwork. You can share contact information and an artist statement in the submission form. If your artwork is purchased, the buyer will receive this information along with your artwork.
Please make sure your email address is entered correctly—this is how we will contact you.
There is no entry fee, but we welcome donations to help us cover the overhead costs of producing this event and online sale.
3 • label your artwork
After completing the form, you will receive a submission number. Write your submission number, full name, and signature on the back of your artwork. Indicate the orientation of the artwork with an arrow.
If it’s not possible to write on your postcard, you may enclose a separate piece of paper with your submission number and name.
4 • Package it safely
Carefully package your artwork. Write your submission number on the outside of your envelope.
We recommend wrapping it in wax paper and placing it between cardboard. Charcoal and pastel pieces must be fixed before submission. See “Registration + Shipping” in the FAQ for more info.
5 • Mail or deliver your artwork to Visual AIDS by Friday, November 20, 2026
Mailing address: Visual AIDS, 526 West 26th Street #309, New York, NY 10001.
Drop off: The Visual AIDS office is open Monday–Friday, 10:30am–5:30pm. Packaged artwork can be slid underneath our door before or after business hours.
Whether mailed or dropped off, all artwork must be safely packaged. Postmark deadline is Friday, November 20, 2026.
6 • We receive and process your work
You will receive an email notification once your postcard has been processed by Visual AIDS.
We receive hundreds of artworks, so it may take several weeks to process your submission after it arrives.
Sit tight until it’s time for the show! Your work joins more than 1,500 postcards by emerging and established artists.
7 • Sale and exhibition
Artist Preview Party: January 22, 2027
Online Sale: Opens Saturday, January 23, 2027 at 10 AM ET
Exhibition: Berry Campbell Gallery, Jan 22–24, 2027
Every postcard is sold for $100 to benefit Visual AIDS. More information about the sale and exhibition will be available in December. The full artist list will be published ahead of the sale, but individual artworks will remain anonymous until they are purchased.
If your work sells, we will email you the name, email, and city of the collector who purchased your artwork two weeks after the sale ends. If your work does not sell, we will ask if you would like it returned to you. If so, you will be asked to donate $5 to cover the shipping costs if you have not done so already.
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