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(Time to Vote!!) Pride Month Art Competition 2025: Your Voice, Your Art

LeylaLeyla Community Manager Posts: 258 The Mix Regular
edited July 6 in Creative Corner
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June is here, and so is our Pride Month Art Competition! This June, we invite YOU to celebrate the themes of inclusion, self-acceptance, and belonging through your creative expression. Whether you're an artist, writer, or both, this is your chance to share your voice and be part of something special.
How to Participate
  • Create your artwork: This can be a visual piece (e.g., drawing, painting, digital art) or a piece of creative writing (up to 450 words). Your submission should celebrate the themes of inclusion, self-acceptance, and/or belonging. Feel free to explore personal stories, reinterpretations of the pride flag, portrayals of your favorite queer characters, or even a comic strip offering advice on coming out— anything goes, and let your imagination run wild!
  • Submit your work: Send your artwork/creative-writing as a PDF attachment to our staff team at community@themix.org.uk email address. The email title should read "PRIDE ART COMPEITION ENTRY" and in your email, please may you also tell us the name of your piece of artwork / writing (it could also be called 'Untitled'!)
  • Deadline: All submissions must be received by 3pm on Friday, 27th June 2025.
  • Who can take-part? Everyone is welcome to take part if you'd like to, whether you identify as LGBTQIA+ or an ally. You also don't have to be an artist or a writer. Maybe you'd like to give painting a go for the very first time! Or you'd like to try writing a poem! What matters more than anything is the heart you put into it.
Community Voting & Feedback

The best part is that YOU also get to choose the winner, whether you're taking part as an artist/writer, or would like to be part of our voting panel! Everyone is welcome to get involved.
Voting Weekend: Over the weekend of 28th–29th June, we'll post a thread on our community boards showcasing all entries (anonymised). Alongside, we'll share a Microsoft Form where you will:

  1. Vote for your favourite artwork.
  2. Leave a piece of positive feedback for each entry too.
  3. We will then announce the winner on Monday 30th June to end Pride month with a bang!


Every participant will also then receive an email listing all the lovely, positive feedback you received on your artwork! So even if you're not the winner, everyone has something to take away.
What’s at Stake?

Winner Announcement: The winning entry will be announced on Monday, 30th July 2025.

Prize: To be revealed!!

Got Any Questions?
We can't wait to see how you express the themes of inclusion, self-acceptance, and belonging! If anyone has any questions at all or would like to make an entry but is unsure, please DM the Staff Team or simply pop your question below. We'll be here!
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  • Sian321Sian321 Community Manager Posts: 2,202 Boards Champion
    Exciting! Really looking forward to seeing the entries!
  • RiverRiver Community Connector Posts: 4,778 The Mix Elder
    @Leyla @Sian321 ive wrote a poem for this but I don’t understand what I do now?

    Also I think it might be to long the poem?
    Sometimes when the people most like you don't love you, it is a hurt that can cause the greatest pain, and this pain can lead you to hate everything.
  • KatieKatie Community Manager Posts: 1,099 Wise Owl
    Rose113 wrote: »
    @Leyla @Sian321 ive wrote a poem for this but I don’t understand what I do now?
    Also I think it might be to long the poem?
    Hey @Rose113 lovely stuff so to submit your poem please send it to us as a PDF document. You can email it to community@themix.org.uk and make sure the title of the email is "PRIDE ART COMPETITION ENTRY". Please also let us know the title of your poem.

    And do you know how many words your poem is? Ideally we're looking for a maximum of 450 words.
  • RiverRiver Community Connector Posts: 4,778 The Mix Elder
    edited June 5
    @Katie whats a pdf 🥲 whaaaaat 450 🥲 mines 204 and I thought that was long, I can add to it I think
    Sometimes when the people most like you don't love you, it is a hurt that can cause the greatest pain, and this pain can lead you to hate everything.
  • KatieKatie Community Manager Posts: 1,099 Wise Owl
    Heyya @Rose113 can I check where you've typed up your poem? Is it on Word?

    Also no worries about it being 204! That's well within our word limit, we just ask no more than 450 words. It's up to you if you would like to add to it but there's no pressure!
  • RiverRiver Community Connector Posts: 4,778 The Mix Elder
    @Katie on google docs
    Sometimes when the people most like you don't love you, it is a hurt that can cause the greatest pain, and this pain can lead you to hate everything.
  • KatieKatie Community Manager Posts: 1,099 Wise Owl
    Okay so on the document where your poem is @Rose113 , if you select:

    File > Download > PDF Document

    You should be able to save it as a PDF. Here's a screenshot of what it should look like:
    hen1byw1klrw.png
    Let me know if this works!
  • RiverRiver Community Connector Posts: 4,778 The Mix Elder
    Thank you @Katie i will give it a go :)
    Sometimes when the people most like you don't love you, it is a hurt that can cause the greatest pain, and this pain can lead you to hate everything.
  • RiverRiver Community Connector Posts: 4,778 The Mix Elder
    @Katie do I have to format the poem so it looks like how it would if it’s in a book?
    Sometimes when the people most like you don't love you, it is a hurt that can cause the greatest pain, and this pain can lead you to hate everything.
  • KatieKatie Community Manager Posts: 1,099 Wise Owl
    edited June 5
    Hey @Rose113 it's your piece of work so you can format it however you would like. You can just send it as it is if you like - the art is your writing!
  • Sian321Sian321 Community Manager Posts: 2,202 Boards Champion
    So exciting @Rose113 ! Thanks so much for submitting an entry to the competition!
  • KatieKatie Community Manager Posts: 1,099 Wise Owl
    Just a reminder folks we're still taking entries !!

    Send your artwork to community@themix.org.uk by 3pm on Friday, 27th June 2025 for a chance to win!!

    We look forward to seeing what you create
  • KatieKatie Community Manager Posts: 1,099 Wise Owl
    edited June 22
    Last 5 days to get your entries in!!
  • RiverRiver Community Connector Posts: 4,778 The Mix Elder
    @Katie hpw does it work after entries are closed?
    Sometimes when the people most like you don't love you, it is a hurt that can cause the greatest pain, and this pain can lead you to hate everything.
  • KatieKatie Community Manager Posts: 1,099 Wise Owl
    edited June 22
    River wrote: »
    @Katie hpw does it work after entries are closed?
    So @River over the weekend of 28th–29th June we'll be voting for the winner right here on the boards! We'll post a thread showcasing all entries (anonymised). Alongside, we'll share a Microsoft Form where you will:
    1. Vote for your favourite artwork.
    2. Leave a piece of positive feedback for each entry too.

    We will then announce the winner on Monday 30th June to end Pride month with a bang!

    Every participant will also then receive an email listing all the lovely, positive feedback you received on your artwork! So even if you're not the winner, everyone has something to take away.
  • RiverRiver Community Connector Posts: 4,778 The Mix Elder
    Ah sounds fun aha, thank you @Katie <3
    Sometimes when the people most like you don't love you, it is a hurt that can cause the greatest pain, and this pain can lead you to hate everything.
  • Sian321Sian321 Community Manager Posts: 2,202 Boards Champion
    Okay folks, exciting times!!!!!

    It's time to vote for your Pride Competition 2025 winner!

    We have had two entries, both of which are poems.

    To read them, and to place your votes, please click through here: https://forms.gle/e4naCJHqyhLyRsmm7.

    Any questions or issues, please message below!

    Winner will be announced end of the day (before 5pm) on Monday 30th June as well as the prize!!
  • toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 3,136 Boards Guru
    wow both are amazing poems, i dont know what poem is the best one.
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 5,333 Part of The Furniture
    Both poems are well written and are absolutely fantastic. Very strong and powerful you have a way of capturing the reader in just seconds, super proud of you both. I just voted also happy pride month!
    Just a person who likes pop culture and films
  • Sian321Sian321 Community Manager Posts: 2,202 Boards Champion
    A reminder to keep your votes flowing in today if you haven't already!
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,700 Extreme Poster
    Is there any winner announcement?
  • Sian321Sian321 Community Manager Posts: 2,202 Boards Champion

    Hey everyone, thank you so much for your patience! We had a little bit of a delay there just as we wanted to wait to get a few more votes through. Thank you so much to everyone who has submitted their choice and feedback for both entrants!


    We're delighted to announce that the winner of the 2025 Pride Art Competition is (drumroll please!!)…… "The Pride Colour" - congratulations to the author!


    The prize for the winner is (first and foremost, the glory!) and secondly, a £10 WHSmith voucher for art supplies / creative writing supplies. Congratulations!


    We will be emailing both entrants the positive feedback that both poems have received.


    Thank you so much to everyone who has taken part, and keep your eyes peeled for more competitions and opportunities in the future!

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