Holiday Card Art Contest

Any UAlbany student in good academic and judicial standing is eligible to submit one entry via the official entry form. Submissions without the entry form will not be considered. 

Finalists must be available to attend the unveiling ceremony on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

Artwork should reflect one or more of the following themes: 

• Wintertime fun and festivities on campus
• The UAlbany spirit of innovation, collaboration and learning
• Great Danes helping others
• Hopes for the New Year 

Special emphasis should be placed on imagery not specific to any one seasonal holiday. 

• The contest will be determined by artwork only. Words or messages should not be included in submissions.
• Dimensions: At least 1200 pixels wide
• Acceptable files types: .gif, .jpg and .png
• File size limit: 5MB

Note: A high-resolution image of at least 6000 pixels wide and 300 dpi will be requested of the winning submission. Artwork files may be edited to reflect University messaging, language and brand standards. UAlbany also reserves the right to alter the submitted artwork to ensure it meets accessibility requirements and other parameters. 

The University at Albany will retain all reproduction rights to submitted artwork with credit given to the artist. UAlbany agrees not to sell any of the artwork or any reproduction of the artwork. 

Artists warrant that they are the sole proprietor of the artwork and agree to assign all copyright and other intellectual property rights in the artwork to UAlbany. 

Entries must be original concept and constitute an original work and must not infringe on the protected rights of other artists or violate any applicable copyright laws. 

Entrants are required to disclose whether artificial intelligence (AI) tools were used in the creation of the submission and, if so, include a brief explanation (no more than 1-2 sentences) of how they were used.

All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges selected by the Office of the President. Artwork will be judged on creativity, artistic merit and how it applies to the contest theme. The winner will be notified by email and/or phone.