The Kindness Works Initiative invites youth across the Inland Empire to capture the language of emotions through art. Feelings live in colors, in shapes, in movements — sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, sometimes soft as a whisper. We all carry them, and through creativity, we can give them form. Using painting, drawing, digital art, or mixed media, youth are encouraged to imagine: If your emotions could take shape, what would they look like?

Prompt: “Give your feelings a face, a color, or a shape — show us what emotions look like to you.”

Prizes: The top 10 selected artworks will be featured as the cover art for our Foundation’s Kindness & Gratitude cards. From these, one grand prize winner will also receive an art supplies gift basket + gift card, while second and third place winners will be awarded gift cards.

Entries will be accepted until 11:59 P.M. on October 31st, 2025. Winners will be announced by Thursday, November 13th, 2025.

Art Contest Rules:

• Open to all Inland Empire youth aged 5-18
• All submissions must be received by 11:59 P.M. Friday, October 31st, 2025
• All artwork must be original work
• Youth are only permitted to submit one entry in the contest
• Youth can utilize, but are not limited to the following art mediums: Paint (acrylic, oil, tempera), Pastels, Charcoal, Pencil, Pen/Ink, Crayon, Colored Pencil, Watercolor, Gouache, Collage, Chalk, Markers, Digital, Photography, Mixed Media, Graphite, Print, Print-screen, Graphic…etc.)