Art Show and Contest

Join us for the Leadership Week Art Show!

February 20th, 9:00-11:30am, Garden Key Room SU 221

Experience leadership through art at the Leadership Week Art Show-a vibrant creative showcase where participants express what leadership means to them through a wide range of artistic mediums. From bold visuals to thoughtful designs, each piece tells a unique leadership story.

Attendees are invited to explore the artwork, connect with the artists’ perspectives, and vote for their favorite pieces. The top three artists, as chosen by audience votes, will win Amazon gift cards. Come support creativity, celebrate leadership, and make your vote count.

Light refreshments served.

Submissions Now Closed!

Are you a creative student looking to showcase your talent? Join us for the Leadership Week Art Show and Contest and have your work displayed on campus while competing for amazing prizes!

How to Submit Your Artwork

1. Create a piece that represents your interpretation of leadership. (What does leadership
mean to you?)

2. Submit your artwork online by January 12th, 2026. The Google Form will include:

  • A photo of your work.
  • Dimensions and medium.
  • An artist statement explaining how your piece reflects your vision of leadership.

3. Turn in your physical piece by February 2, 2026 to the Lead Lounge.

Benefits and Prizes

  • Selected works will be displayed on campus during Leadership Week.
  • Winners will receive Amazon gift cards valued at $100, $75, and $50 (for the top three entries).
  • The winning piece may be featured, along with the artist’s statement, on our website!

Why Enter?

This is your chance to share your creativity, inspire your peers, and contribute to UCF’s exciting
Leadership Week celebration. For questions, contact leadershipweek@ucf.edu.


Axani Turin

"This digital work describes leadership as a double edged sword. Being a leader is a great privilege; someone is trusting you to guide them or act in a way that promotes a greater good. That said, that privilege is also an enormous responsibility, one that can feel suffocating or painful. But at the end of the day you still live and you still lead, even if you don’t have all the details worked out. This piece depicts this in the vines with beautiful roses, hopeful buds, and sharp thorns around the girls neck as she looks up into an unfinished background."

Ashley Liu

"Two children and a dog stand in quiet innocence before a gathering of families protesting laws that seek to erase Chinese immigrant voices. Many are first-generation Americans, teaching their children that in this country, unlike the one they left, silence is not the only option. The soft glow of the sunset holds both tenderness and resistance, reminding us that freedom is not inherited, it is practiced. In their unity, we see leadership not as authority, but as the courage to stand so the next generation does not have to start from silence."

Lorelei Fredda

"My artwork depicts the UCF mascot, Knightro, riding atop a Pegasus. He instills within his noble knights a sense of bravery and purpose as he leads them forward. UCF students find encouragement within the college from both staff and fellow students, each of whom will help them reach their fullest potential as they charge on into their future careers."