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Art Contest - Read Across South Carolina 2026-2027

Create to celebrate Read Across America Month by participating in the 12th annual Read Across South Carolina Art Contest.
The SCEA 2026-2027 Read Across America Art Contest
By: The SCEA - Caleb Mickler
Published: May 19, 2026 Last Updated: July 23, 2026

Key Takeaways

  1. In recognition of the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States, students in grades K-12 are invited to create an art poster depicting their own original interpretation of America's independence.
  2. Special considerations given to artwork that embraces South Carolina's role in the fight of independence.

Please submit student artwork by November 30, 2026, to The SCEA headquarters at 2999 Sunset Blvd., Suite 200 in West Columbia, South Carolina 29169. No artificial intelligence (AI) generated art will be accepted. 

The art contest promotes literacy and art across South Carolina, and brings recognition to individual students, their teachers, and schools.

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