Virginia's Community Colleges are inviting students to enter the 2025-2026 Visual Art Luminary and Poet Laureate Competition.  "I Dream" is the theme for 2025-2026 competitions. 

The competitions provide students the opportunity to express themselves creatively, verbally and visually.  Each college will select its own poet laureate and visual art luminary. College winners will advance to the state competition, scheduled for March  at Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke. 

A panel of judges will select the second Poet Laureate of Virginia's Community Colleges. For the first time, a Visual Art Luminary of Virginia's Community Colleges will be selected. In 2024, only a People's Choice Visual Art Luminary was selected. 

Learn about who is eligible to enter the competitions and find the application and more information on the following pages.