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Call For Submissions: 250 Portraits


  • 240 S Glenwood Jackson, Wyoming 83001 (map)

Call For Submissions: 250 Portraits

250 Portraits invites Wyoming residents of all ages to create self-portraits using a limited color palette. The portraits will be displayed in five grids of fifty throughout downtown Jackson during the nation’s 250th anniversary year.  The project highlights individual identity and collective belonging across Wyoming’s communities, supported by a self-guided walking map and opportunities for other towns to host their own installations (digital files and wheatpasting How-To provided by JHPA).

Eligibility and Guidelines

Media: Drawing, collage, painting, original print. No photography please.

Style: Color scheme of black, white, red, blue. Please feel free to utilize any of these colors as a background and utilize color as a means of expression throughout the portrait.

Size: 12x18 inches.

Eligibility: Open to all Wyoming residents.

Submission Process: Please confirm participation via Google Form Link by March 1 2026

    • Submissions due: April 1 2026

    • Wheatpastes installed: May 11-25 2026


Questions: Contact somes@jhpublicart.org

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