# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2026 Brain Art Contest & Showcase
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 08 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am – Fri, 12 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: This year's theme is "In Mind: Community & Culture".

Hosted by UVic’s Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health (IALH) and the University of Victoria, Faculty of Fine Arts.

How does community and culture shape our mental well-being across the lifespan? What stories of resilience, vulnerability, healing, ritual, care, and support can be told through art? We’re inviting creators of all ages and abilities to explore these questions through any art form — visual, written, performance, or digital.

? Entry Deadline: June 1st at 4pm
? Showcase & Awards Ceremony: June 8 - 12th, 10am–4pm at Audain Gallery, Visual Arts Bldg, UVic Campus

✅ Who Can Enter?
Everyone! Whether you’re a UVic student, faculty, staff, or community member — no artistic experience required. Participants enter by categories: Young Creators (12 years & under), Teen & Youth Visions (13–24 years), and Adult Reflections (25+ years).

? Prizes: A $100 gift card will be awarded to one individual in each age category selected by a committee. In addition, a $100 gift card will be awarded to the People's Choice Award, voted on by the public in attendance at the showcase.

? How to Submit:
Entry form required — find it here: uvic.ca/research/centres/aging/events/brainart/index.php

? Help us spread the word! Post our event in your school, workplace, or community.

Use #BrainArt2026 and tag us @uvichealthresearch to show us what you're working on!

Questions? Contact IALHResearch@uvic.ca

*This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/victoria/2026-brain-art-contest-and-showcase/200029955598446
- **Event Categories**: art, contests, health-wellness, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Victoria
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: University of Victoria, Visual Arts
- **lat**: 48.461937706537
- **long**: -123.3180141449
- **full address**: University of Victoria, Visual Arts, Victoria, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 2026 Brain Art Contest & Showcase being held?
  - **A:** 2026 Brain Art Contest & Showcase takes place on Mon, 08 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am to Fri, 12 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm at University of Victoria, Visual Arts, Victoria, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 2026 Brain Art Contest & Showcase?
  - **A:** 2026 Brain Art Contest & Showcase is organized by UVic Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** 2026 Brain Art Contest & Showcase is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Victoria, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If 2026 Brain Art Contest & Showcase sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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