In celebration of the Princeton Alumni Association’s 200th anniversary, the Princeton Club of Southern California (PCSC) is introducing the Southern California Orange & Black Day Community Art Challenge, a new participatory creative initiative culminating at PCSC’s Orange & Black Day celebration on October 25, 2026.

Members of the Southern California Princeton community are invited to create original artwork interpreting “Princeton Alumni Association at 200 through the lens of the Southern California.” Artists of all ages and experience levels are welcome. Artwork may be created in any medium, but each entry must be submitted as one clear still digital image. Generative AI-created or AI-modified artwork is not permitted.

All qualifying submissions will be included in an online community exhibition with artist attribution and optional artist statements. One submission will be selected as the featured artwork for PCSC’s 2026 Orange & Black Day, appearing in digital and printed event communications and reproduced for display at the October 25 celebration. Artists retain ownership of their work.

The Challenge creates multiple ways to participate: creating artwork, viewing the exhibition, discovering creative members of the Southern California Princeton community, and attending the in-person Orange & Black Day event. The project was developed in connection with Princeton Alumni Association’s 200th anniversary and is made possible by support from the Princeton 200th Spark Fund.