The 58th Annual Summer Arts Festival Poster Contest

Umpqua Valley Arts is hosting another poster contest for the 58th Annual Summer Arts Festival! We currently have an open call to artists to submit up to three images of artwork that illustrate the spirit of the festival to be used for the poster and other marketing materials for the event. 

There is no theme. Artists are welcome to use their imagination to submit something unique and special to represent our favorite annual celebration of the arts. UVA is looking for submissions with design elements/subject matter that:

• Supports and showcases UVA's mission of creating and fostering a climate that supports arts appreciation, education, and participation.
• Embodies the spirit of the Annual Summer Arts Festival, a gathering of artists, food vendors, and entertainers to celebrate and support the arts. 
• (optional) Reflects the area in which UVA and the Festival take place: Douglas County and/or Central Oregon.

Submission Guidelines:

The purpose of the contest is to design a poster promoting the 58th Annual Summer Arts Festival. Please note our submission guidelines below:

• Poster designs will be original artwork that the applicant thinks best exemplifies the requested design elements above.
• The contest is open to all 2D media except video and audio files.
• While the above elements/subject matter are preferred, UVA welcomes artwork that represents the artist's own style/subject matter of choice.
• Both traditional and digital artwork are accepted.
• For best quality when jurying, submissions must be in JPG format, 300dpi, 1920px on the longest side.
• For traditional artwork, please make sure your images are straight with the artwork and not at an angle for the best representation of the piece.
• The deadline for all entries is December 12th, 2026.

Artwork Selection:

Artwork will be selected by a panel consisting of Umpqua Valley Arts Staff and/or others including local art professionals and community representatives that embrace UVA's mission and the philosophy and goals of the festival. Artwork will be selected using guidelines and considerations that include (but are not limited to):

• The quality of the work meets UVA and festival standards. Quality considerations include (but are not limited to) skills in craftsmanship, creative ability, ingenuity, and design skills. 
• All of the work is original and does not include designs, content, images, and/or objects that are copyrighted and/or belong to another artist/entity. 
• The work is not created with the use of AI programs or tools. 

Artwork Use:

After selection, UVA will convert the artwork/design to a digital file that will then be used for marketing purposes. For traditional works, this means taking a photograph of the image that we can then edit to create marketing materials in multiple formats. These marketing purposes include (but are not limited to) website, social media, posters, apparel, postcards, program information, collateral, press release, signage and other communication mediums. Selected artwork may be slightly altered, cropped, or edited for formatting purposes and to accommodate pertinent Festival information where applicable.

Award:

The winning artists will be awarded a $500 prize along with a free Summer Arts Festival T-Shirt, free entry into the festival, credit on the poster, and credit in the Summer Arts Festival Guide that is created for visitors.

 

Open to all artists to submit up to (3) entries of two dimensional artwork/s. Open media. Entries must be original works of art and entirely created by the entrant. No work will be accepted which is in violation of any copyright laws.

Criteria:
• Entries submitted must be digital JPEG files. Entries will be judged by the juror/s from these digital JPEG files.

• Artwork must be two-dimensional with the ability to be photgraph/scanned and digitally reproduced.

• Artists may not substitute another work for an accepted work nor withdraw the work once it is accepted.

• All work must be original designs by the artist and not include copyrighted imagery and/or use AI tools or programs to produce the work.

• All artwork must be sized at 1920px on the longest side and 300dpi.

• UVA reserves the right to reproduce/edit artwork from digital images for publicity purposes.

 

I certify that each of my entries are an original work of art and entirely created by me. I understand the final version of my poster will be subject to change as it will be modified by the Umpqua Valley Arts to use on festival materials including; the Summer Arts Festival website, social media, posters, apparel, postcards, program information, collateral, press release, signage and other communication mediums. UVA reserves the right to reproduce artwork from digital files for publicity & advertising purposes. I have read and understood the terms and conditions and know that I may not substitute another work for an accepted work nor withdraw the work once it is accepted. The artist will retain ownership of the original artwork and be properly credited. UVA reserves the right to deny any artwork in violation of copyright.

The deadline for all entries is on December 12th, 2026.

The winner of the contest will be selected and will be contacted directly 

by late December 2026.