For more information about the 2026 Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest

2026 Poster Contest

Submit your entry for the 2026 poster design contest.

Submissions due to manager@glenwoodave.org by July 1, 2026.

This image will be used to showcase this year’s festival on bulletin boards and in public spaces, as well as digitally. It should be easy to read, stylish, and radically welcoming to everyone in our community.

The winning artist will receive:

$250 Cash Prize

Free Booth at the 2026 Fest

GAAF T-Shirt

Framed Copy of their Design

$50 in Festbucks

Here's what we're looking for in a design:

Aspect ratio of 11:17

“25th Annual Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest”

“Presented by the Glenwood Avenue Arts District”

Fest dates, times, and location

GAAF logo (available here)

Bottom two inches of the design reserved for our sponsor banner

“Free and open to the public”

Designated space for a QR code

No border (edge to edge design)

No AI

Winning artist will be required to provide their design in a social media friendly aspect ratio

Limit of one entry per person.

Previous Winner

Inaugural Poster Contest winner Joshua Peterson with his winning design.
Inaugural Poster Contest winner Joshua Peterson with his winning design.