Wheaton Arts Parade Poster Contest

Wheaton Arts Parade (WAP) invites ANYONE who lives, works or has a studio in Montgomery County to submit their original design that:

• celebrates the arts and Montgomery County's diverse cultures, and

• communicates the fun-filled spirit of our parade and art festival. 

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The creator of the winning design will receive a $500 commission and get to select a Montgomery County school to receive $100 for art supplies.

Designs must be original and may not include images that are copyrighted by anyone other than the applicant. Designs may not use stock images or images taken from commercial design applications.

The winner will have an opportunity to work with our graphic designer to turn their artwork into the image that will be used for all WAP25 promotional materials, including the poster, t-shirt, flyers and program.

 
Submit digital entries only, in vector format. Entries should be 8.5” x 11” in size and saved as a 300 dpi to-size JPEG, PNG or vector PDF format. Your design must be limited to 5 colors, including black and white. 

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The contest is funded by founding sponsors, IHOP Wheaton and Los Chorros Restaurant.

Past poster contest winners can be seen below and videos of past parades can be viewed in the website archive. But don't let your imagination be limited by the past. Give us your new ideas for 2025.  

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