T-shirt Design Contest

We’re looking for our creative and talented community members to create a t-shirt design that represents Belger Arts and all we have to offer. From clay to glass, from education to gallery openings and date nights, there is a lot of imagery to pull from. We call upon your imagination to design something that fits our overall vision and gets people excited about Belger Arts!

Dates:

  • September 7: Submissions due by 11:59 PM CST

  • September 15 - 26: Community voting for top design

    • NOT ALL DESIGNS WILL BE CHOSEN FOR COMMUNITY VOTING!

  • October 3: Winner announced on First Friday

  • November 20: T-shirts and more available for sale, starting at the Holiday Studio Sale

Requirements:

  • Two entries per person, original artwork

  • Must be a current or recent student, studio renter, resident artist, or intern.

  • Must say “Belger Arts” somewhere on the design

    • Can incorporate our tagline, “Connecting Art and Community”

    • Can use Belger Arts colors and fonts, but NOT required.

  • Represent your favorite things about Belger Arts (Glass, Ceramics, Gallery, Date Nights, etc)

  • Design can be placed on the front OR the front and back of the T-shirt

    • Design should also be able to fit hats, bags, phone cases, stickers, etc.

  • Must be a family-friendly design (No AI artwork, trademarks, nudity, or profanity allowed)

Reward:

  • A $200 gift certificate that can be redeemed for any Belger Arts class, experience, or workshop.

  • Two T-shirts and five stickers

File Requirements:

  • Must be in high resolution and submitted as a .jpg, .png, .pdf, .ai, or .psd file

  • Include your First Name & Last Name in the name of each file

If you have questions regarding your submission, please email lmather@belgerartscenter.org.

Please complete the form linked below

By submitting an entry, the artist confirms that the submitted entry is their own original work and that they have all necessary rights and permissions to use any included elements. 

Belger Arts reserves the right to make adjustments and alterations to the design to align with technical specifications for use in different formats or platforms. The winning artist grants Belger Arts the exclusive right to the design, including any modifications thereof, to be used on promotional/marketing and other Belger Arts materials. The artist shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Belger Arts from and against any and all suits, actions, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) arising out of any violation of third party rights (including, without limitation, intellectual property infringement, misappropriation, dilution or violation) in connection with Belger Arts’s use, distribution, publishing, or sale of the design.

NOT ALL DESIGNS WILL CHOSEN FOR COMMUNITY VOTING!