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T-Shirt Design Competition

Calling All Artists: Design the Official Burlington Pride Festival T-Shirt!

The Burlington Pride Festival planning team is looking for a local artist to create this year’s official 2026 Pride Festival and Parade t-shirt!

This is an exciting opportunity to have your artwork featured on the festival’s commemorative t-shirt and worn by volunteers of the event. The winning artist will also receive a stipend in recognition of their work.

Whether you are a professional artist, student, or simply someone who loves creating, we encourage you to submit a design. We welcome creative artwork that celebrates Pride, community, inclusion, and/or belonging.

A $150 stipend will be provided to the winning artist.

Submission Details

Design should be appropriate for audiences of all ages.

Design must include the words “Burlington Pride 2026”.

Design must be original artwork only. By submitting, the artist confirms the design is their own work and it does not infringe on copyrighted material, nor uses AI generated content.

Design must fit within a 12” x 14” print area.

Must be a Vector file (.AI, .EPS, or .SVG) or a high-resolution PNG. (Please also submit as a PDF file.)

Please avoid gradients, photographic elements, or very fine details that may not screen print well.

Submissions Will Be Evaluated On

Creativity and originality
Reflection of Pride and community spirit
Visual impact
Printability
Overall appeal

To Enter

Submit by August 16th

Email the info below and your t-shirt design to info@pridevt.org with the subject “T-SHIRT CONTEST SUBMISSION.”

1Your full name
2Pronouns
3Business/organization name (if applicable)
4Email
5Phone number

Ready to submit your design? Send it in before the deadline.

Submit Your Design

Contest info also available at pridevt.org/t-shirtcontest

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