Poster Contest

70 Trips Around the Square

First Prize - $200 Marquis Art & Frame Gift Certificate
Second Prize - $100 Marquis Art & Frame Gift Certificate
Third Prize - $50 Marquis Art & Frame Gift Certificate
Five Honorable Mentions

Poster Contest Prizes Sponsored by Marquis Art and Frame

2026 FINE ARTS FIESTA AND PROGRAM COVER CONTEST

The Board of Directors of the Fine Arts Fiesta cordially welcomes student participation in its 2026 Poster and Program Cover Contest. We are asking you to assist us in selecting the original piece of artwork which will serve as the cover for our 2026 Program Book and our promotional poster. The winning entry may also appear on the 2026 tee shirt. The Board of Directors of the Fine Arts Fiesta gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the member libraries of The Luzerne County Library System in this contest.

ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

All students who are currently enrolled in any elementary, junior or senior high school within Luzerne County are eligible. This shall include students within grades 3 through 12.

ELIGIBLE ENTRY

Entry must be the original work of the student. Entry must be submitted on firm white paper or poster board.

Media/Materials - optional. Regulation Size - 12” x 18”. Color presentations are preferred but not required;

3 color maximum. No framed or matted entries will be accepted. No Plagiarism. Only marker, paint and ink

are acceptable. No pencil, colored pencil, pastels, crayon, letters or numbers. Computer generated images

and art work are permitted, but may not include any mass-produced, mass-published, pre-designed or clip art

images. The student is encouraged to use his/her creativity in designing the poster; however, words should not

be included in the work.

ENTRY PROCEDURE

  1. Each student may enter no more than one (1) piece of work.
  2. On or before the deadline date, the student should submit his/her work to the Osterhout Library located on S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre.
  3. Each entry should have the name of the student, grade, age, home phone number, home address, school and art or classroom teacher listed on the back.
  4. All entries will become the property of the Fine Arts Fiesta and will not be returned.

2026 Poster Contest Deadline

March 9th