The City of Richmond’s street banner program is a civic beautification initiative that strives to engage community members and showcase local artists. The banner designs are selected through an annual contest that is open to all community members aged five and up.

The 2026 Richmond Street Banner Contest is calling for entries that represent "Richmond" from the following visual art categories:

• Photography
• Digital art
• Collage

• Painting and illustration
• Printmaking

By participating in this contest, you will be entering a design for one side of the street banner pole. The City of Richmond Parks Department will design and pair each winning banner with one of TEN, colour coordinated, wordmark banners (see example) based on the 2026 banner contest themes.

The submission deadline is 11:59 pm on Sunday, September 21, 2025.

For Parents:

If your child or student is too young to submit their artwork or doesn’t have their own email address, you’re welcome to submit on their behalf. Please be sure to include the artist’s information, such as name, age and your contact information when submitting.

Theme and Requirements

The artwork should reflect the:

• 10 banner contest themes; and
• community of Richmond

The artwork must be original and not made using AI, copied or taken from stock images (see Copyright Notice).

Submissions are limited to a maximum of 10 entries per person.

Format and Technical Specifications

• Size and orientation: 8" x 20" (banner proportions) / Portrait orientation only
• Mediums accepted:
  • Photographic artwork (File formats: JPEG, PNG, 240 DPI minimum)
  • Digital illustration, mixed media and graphic art (File formats: JPEG, PNG, 240 DPI minimum)
  • Hand-drawn, collage or painted submissions (must be scanned or photographed in high resolution)
• Please review the complete Downloadable Rules and Technical Specifications PDF below.