“Your Art, Our Earth” Poster Competition 2024 – US

In 2024, the theme is, Planet vs. Plastics, aiming to spotlight the detrimental effects of plastics on the environment, both in the oceans and on land.

Award Information

• Sponsor may publicize the Finalist and Winner Submissions by posting the artwork on its website and its social media accounts. Sponsor may feature Finalist and Winner Submissions on retail items including, without limitation, posters and t-shirts, at Sponsor’s sole discretion. This prize has no retail value.

How to Enter the Contest?

• The Contest shall have two distinct divisions which have different eligibility requirements and will be judged separately:
  • the “College Division” is for artwork created by an adult enrolled in an institute of higher education who is at least eighteen (18) years of age or the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, whichever is older at the time of entry; and
  • the “Children’s Division” is for artwork created by a child between the ages of five (5) and seventeen (17), or a minor in their jurisdiction of residence, at the time of entry.
• Within each division, there will be three categories for topics of submitted artwork: 1) Health and Plastics, 2) Fashion and Plastics, and 3) Oceans and Plastics (“Topic Categories”). Submissions will be judged based on the criteria set out in the Judging section, including how well the artwork portrays the theme Planet vs. Plastics, EARTHDAY.ORG’s overall mission, and how well it relates to the selected Topic Category.

Submission Guidelines and Restrictions

All Submissions must comply with the following restrictions:

• Submissions can include any 2-dimensional artwork (such as photographs, drawings, paintings, illustrations and graphic art);
• Submission must be in .PNG, .JPG, or .JPEG format and not exceed 5 MB;
• Entrants may not use artificial intelligence or generative AI to create any part of the Submission;
• Must be submitted during the Contest Period;
• Must be the entrant’s or entrant’s child’s original content;
• Must be created solely by the entrant or entrant’s child and may not be plagiarized;
• Must follow the instructions and comply with these Official Rules;
• Must not have been submitted previously in a promotion of any kind or exhibited or displayed publicly through any means or have previously won a prize or award;
• Must not include any photograph or likeness of the entrant’s child or any other individuals except entrant;
• Must not disparage Sponsor or any other person or party affiliated with the promotion and administration of this Contest;
• Must not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including, but not limited to, privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, including copyright infringement (including, but not limited to logos (manufacturer or carrier), trade names, or patented features). Sponsor may, in its sole and absolute discretion, blur any item that violates the foregoing and enter the modified Submission in the Contest;
• Must not prominently feature any third-party logos, trademarks or other marks. Sponsor may, in its sole and absolute discretion, blur any item that violates the foregoing and enter the modified Submission in the Contest;
• Must not include personally identifiable information, including but not limited to phone numbers or e-mail addresses;
• Must be appropriate for an audience of all ages;
• Must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, lewd, pornographic, obscene, hateful, violent, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
• Must not contain, facilitate, reference, or use material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, political orientation, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, or age;
• Must not contain any express or implied commercial endorsement;
• Must not contain, facilitate, reference, or use material that promotes illegal drug use, alcohol abuse, or other illegal activity;
• Must not contain material or statements that promote use of alcohol by minors, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message;
• Must not contain any viruses, spyware, malware, or other malicious components that are designed to harm the functionality of a computer in any way; and
• Must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any jurisdiction where the Submission is created.
• Sponsor reserves the right, but is not obligated, to disqualify any Entry that fails to comply with the foregoing Submission Guidelines and Restrictions.

Eligibility Criteria

• This Contest is open to individuals who are a legal resident of the United States and (i) for entry into the College Division (as defined below), at least eighteen (18) years of age or the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, whichever is older, at the time of entry and enrolled full-time or part-time in an institute of higher education, or (ii) for entry into the Children’s Division (as defined below), the parent or legal guardian of a child between the ages of five (5) and seventeen (17), or a minor in their jurisdiction of residence, at the time of entry (each, an “entrant”).
• Employees of Sponsor and its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, and advertising and promotion agencies (collectively “Sponsor Entities”), and their immediate families and household members are not eligible to enter or win. For purposes of the Contest, “immediate families” means spouse, parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, and siblings.

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