TERMS & CONDITIONS

SUBMISSIONS: May 16th - July 13th 

• Must be submitted via the form on this page. 

 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

• Must include “Water Street Studios” 

• Must include “2025”

• Maximum art size of 11.5 inches by 14inches

• Digital 1500px by 1500px transparent background artwork is preferred.

• File must be one of the following: AI, EPS, PDF, PNG or JPG  

• Include brand colors

Black #1c1b1a, Yellow #fdc400, Blue #009bc7, Green #95c322, Grey #8d8d8d, White #ffffff

JUDGING CRITERIA 

• Originality 

• Visibility – Is it eye-catching and visible from a distance 

• Does it match the mission, vision & values of Water Street Studios 

• Feasibility – Must be easy to reproduce 

ELIGIBILITY/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

We are committed to providing equal opportunities during the artistic selection process. We will not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics. All qualified artists will be considered for submission based on their artistic merit and the relevance of their work to the specific project or event. 

SELECTION  

A two-part process will select the winning t-shirt design. First, Water Street Studios Board of Directors and Staff will jury the designs to five finalists. The community will determine the final vote via social media. The winner will be announced August 1st.  

ARTWORK LICENSE 

By submitting your Artwork to Water Street Studios, you agree to grant to Water Street Studios, along with its affiliates and partners, a perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, non-transferable, except as explicitly set out herein, worldwide license to use, promote, display, reproduce, and distribute your Artwork for commercial and non-commercial purposes, including, without limiting the foregoing, to reproducing the Artwork on the Website, manufacturing and selling promotional items and other products incorporating your Artwork (including derivative products) through the Website, and use in all Water Street Studios promotional materials. When you submit your work to the contest, you give Water Street Studios permission to use your work in a wide variety of ways without further permission or approval from you. Formally, this means you grant Water Street Studios a license to use, copy, change, publish, publicly perform, distribute, exhibit, or add to your work. The artwork must be original and the artist must have rights to all the elements of the submitted design. You also give Water Street Studios permission to use your name, photograph, or other image of you. We will give you credit when we use your submission in a public way, unless there is a practical reason why we cannot, such as formatting, or if the work is being used in a medium where no individual credits are given. Also, if we mistakenly do not give you credit in any given situation, if you let us know, we will try to correct that for similar uses in the future. Artwork submitted by you and the rights relating to them, including copyright and ownership rights in the Artwork, remain the sole and exclusive property of the Artist. No other use of the Artwork is granted without your express written consent. 

Looking for tips on creating a design? Check out this guide from Bonfire Blog:  

https://blog.bonfire.com/design-t-shirt/ 

 Please direct all questions to Bonnie at bonnie@waterstreetstudios.org

Ready to submit your design? Please fill out the form below.