Commission Shift is pleased to announce that we are now open for submissions for our annual poster contest. This year’s submission window is August 1, 2025 – October 24, 2025. Contest winners will be announced November 1, 2025.
The theme for this year’s contest is “Generational Responsibility.”
Who can submit:
Submissions can come from anyone based in Texas. We encourage new and previous participants to submit — especially those directly impacted by oil and gas development including leaking wells, flaring, waste pits, and more. Participants should use Commission Shift’s website as a resource for ideas and information when creating their submissions.
Posters may be produced individually or in collaboration with others. If produced in collaboration with others, the submission email must include all names and required information for all collaborators. Whether individually or in collaboration with others, only one poster per individual/group can be submitted into the competition.
To submit: scan and email your poster in a .JPG .PNG or .PDF file to sjstout@commissionshift.org by October 24, 2025. Be sure to include your name, phone number, poster title, and short bio in the body of the email.
Commission Shift Policy on AI-Generated Art
Commission Shift will not accept art created through the use of any generative AI programs like DALL-E, ChatGPT, etc. All submissions must fully be the intellectual property of the artist or artists submitting them and come from a place of authentic self-expression. Any submissions found to have been created either partially or completely by a generative AI program will not be considered.
By submitting your art to this contest, you are giving Commission Shift the legal right to promotional and commercial use of your design, including but not limited to selling prints of your design at future Commission Shift fundraising events.
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