Create the Next Festival Logo!
Call for Entries for the 2027 Marblehead Festival of Arts Logo Contest
The Marblehead Festival of Arts invites professional and nonprofessional individuals who currently reside, work, attend a school, or belong to an arts association in Essex County to submit entries for the 2027 Marblehead Festival of Arts Logo Contest.
This long-standing and prestigious competition, as old as the festival itself, produces a one-of-a-kind design to symbolize each year's event.
The 2027 Festival logo will appear on merchandise, signage, web pages, and so much more, and will be used not only at our legendary summer arts festival, but also at events throughout the year, including our film festival, champagne reception and fundraising events, just to name a few. It will become a part of Festival history!
Judges will select designs from this year’s submission as semifinalists; the MFoA Board of Directors will then review the judges’ selections and present the finalists to the public.
The public will then determine the winner by ballot this December during the annual Artisans’ Holiday Marketplace at Abbot Hall. The winner will be unveiled at an exciting logo premiere party in January 2027 and will receive a cash prize of $150.
The deadline for all submissions is Monday, November 30, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET. A $10 entry fee is required. You may submit up to three entries.
Good luck! We’re looking forward to seeing your creativity shine!
Important Considerations
While all submissions will be considered, the Festival will give priority to those submissions that take into consideration the following recommendations:
Entries that visually evoke the arts or the artistic/creative spirit
Entries that represent the town of Marblehead through its spirit, history, landmarks, or people
Entries that display creative finesse as unique, bespoke works of art (as opposed to more generic corporate branding). We welcome a “hand-created” look.
Eligibility
All contestants must currently reside or work in Essex County or be currently enrolled as a student or a member of an art association in Essex County.
Submission Rules
Your design must integrate the following text:
Marblehead Festival of Arts
July 1–5, 2027
Logo entry files must be submitted in either .JPG or .PNG file format
Please limit your design to three solid colors. Intentionally transparent areas of the design must be clearly understood in submitted file.
The winning entry will be required to provide the source file for the logo (SVG, AI, or EPS) to enable high-quality reproduction on digital media, physical media and merchandise.
The Festival may ask the winner to provide or approve additional logo colorways to accommodate effective printing. Your design should be able to be widely used on a variety of various materials, backgrounds, and printing processes, including various colored backgrounds, screen printing, embroidery processes, and black & white print purposes.
Your design must be your original art. It cannot contain copyrighted material, sampled material, stock imagery or repurposed elements of any kind.
The use of AI-generated imagery of any kind is strictly prohibited and enforced. Entries that submit AI generated imagery of any kind, in any proportion, will be immediately disqualified.
All submitted logos are the sole property of the Marblehead Festival of Arts, Inc. and are subject to modification as required. If modification is required, the Festival will make every effort to work with the artist to make any required modifications.
