Blue Line Arts in Roseville, CA is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year, and to celebrate, we are hosting a poster contest! Since its inception in 1966, Blue Line Arts has been a driving force in enriching the cultural fabric of Placer County and beyond.

We are looking for artists to design posters that celebrate this legacy of Blue Line Arts throughout the decades we have been serving the community. We encourage artists to take inspiration from the iconic design movements from the 60s to our current era. From Pop Art to minimalism, psychedelic art and brutalist design, artists will imagine what a poster for Blue Line Arts might have looked like throughout the decades as we grew into what we are today.

Posters will then be available for public voting, with prizes for 1st through 3rd place award winners. The prizes are as follows:

• 1st Place – $50 gift card to BLICK Art Materials, featured poster design with dedicated post on social media,  website and newsletter feature
• 2nd Place – $30 gift card to Michael’s, feature design in newsletter
• 3rd Place – $20 gift card to Michael’s, feature design in newsletter
• All participants will receive a free Blue Line Arts sticker, available for pickup at the gallery!

The posters will be on display in the gallery for the 3 weeks leading up to our SCG Artist Residency and will be for sale for the remainder of the show as merchandise for our 60th Anniversary. Artists will still retain their commission for the piece even as they are marketed as merchandise for the gallery’s 60th Anniversary.

Posters MUST be 11” x 17” and printed WITHOUT a frame. We will be hanging the posters with no-damage hardware and, after they are taken down, will be put into protective sleeves for the public to browse. Sleeves will be provided by the gallery.

Application Requirements
You must be 18 years or older to apply. 

Free Submissions: Blue Line Artist and College level members as well as local college students from Placer County and neighboring Sacramento, El Dorado, Yolo, Yuba, Sutter, and Nevada Counties can submit for free. Please reach out to gallery@bluelinearts.org for the discount code to receive your waived entry fee. Discount codes are processed manually during normal business hours (Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-5pm, so please plan ahead).

All others must pay a non-refundable entry fee of $10, a flat fee for up to 3 images. 

Submission Requirements

• Poster Design Images: at least 1, up to 3
• Artist Statement (optional)

Image Specifications

• Between 1mb and 3mb in size
• Minimum of 1200 px on one side
• Images must be in JPG format
• Name your JPGs as follows: Artist Name-Artwork Title.jpg
   

Eligibility Criteria

• All artwork must be original
• All works must be printed and unframed
• All artwork must be for sale
• Accepted artwork that differs significantly from image in online submission will be disqualified
• No accepted entry may be withdrawn or sold outside of the exhibition prior to the closing date
• Blue Line Arts handles all sales transactions. Non-member artists receive a 50% commission from all gallery sales and members receive a 60% commission.

Size Limitations

• All posters must be printed to 11” x 17” and be unframed in order to be accepted.
   

Application Fee
Free Submissions: Current Blue Line Arts Members at the College Student and Artist Level as well as local college students from Placer County and neighboring Sacramento, El Dorado, Yolo, Yuba, Sutter, and Nevada Counties can submit for free.

• Please reach out to gallery@bluelinearts.org for the discount code to receive your waived entry fee. Discount codes are processed manually during normal business hours (Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-5pm, so please plan ahead).

$10 fee for Non-Members to submit a minimum of 1 design and up to 3.

Important Dates 
Exhibition Dates: August 15th to October 3rd

• Posters will be on display in Broad Education Gallery from August 15th – September 3rd. After that, they will be put into clear protective sleeves and in a display crate for people to browse at the front desk until the end of all gallery shows on October 3rd.

Submission Deadline: June 19th, 2026 – 5pm PST

Artist Notification: July 10th – 5pm PST

Shipping deadline of work to Blue Line Arts: July 24th, 2026 (Artwork MUST arrive to the gallery by August 9th)

Hand deliver work to Blue Line Arts: Sunday August 9th and Monday the 10th from 10am to 3pm

Opening Reception: August 15th from 5 to 7pm

Pick up unsold work from Blue Line Arts: Sunday October 4th and Monday the 5th from 10am to 3pm

Shipping/Delivery Information
All shipped work will be shipped back in within 2 weeks of the show’s closing date.

The artist is responsible for paying for all shipping and should have a prepaid label from FedEx or UPS (No US Mail) for the return of artwork.

Artwork that is shipped may be picked up, however artwork that is dropped off MUST be picked up by hand.

Questions
If you have questions about submissions, please contact Blue Line Arts staff during gallery hours at (916) 783-4117 or at gallery@bluelinearts.org