"What Home Means to Me" 2025 Poster Contest
Pick up the art supplies and show us what home means to you!!
You have a chance to win at state, regional, and national levels!
Categories:
- Elementary (K-5th Grade)
- Middle (6th-8th Grade)
- High (9th-12th Grade)
All first, second, and third place winners will continue on to the regional level for the chance to compete at the national level!
All submissions must be turned in by March 31, 2025.
"What Home Means to Me" Poster Contest Entry Rules
Rules
- Theme- "What Home Means to Me"
- Size- All posters must be 22" x 28" and have a Landscape/ Horizontal orientation and to be considered for national judging and may be featured in the 2025 " What Home Means to Me" Calendar.
- Media- Contestant may use any art media (marker, crayon, paint, collage, textiles, etc.) but please consider that posters will need to be packaged , mailed and reproduced.
- All entries must be mailed flat.
- All contestants must sign a release making their entry the property of NAHRO and permitting duplication/ publication thereof. The release should be secured to the back of the entry.
- All regional finalists must provide their NAHRO member ID number to be considered for national judging.
- All regional finalists and national winners must sign a photo release waiver giving NAHRO permission to use their picture for online and print publication.
- All contestants are asked to provide a short narrative on the inspiration, vision, and importance of their poster design. The narrative should be secured on the back of the entry.
- Contestants name, grade level, and housing authority must be written on the back of each poster entry in addition to being listed on the release form also attached to the entry.
- NAHRO is only responsible for returning the original poster to the national grand prize winner. NAHRO is not responsible for returning posters except for the grand prize-winning-poster.
- National winners will be selected based on how well the artwork uses the "What Home Means to Me" theme.
Eligibility and Selection Categories:
Categories participation is open to all children in grades K-12 residing in affordable housing assisting directly, supported under community development, or participants in affordable housing programs administered by a NAHRO member authority (i.e., public or Section 8-assisted housing CDBG, HOME, (LIHTC). Entries must be created by only one person. Entries created by two or more people will not be accepted.
Contact your local Housing Authority to get a copy of all rules, regulations, and entry forms!
