Call To Artists! - Dania Beach Art Poster Contest Winner Will Put City On The National Stage During America’s 250 Anniversary Celebration

Cities across the country are commissioning original posters to mark this historic milestone, and selected works will be displayed at the USCM annual meeting and featured in print and digital collections nationwide.

This is an opportunity for creative minds to create a poster for Dania Beach. The design should incorporate the City of Dania Beach name, "America 250," and capture that feel-good mix of civic pride, historical connection and optimism for the future.

Dania Beach artworks are due by Tuesday, April 7th, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. The winning concept will be selected by Dania Beach Mayor Joyce L. Davis in conjunction with the Dania Beach Public Arts Board on Monday, April 13th, 2026. The selected winner will then be forwarded to the national program.

“This is a great chance to see your work representing our city on a national stage,” said Eleanor Norena, Director of Community Development, City of Dania Beach.

Requirements:

• File Format: PDF only

• A file should be created at 100% scale to provide specs.

• Resolution: Minimum 300 DPI at 100% scale.

• Color Mode: CMYK (four-color process); convert all RGB images and spot colors to CMYK.

• All posters submitted should be suitable to print as is. USCM is not responsible for any errors in content or resolution quality.

• Files not meeting these requirements must be corrected before they will be accepted.

To submit, email a PDF of the full digital concept to: toilarios@daniabeachfl.gov. And to: rosario@culturalplanning.com. Please email your full contact information (name, email, address, and telephone number).

Ownership and Copyright

Upon entry and submission, all artwork submitted for this contest will be the property of the City of Dania Beach.

Each artist retains all copyrights in and to their original artwork submitted to the City. By submitting an entry, the artist grants the City a non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, publish, display, distribute and archive images of the submitted artwork for governmental purposes, including contest administration, public exhibition, public communications, educational use, and historical documentation, in any media now known or later developed. The artist represents and warrants that the submission is the artist's original work, does not infringe any third-party rights, and the artist has obtained any necessary permissions/releases for any identifiable persons, copyrighted material, or trademarked elements included in the artwork. The submitted artwork may be signed by the original artist. The City will credit the artist when reasonably practicable.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

While the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools can be helpful and innovative submissions for this poster contest must be original works created by a human and may not include generative AI content. This includes any tool or feature that generates new visual elements (including text-to-image, image-to-image, generative fill/expand, style transfer and automated "create an image/design" functions). Artists may still use standard digital design software for non-generative functions such as formatting, cropping, resizing, color correction, layering, vector drawing and typography. The City may request drafts or working files to confirm compliance. Entries may be disqualified if found to include generative AI content.

For more information on the America 250 City Art Poster Project, visit America 250 City Art Poster Project - United States Conference of Mayors.