Friendly Competition
The 2025 Summerfair poster designed by Amy Panfalone
Summerfair Poster Competition
Each year, artists are invited to submit design concepts for the annual Summerfair poster. The winning design will become the official visual icon for Summerfair.
Poster objectives:
To inform the public about Summerfair; including mandatory information specified in the competition rules
To convey that Summerfair is Cincinnati’s premier annual celebration of art and artists
To provide a marketing tool that promotes the event
The deadline to enter Saturday, Jan. 9. For details on how to enter, visit www.summerfair.org/poster-competition.
Want to help create a local icon?
The Summerfair poster competition is now underway!
For more than 50 years, artists from around Greater Cincinnati have been invited to submit their designs for the commemorative Summerfair poster.
The winning design will be the official visual icon for Summerfair 2026. The chosen artist will receive $3,000, as well as widespread recognition through the Summerfair marketing campaign. The poster serves as the cornerstone of the advertising and public relations program each year and is always a collector’s item.
Summerfair is Cincinnati’s premier festival of fine arts and crafts featuring over 300 artists from around the country and Canada, exhibiting and selling their work. In addition, Summerfair features an acoustic stage for local entertainment, a youth arts area with hands-on art projects for kids, and a food court.
To be considered, the artist must be at least 18 years old and live within 75 miles radius of downtown Cincinnati. Any media (e.g. pastels, oils, gouache, full-color photos, prints, etc.) can be used, and designs must be suitable for adaptations and final art must be made available in digital, high res format.
Summerfair 2025 will be held at Coney Island, May 29 – 31.