Boise Teens! Submit Your Design to the Youth-Friendly Business Sticker Contest!

Junior, middle, and high school students (ages 13-19) who live, go to school, or work in Boise are invited to submit their artwork and designs for the Youth-Friendly Business Sticker Contest. Sticker designs will be used to create a recognition window sticker for businesses that sign on to create and sustain welcoming and supportive environments and relationships for young people. 

Submissions will be accepted until 9:00 p.m. on December 1st. Submit your design here.

This contest is being co-sponsored by Communities for Youth Boise and the Downtown Boise Association as part of their larger partnership to create and sustain spaces and places in Boise that support youth connection and ultimately foster well-being.

Prizes

One overall Best Design Award winner will receive a $50 gift card to downtown Boise businesses.  

$20 gift cards will also be awarded to the top four submissions (as voted on by Communities for Youth Boise staff) in the following brackets:

Category 1: 6th-9th Grade

Category 2:10th-12th Grade

The top five sticker designers will be notified on December 2nd and are invited to attend the Youth-Friendly Business Kickoff Event on December 11th, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. (parent permission form required). During the event, members of Boise’s local business community will vote for their favorite sticker design, and the Best Design Award will be presented.

Important Guidelines for Sticker Art Submissions 

• Deadline to submit is 9:00 p.m. MST on December 1st, 2025.

• Size & Content: Please submit a digital file ( / .Pdf / .Ai / .Png/ .SVG) of your work with the image size no smaller than 5x5 and no larger than 8x8 with a minimum of 300 dpi. All images must include the term "Youth-Friendly Business" prominently on the design and should include the types of visual elements that local teens will find visually appealing.

• All submissions must include a signed permission form from a parent/guardian.

• All submissions must also include a short blurb (2-3 sentences) about why the business community being welcoming and supportive of local youth is important to them. 

• Submit your work using our submission form, linked here. If you have difficulty using the form, please email communities4youth@gmail.com

• Please read the Terms & Conditions before submitting your artwork.

  
  

Terms & Conditions

By submitting your artwork, you're agreeing to allow Communities for Youth and the Downtown Boise Association fair usage rights to reproduce your work either in whole or in part. Communities for Youth and the Downtown Boise Association reserve the right to combine or edit design contents before finalizing the sticker/window cling based on the expressed needs and preferences of the local business community. Artists will be appropriately attributed and featured on channels including social media, websites, and newsletters. Artists are encouraged to communicate any specific attributions or recognition preferences to Communities for Youth via the Recognition field in the submission form.

Official Sticker Design Contest Flyer

If you would like to get involved in the current work of the Communities for Youth Boise Initiative, please contact Community Lead Heather Allan at HAllan@cdh.idaho.gov.

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