Request for Artist Proposal:
The world-famous Oregon Country Fair has been a Northwest tradition since 1969. Here is your opportunity to design the poster for our 2028 Oregon Country Fair, and be part of this amazing event. The selected artist will be awarded $4,000 for finished artwork. The Oregon Country Fair poster will be offset printed. The poster design and/or design elements will also be used on t-shirts and other OCF commemorative items. It’s helpful if you have attended the Oregon Country Fair to have a deeper understanding of our event, but not mandatory. You can see photographs and videos of past fairs at: oregoncountryfair.org. Browse our archive for examples of past posters.
Please submit 3-5 samples of your previous work or a link to your portfolio to be considered to design the 2028 poster. We will accept digital jpg, tiff or pdf format. You may submit files by e-mail, with 2028 Poster Artist clearly marked in the subject line to: advertising@oregoncountryfair.org.
OCF Authenticity and Human Authorship Policy: Oregon Country Fair is dedicated to celebrating authentic, original artwork created by human hands and minds. All designs for our poster must be the exclusive product of the submitting artist’s personal creative vision, skill, and execution. Artwork created, designed, or generated wholly or in part by Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, text-to-image generators, or automated machine-learning algorithms is strictly prohibited. Digital editing software used by the artist to create, manipulate or refine original content is permitted. The Fair reserves the right to request documentation or clarification regarding the artist’s creative process and tools used if authenticity is questioned. Any submission found to violate this policy will be removed from consideration.
Deadline for submissions is December 31, 2026. The finalists will be notified within 2 weeks of the deadline by a member of the Poster Committee to begin working on the design process. Finalists will be asked to submit rough mock-ups of potential poster designs and ideas. If we don’t pursue using these sketches, finalists will be compensated $250 for their efforts.
All submissions will receive a confirmation email upon receipt of your submission and an email when the final decision has been made.