NEW to 2024/25!
Streets, Art, SAFE Poster Competition
Registration is open!
Competition Details and Resources
2024/25 Competition Schedule
Check back for updates on the schedule - webinars, excursions, and other opportunities will be added.
August 2024
19 August ‘24 - Webinar to launch the 2024/25 season!
19 August ‘24 - Registration opens.
September 2024
23 September ‘24 - Mentoring opens.
October 2024
30 October - Webinar: Making the Best Traffic Safety Art: Getting the Message Across
November 2024
4 November - Webinar: How to Make Award-Winning Public Service Announcements.
12 November - Webinar: Special Awards Category - The ART of Belonging
18 November - Webinar: From Vision to Impact: Creating Memorable Traffic Safety Art.
December 2024
Happy Holidays!
January 2025
6 January ‘25 - Final submissions open.
EXTENDED to 17 January ‘25 - Registration and mentoring closes. (NOTE: This is not the due date for completed submissions - only registration to the competition. Final submissions are due in February.)
February 2025
18 February ‘25 - Final submissions close.
March 2025
24 March ‘25 - Regional Award Winners announced.
24 March ‘25 - Overall Awards Nominees Announced.
May 2025
3 May ‘25 - Red Carpet Awards Ceremony at Los Angeles Center Studios!
Competition Details
Students are tasked with:
Selecting a topic from a list of traffic safety and transportation topics.
Submitting their registration to the competition.
Researching their chosen topic.
Drawing several rough thumbnail sketches to start working out the poster design.
Doing a rough sketch of the poster design (with or without color.)
Producing the final poster - 12x18 size. If possible, do a version in both portrait and landscape. But if not, just send it in portrait.
All while making sure they are following the rules and guidelines of the competition
How Many poster PSAs Can Each School and/or Student Team Submit?
Each student team or individual has the option to submit up to 4 posters - 1 poster for each category as follows:
The poster made based on their chosen street safety/transportation topic. (Please note: if this topic also fits one of the special awards categories, they will be automatically entered into that special award category)
Pedestrian Safety Special Award Category
Encouragement Message Special Award Category
The ART of Belonging: Future of Aerial Rapid Transit Special Award Category
(Details on Special Awards Categories below.)
Students can only submit their poster(s) as an individual or part of 1 student team, not compete in multiple teams. However, a school can submit as many posters as they want, based on the number of students/student teams.
If you have any questions on these categories or what you can or can’t submit, please reach out at Constanza@StreetsAreForEveryone.org.
Competition Resources - Mentoring and Opportunities
Mentoring
Students can take advantage of mentoring from industry professionals on their poster rough sketches.
Student Educational Opportunities
We set up optional educational activities throughout the competition season, such as webinars, workshops, and excursions. We call these Student Opportunities.
Awards Categories and Judging Criteria
Awards Categories
There are several categories in which a poster can win an award. Students should know what they are so they know what awards they are eligible for or, in the case of Special Awards Categories, which they want to register for specifically.
Special Awards Categories
The poster competition has three Special Awards Categories - all with their own cash prizes:
Pedestrian Safety Special Award Category, sponsored by The Auto Club of Southern California.
Encouragement Message Special Award Category on any one of the following topics:
a. Cycling Encouragement
b. Walking Encouragement
c. Public Transportation Encouragement
The ART of Belonging: Future of Aerial Rapid Transit Special Award Category, sponsored by LA Art and Zero Emissions Transit. This poster should include these three elements:
An aerial gondola – a cable car that travels above the ground.
Encouragement of environmentally friendly behavior – showing how this and similar transportation options can help protect the environment.
Include representation of life in Los Angeles – show what living in Los Angeles means to you, including its people, places, or lifestyle.
Any school or student team is eligible to submit for these awards. This means that student teams can have up to 4 posters submitted if they want:
The poster made based on their chosen street safety/transportation topic. (Please note: if this topic also fits one of the special awards categories, they will be automatically entered into that special award category)
The 2024/25 Pedestrian Safety Special Award Category.
The 2024/25 Encouragement Message Special Award Category.
The 2024/25 The ART of Belonging: Future of Aerial Rapid Transit Special Award Category
If you have any questions on these categories or what you can or can’t submit, please reach out at Constanza@StreetsAreForEveryone.org.
Judging Criteria
Judges review student’s final posters using specific criteria. Read up on what these are so students take these into account while making them.
Awards and Prizes
Two Stages of the Competition
What Are the Two Stages?
The competition is judged in two stages, with awards given at each stage:
A regional contest, with posters judged and awarded by region (usually divided by county) in each category.
All regional winning posters are then automatically entered into the main awards festival and judged for the top prizes in each category at the annual Streets, Art, SAFE Red Carpet Awards Ceremony.
How the Awards Work:
Winning posters of the regional contests will have their certificates and trophies delivered to and awarded at their schools.
The overall top winners of the competition are awarded at the live red-carpet Streets, Art, SAFE Awards Ceremony (SAS Awards), open to all schools who participated.
Awards, Trophies, Prizes, and Acknowledgements
The Grand Prize-winning teams and Special Awards Category-winning teams, including the sponsoring teacher, are acknowledged with a special trophy and grants for the school’s Art Department and/or awards to the student teams.
Technical Awards and Best PSA Awards are acknowledged with trophies.
Students who submit posters for final judging are presented with a certificate acknowledging the accomplishment of their creative endeavor and congratulating them for being finalists.
Have Questions?
Still have questions? We’re happy to help. Reach out to us at S_A_S@StreetsAreForEveryone.org or call us at (844) 884-7233, extension. 804.