Creative Contests
Sustainability at Southern Oregon University
Help us celebrate Arbor Day through art! Since 1976, Arbor Day has inspired communities to care for and celebrate the trees that support healthier, happier, and more resilient places to live.
For this sticker contest, we invite you to create a design that captures the spirit of trees, sustainability, and community. Your artwork might highlight the beauty of trees, the connection between people and the natural world, or the role trees play in building resilient ecosystems and communities.
We also encourage you to symbolically incorporate a sense of place. Consider drawing inspiration from the landscapes, forests, rivers, and ecosystems that shape our region. Designs that reflect our local environment and the unique character of our community are especially welcome.
Let your creativity shine though! Whether your design is playful, powerful, or thought-provoking. Show us what Arbor Day and sustainability mean to you!
- Sticker designs can be created through any medium but will need to be converted to a digital file for submission
- The sticker should be printable at ~3” x 3”. It can be circular, square, rectangular, or an irregular shape but must fall within these parameters
- Designs must include the words “Arbor Day 2026”
- Artists may submit up to 3 designs but only 1 will be selected as a winner
The Sustainability Office will select one winner
First place will receive a $50 gift card
The winning design will be printed and distributed to students during the Arbor Day 2026 Celebration on April 30!
Submit your designs via the submission form by April 20, 2026.
Submit an original photo that captures your vision of sustainability. Please include a short caption that tells us how your photo represents or embodies sustainability in your world.
“Across our campus and community, pollinators care for the flowers, sustaining the natural beauty we enjoy every day.”
Artist: Emma Silva
Photo submissions must be made by the original artist.
The Sustainability team will select 1 winner
The winning artist will receive a $50 gift card
The winning photo will be printed and displayed in the Institute for Applied Sustainability’s office suite in science and may be used for other promotional materials for SOU
Submissions for 2026 have closed.
