Open Call for Montgomery County’s Official Pride Decal Art!

In anticipation of Pride Month, Montgomery County Health & Human Services and Office of Community Partnerships have teamed up to issue a county-wide call to artists and designers to create the county’s official 2023 Montgomery County Pride decal.

The Montgomery County Pride decal will be used by businesses, non-profits, county government entities, and other establishments to show their public support for LGBTQ+ communities. This is especially important during a time of high levels of national anti-LGBTQ+ violence.

Deadline: June 1, 2023

Design

  • Designs should include consideration of the following values/themes:

    • Intersectionality: recognition that sexual orientation and gender identity or expression are layers of one’s identity, and that race, ethnicity, ability, national origin and other characteristics are important as well.

    • Inclusion of Trans & Gender Expansive communities

  • Required design elements:

    • Designs must contain the official Montgomery County Seal (Download Here)

    • If an existing Pride emblem is incorporated into the design, it must include all the colors/elements of the most inclusive pride flag (Download Here)

    • The words “Montgomery County Pride”

    • Sizing: 3” x 5”

    • Designs must be rectangular in shape

    • Designs may not contain any trademarked images or other artwork

Required Design Elements

Designs must contain the official Montgomery County Seal and Pride emblem. Any use of the Pride flag must include all the colors/elements of the most inclusive pride flag.

Artist Eligibility

  • To be eligible for consideration, artists must be:

    • Montgomery County residents at the time of submission

    • Willing to be publicly recognized for your work (anonymous submissions are not accepted at this time)

      • Note: If you are a finalist, your name and design will be shown at public events during and after Pride Month, and on relevant social media platforms.

    • For the adult category, artists must be 23 years of age or older at the time of submission

    • For the youth and young adult category, artists must be 22 years of age or younger at the time of submission.

  • Designs will be scored on the following:

    • Recognizability as an LGBTQ+ Pride decal

    • Artist eligibility as described above (ineligible artists and/or designs will not be judged)

    • Design quality (creativity, originality, clarity/sharpness)

    • Demonstration of values as described above

Submissions

All submissions are due by June 1st and must be submitted electronically through the submission form at tinyurl.com/ShowMoCoPride. The Montgomery County LGBTQ+ Advisory Board will determine up to five finalist designs that will be displayed at County pride month events and on social media for public voting.

Submissions will be accepted in two categories: Adults (ages 23+) and Youth/Young Adults (under 23).

The first 20 creators to submit an eligible design in either category will receive $50. Up to 5 finalists will receive $300 each and youth/young adult and adult category winners will each receive $1500.

LGBTQ+ community members, especially those who are trans and gender expansive, Black, Indigenous, and/or other People of Color are encouraged to submit designs.