CALLING ALL CREATIVES!
Help support the Pennsylvania Art Therapy Association’s (PAATA) licensure movement through creativity! We're launching a second annual tee shirt design contest fundraiser and inviting art therapists to submit original designs.
Two winning designs will be voted on by the PAATA Board of Directors based on visual appeal and fundraising potential, and designs will be judged anonymously to ensure fairness.
Please have your designs respond to the theme, "The Healing Power of Art Therapy". Also, keep in mind that the designs will be printed on a variety of merchandise large and small, so try to offer reproduce-able images that aren’t overly detailed or fussy. If your image is photographed for submission, please use the highest resolution on your camera so it will look great (and not pixelated) at all sizes.
Two winning designs will be voted on by the PAATA Board of Directors based on visual appeal and fundraising potential, and designs will be judged anonymously to ensure fairness.
Please have your designs respond to the theme, "The Healing Power of Art Therapy". Also, keep in mind that the designs will be printed on a variety of merchandise large and small, so try to offer reproduce-able images that aren’t overly detailed or fussy. If your image is photographed for submission, please use the highest resolution on your camera so it will look great (and not pixelated) at all sizes.
Submitting artists may include a small signature in a corner of the design, which will appear on the final
printed shirt. The winners will receive:
Submission deadline: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Send your original design (no AI-generated artwork, please) as a .jpg or .png to [email protected]
Contest Terms: By submitting a design, contestants agree to relinquish ownership of the artwork to PAATA if selected as a winner. Winners will not be entitled to any financial or material compensation beyond the stated contest prizes. PAATA reserves the right to use the winning designs on additional fundraising merchandise—including, but not limited to, posters, mugs, tote bags, and sweatshirts—at the discretion of PAATA and its ad-hoc fundraising committee.
Proceeds from this fundraiser will directly support PAATA’s advocacy efforts, including funding our lobbyist working to secure an independent art therapy license in Pennsylvania.
printed shirt. The winners will receive:
- A featured announcement in PAATA’s email blast and social media posts
- Personal acknowledgement in the PAATA December All-Member Meeting and other events
- Your signature on every printed merch item
- Free admission to a PAATA 3-hour CE event of your choice (up to a $75 value)!
Submission deadline: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Send your original design (no AI-generated artwork, please) as a .jpg or .png to [email protected]
Contest Terms: By submitting a design, contestants agree to relinquish ownership of the artwork to PAATA if selected as a winner. Winners will not be entitled to any financial or material compensation beyond the stated contest prizes. PAATA reserves the right to use the winning designs on additional fundraising merchandise—including, but not limited to, posters, mugs, tote bags, and sweatshirts—at the discretion of PAATA and its ad-hoc fundraising committee.
Proceeds from this fundraiser will directly support PAATA’s advocacy efforts, including funding our lobbyist working to secure an independent art therapy license in Pennsylvania.