the FIRST ever t-shirt contest

the FIRST ever t-shirt contest

HOUSE Student Art Contest 2025

Does your student have a creative eye and a passion for the arts? Whether a choir, crew, dance, instrumental, script, stage student … we want to see your creativity come to life! This is your chance to create original art inspired by your HOUSE class experience.

Your artwork could be featured on HOUSE shirts, shared with our community, and recognized at our Parent-Teacher Meeting in August!

Submission Requirements:

  • Artwork must be 100% original and student-created. No traced, copied, or AI-generated art.

  • Artwork must be submitted digitally as a high-quality scan or photo. No physical submissions accepted.

  • File format: JPG or PNG, max size 10MB

  • Include: Student’s full name, age, and class

  • Send to: SUBMIT HERE (or below)

  • Submission Deadline: June 30, 2025

  • Student must be enrolled in the class of which they are submitting a design.

Design Guidelines:

  • NO Show Titles or text.

  • Do not use ANY official, licensed artwork.

  • Keep content family-friendly, respectful, and reflective of the values of HOUSE.

  • Artwork should work well in one or two ink colors only. Keep in mind that extremely detailed or highly multicolored designs may not translate well to print.

  • Non-adherence to the contest guidelines and T&Cs will result in immediate disqualification.

Who Can Enter:

Open to all current HOUSE students enrolled in:

  • Stage (Elementary: Alice in Wonderland, Junior: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Senior: High School Musical)

  • Crew (inspired by Crew or any of the Stage shows)

  • Choir, Dance, Script, and Worship Collective (open theme—reflect your class experience, creativity, or message)

  • For clarity, they must be not only enrolled in House but enrolled in the class for which they are designing! Example:

    • An Stage Elementary A student can submit an art design for Alice in Wonderland Jr that may be chosen for the whole of Stage Elementary!

    • A Dance student can submit a design for the whole of the Dance program.

    • A Worship Collective student may submit a design for their Worship Collective Class.

Timeline:

  • Submissions Due: Sunday, June 30, 2025

  • Community Voting Opens: Sunday, July 7 – Sunday, July 21

  • Winners Revealed: Friday, August 15 at the HOUSE Parent-Teacher Meeting

  • Shirt Orders Open: late August, early September 2025

Prizes + Recognition:

  • Winners will have their art featured on official HOUSE shirts across the program

  • All winning entries will be spotlighted on our social media and in our digital gallery.

Terms & Conditions (Keepin' It Real):

  • Reminder: All submissions must be original and created by the enrolled student, grades 1st - 12th.

  • Limit one per student, per class. (If student is in multiple classes, they may enter one per class enrolled)

  • By entering, you give HOUSE Theatre permission to reproduce, print, and share your artwork for HOUSE use (shirts, print, social media, etc.).

  • HOUSE reserves the right to modify submitted artwork for printing purposes (e.g., adjusting colors, sizing, add text).

  • This contest is not affiliated with or endorsed by any show, licensing company, etc.

  • Tie-breakers/Final decisions on winners and printing are at the discretion of HOUSE leadership.

  • Winning STAGE shirts will NOT be eligible for merchandise sales to the public.