After 31 years of developing a theme to encompass our largest annual fundraiser, Paws on Parade, we have decided to include our community in the creative process. Here’s how it works:
Artists are able to contribute by designing and submitting a logo that encompasses the spirit of Bangor Humane Society and makes a dog central to the theme. This can be created using any medium (graphic design, painting, etc.) as long as it can be reproduced for print.
Each entry is $5 and artists may submit as many unique works as they like.
Public voting starts as soon as submissions roll in. Each vote costs $2. You may vote as many times as you like.
Online voting will end at 12pm EST on Wednesday, September 25th and the Top Ten will be determined. If your work has been selected as one of the Top Ten, you will be contacted and invited to Paws on Parade for the final round of in-person voting. The top 10 logos will be brought to Paws on Parade 2024 and displayed for in person voting on Saturday, September 28th at Husson University.
Each Paws on Parade registration will include ONE ticket to be used at the event to cast an in-person vote for the best logo. Additional tickets for in-person voting will be available for purchase at the event. These tickets can ONLY be used to vote in person and are not transferable to online voting. To register for the event, please visit
https://donations.bangorhumane.org/event/paws-on-parade-2024/e565886.
All votes will be counted during the "Parade" portion of Paws on Parade and the winner of the logo contest will be announced LIVE at the end of the event. All artists are encouraged to attend the event but need not be present at Paws on Parade 2024 to win or receive prizes. The winning logo and theme will become the property of Bangor Humane Society and will be used for all applicable marketing efforts for Paws on Parade 2025 (see prizes below).
Prizes
The winner will be announced LIVE at Paws on Parade 2024 on September 28th. Artists are strongly encouraged to be present at the event to receive their winnings, which includes: having their artwork centrally featured on our 2025 event t-shirts, posters, banners, social media posts (totaling nearly 50,000 followers across multiple platforms), and advertising elements used to promote our event to the greater Bangor area. The winner will also receive a gift basket, a $100 cash prize, and FULL BRAGGING RIGHTS!
Participants may enter as many unique works of art as they wish. There is no age limit to enter this contest.
The logo should in some way contain a dog. Cats are allowed in the design as well, but a dog must be the primary focus of the logo.
- Any theme or idea can be used. Previous year themes include, but are not limited to:
No explicit, inappropriate, or suggestive content may be submitted. Content violations will be removed from the contest at the sole discretion of Bangor Humane Society and will be ineligible for additional submissions or contest prizes.
- Submissions will not be accepted once the deadline lapses.
- All imagery used must be original art work and be able to be reproduced for print.
If you are selected as one of the 10 finalists, you agree to the limited reproduction of your art work for the purposes of display for live voting at Paws on Parade 2024. Each Top Ten artist is encouraged to be present for the awards ceremony and announcement of the winner of the logo contest. Paws on Parade is September 28 and the Top Ten finalists will be notified by end of business on Wednesday, September 25. IF WE ARE UNABLE TO REACH THE TOP TEN WINNERS BY PHONE OR EMAIL WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE CLOSE OF VOTING, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ARTIST IN LINE BASED ON QUANTITY OF VOTES.
By submitting your artwork you agree that
Bangor Humane Society has made no guarantees of prizes or compensation.
Bangor Humane Society has your permission to reproduce your artwork as outlined in the Rules of this Contest.
Within 24 hours of online voting closing, Bangor Humane Society will need your written or verbal permission to move forward in the voting process. If we have not spoken to you in person, by phone, or received electronic communication from you by end of business on Thursday, September 26th, we will select another artist as one of the Top Ten.