2026 NOW Foundation Love Your Body Poster Contest
Accepting artwork for the 2026 NOW Foundation Love Your Body Poster Contest!
Submission Deadline: October 14, 2026
The NOW Foundation invites artists of all ages and backgrounds to participate in the 2026 Love Your Body Poster Contest.
Before submitting your poster, please review past winning designs and familiarize yourself with the Love Your Body campaign. The campaign challenges the narrow, unrealistic, and often harmful beauty standards promoted by the media and beauty industry. It rejects the idea that a woman’s value is measured by her appearance or her ability to conform to current beauty ideals.
Winning posters will be selected based on how effectively they:
- Challenge narrow, unrealistic, and negative images of women and girls.
- Promote body neutrality, self-acceptance, and a broader understanding of beauty.
- Challenge beauty standards and advertising practices that profit from dissatisfaction with our bodies.
- Communicate a compelling and dynamic message through strong visual design.
- Celebrate the diversity of bodies, identities, ages, ethnicities, abilities, and physical appearances.
The winning posters may be displayed in schools and other public settings and featured through NOW Foundation and NOW communications. Please keep this audience and potential public use in mind when creating your design.
For more information about the Love Your Body campaign, visit the NOW Love Your Body campaign page.
Submission Requirements
IMPORTANT: Each entry must include the artist’s full name, address, phone number, valid email address, and category number. This information must be included digitally with digital submissions. Please review the prize categories below to determine which category applies to you.
Digital Artwork Only
Digital submissions must be submitted in PNG or PDF format.
The poster must include the words:
- 2026 Love Your Body Campaign
The poster must also include the NOW Foundation website address:
- now.org/now-foundation/
Email digital submissions to: online@now.org
If you are selected as a category winner, you will be asked to provide a high-quality electronic file of your poster.
Artists may submit multiple posters in the same category but may not submit posters in different categories. If submitting multiple entries, please send them together in one email.
Entries are accepted from all countries and are open to all gender identities.
Only original artwork will be considered.
Copyrighted Images, Materials, and Subjects
Original signed release forms are required for copyrighted images or materials used in your artwork. Release forms are also required for identifiable individuals (“subjects”), whether they are public figures or private citizens.
- Release forms are not provided by the NOW Foundation. Artists are responsible for obtaining and retaining all necessary permissions and releases.
- Do not submit collages or posters that mimic existing advertising campaigns or trademarks, such as the MasterCard “Priceless” campaign.
- Do not use images of celebrities, models, or other identifiable individuals without permission to use their likeness.
- Do not include recognizable name-brand products, logos, or trademarks without appropriate permission.
- Do not include three-dimensional elements that cannot be reproduced effectively in a printed poster.
- Do not mount, frame, or laminate your entry.
- Do not submit artwork larger than 9″ x 12″.
- Do include all requested artist information on the back of the poster and/or electronically.
- Do put the year only — 2026 — on your entry, not the full date (for example, October 14, 2026).
Deadline: October 14, 2026
Contest Categories and Prizes
Category I: $250 prize
Open competition (non-student)
Category II: $200 prize
College student (undergraduate or graduate)
Category III: $150 prize
High school student
Category IV: $100 prize
Elementary or middle school student
Categories are determined by the age and/or educational status of the designer or artist. This contest is open to all gender identities.
One poster will be selected as the Grand Prize Winner from among the four category winners. The winning design will serve as the official 2026 Love Your Body Campaign poster and may be featured on the NOW Foundation website and in other NOW Foundation and NOW communications.
The Grand Prize Winner will receive an additional $100 prize.
*The NOW Foundation reserves the right to make reasonable alterations to the final poster design or to reject all submissions for use as the official campaign poster. All category prizes will be awarded even if no design is selected for the official poster.
Ownership and Use of Submissions
All submissions become the property of the NOW Foundation and may be used for promotional, educational, fundraising, or commercial purposes. No entries will be returned.
Please keep copies of all original artwork, digital files, photographs, and scans for your personal records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I include photos of celebrities or models in my poster?
No. The NOW Foundation cannot consider posters featuring celebrities, models, or other identifiable individuals without documented permission to use their likeness. This applies to both awarding prizes and displaying or reproducing the poster on the NOW Foundation website or in other public settings.
Can I include photos of or references to name-brand products?
No. Do not use recognizable brand names, logos, trademarks, or product imagery without appropriate permission.
Can I cut out and include photos from print magazines?
No. The NOW Foundation does not have the right to reproduce copyrighted magazine photographs and therefore cannot consider posters using those images for an award or public display.
Can I use photos or graphics I found on the internet?
Only if you have permission to use them. Some websites offer free stock photography or graphics with licenses that allow reuse. Always review the terms of use and licensing requirements before using an image.
If a website does not clearly state that an image is free to use or provide permission for your intended use, do not use it. The image may be protected by copyright.
Can I use images available through my computer software or in a clip-art collection?
Yes. Images and graphics included with software you legally own or obtained through a clip-art collection may be used, provided that your use complies with the applicable license or terms of use.
What about photos of myself, my friends, or my family?
If you use photographs that you or someone you know has taken and the photograph includes identifiable individuals, you must obtain a signed release from each person pictured.
The release should clearly state that the person understands their image is being used as part of a poster contest entry, and that, if selected, the image may appear on the NOW Foundation website and in other public settings or communications.
Never use photographs of people who did not know they were being photographed or who were not informed about how their image would be used.
You do not need to submit release forms with your initial entry. However, if your poster is selected as a winner, you may be required to provide documentation of the necessary releases. Failure to provide required releases may result in disqualification.
Do I have to create my poster on a computer?
No. Handmade artwork is welcome. However, all contest entries must be submitted electronically to online@now.org. Physical artwork will not be accepted.
Can my poster include three-dimensional objects, such as fabric, or reflective surfaces, such as a mirror?
Yes. However, three-dimensional or reflective elements can be difficult or impossible to reproduce accurately in print or digital formats. While these types of designs may be eligible for a category prize, they may reduce the likelihood that the design can be selected as the official Grand Prize poster.
Before You Submit
Please make sure your entry:
- Is an original artwork.
- Includes the words 2026 Love Your Body Campaign.
- Includes now.org/now-foundation/.
- Includes your full name, address, phone number, valid email address, and category number.
- Does not use copyrighted images, celebrity/model likenesses, brand logos, or other protected materials without permission.
- Includes signed releases for identifiable individuals when required.
- Is submitted by October 14, 2026.
We look forward to seeing your creativity, your vision, and your message for the 2026 Love Your Body Campaign!