We are no longer accepting submissions. Thank you to all who submitted a design!

World Forestry Center (WFC) was established in 1966 and continues to create and inspire champions of sustainable forestry. We have accomplished this through community outreach, advocacy, ongoing programming, and exhibitions in our Discovery Museum. We are gearing up for our 60th anniversary in 2026 and have partnered with Pendleton to create a commemorative blanket. We are reaching out to the arts community for artists to submit their blanket designs in celebration of this momentous occasion!

The Theme: Forest(s)

WFC doesn’t limit its outreach to just the Pacific Northwest but around the world—it’s in our name! There are different types of forests that exist around the world. They can be broadly classified into three main types: tropical, temperate, and boreal forests–each characterized by distinct climate conditions and vegetation. Your design could capture the essence of one or all of them.

About the Award

If your artwork is chosen as the final design for the commemorative blanket, the chosen artist will receive special recognition from World Forestry Center and a cash award of $500. You will be invited as a special guest to the unveiling ceremony at the Discovery Museum 2026, and receive and be pictured with the first blanket. In addition, you will be featured on our social media channels, website, and your biography and story in our spring Evergreen publication. We will have the commemorative blankets available for sale, along with the artist’s biography, in our museum gift shop throughout the last part of 2026. We plan to provide blankets as special gifts with the printed artist’s biography to select members of our donor base and offer them in special giveaways in 2026.

Eligibility and Rules

Artists and artwork:

• Must be a U.S. citizen and 18 years of age and older at the time of submission
• Theme: Forest(s)
• Open to amateur and professional artists
• Must be original work of submitting artist
• Submit up to (2) two digital designs (high resolution .ai [highly preferred], .tiff, .pdf, or .jpeg)
• Artwork specifications: Up to (3) three colors total (no shade variations of any color)
• Artwork cannot be any smaller than 8 x 10 inches (final blanket size; 64” x 80” inches)
• Artwork must be at 300 dpi or higher
• Submitted files must be high-resolution .ai (highly preferred), .tiff, .pdf, or .jpeg
• All eligible submissions will be reviewed by a selection committee. To keep this process objective, submissions for the selection committee will not include or reveal any artist’s names until the final selection is made.
• The entrant authorizes the World Forestry Center and Pendelton to use your original artwork for the 60th anniversary commemorative blanket design and publish the submission on their worldforestry.org, and on any affiliated websites and social media platforms. The submission may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for editorial and promotional purposes.

Entry Fees

A donation of $25 USD to the World Forestry Center for up to (2) two high resolutions digital submissions (entry fees are non-refundable). If files do not meet the criteria above, they will not be considered.

Important Dates

• Applications Open | August 22, 2025
• Submissions Close | September 30, 2025
• Results Announced | April 2026
• Award Payout | April 2026
• Unveiling Ceremony | October 2026

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