Voting has ended for the T-Shirt Design Competition.
The community has voted for the winner of the 1st Annual Pet Fest T-Shirt Design Competition! Steven Klimkiewicz is 9-years old. His design is all about his best friends, Golden Retriever, Buddy, and twin cats, Sparky and Rosie. These guys, and drawing, are the two things Steven can’t imagine his life without! Steven hopes this piece will be helpful to other pets who are in need. Steven will have his design featured on our official 2021 Pet Fest apparel! The winning design has been printed on a limited edition run of t-shirts that will be available to purchase at Pet Fest.
Profits from t-shirt sales help keep Pet Fest free for the community to attend! Thanks for supporting the 16th Annual Pet Fest!
The selections below were submitted as original artwork through the Zootown Arts Community Center. You can vote once per day, per person. Entrants were asked to incorporate the Pet Fest logo and keep in mind that their design would be printed on a t-shirt. Click on each image to see a larger version.
I wanted to design something simple but powerful enough to reach many diverse people. I’m disabled, so I relate very much to service dogs and ESA’s. I hope to have one myself! Animals make life livable for many like me. They bring only joy and purpose. So the basic idea of this design was to reflect not just the neurotypical, but the atypical pet owners in the Missoula community as well. I took two hands forming a heart over a paw and then drew Missoula’s iconic mountains, including Mt. Jumbo, over the hands themselves. I think it represents the community of Missoula as a whole, then the individual pet owner, and then the pet, all in one. 
Life is great. Pets make it better. They give us joy, comfort and even protection. 
I wanted to capture the feeling of fun this summer with your “four-legged friend” 
This is our dog Huckleberry Muddypaws. I am eight years old and it was fun to draw him. 
My design is all about my best friends — my Golden Retriever, Buddy, and my twin cats, Sparky and Rosie. These guys, and drawing, are the two things I can’t imagine my life without! I hope this piece will be helpful to other pets who are in need. I am 9 years old.
PRIZES:
- 1st: $100, a t-shirt with their design, their t-shirt design on the Pet Fest website and social media platforms.
- 2nd: $50 and their design displayed at Pet Fest.
- 3rd: $25 and their design displayed at Pet Fest.
DEADLINES:
- 5/1/21 – Contest Start
- 6/1/21 – Last Day to Submit Art
- 6/15/21 – Voting Begins
- 7/1/21 – Voting Ends
- 7/5/21 – Winner Revealed and artwork sent to printer
Any questions, email Marketplace Media & Events at: info@marketplacemt.com or call 406-544-9252.