Middle School Poster Design Contest

We’re inviting teachers, scout groups, after-school programs, and youth organizations to participate in our poster design contest for a chance to win a free field trip to Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Winners will receive tickets for up to 30 students to Vizcaya Museum and Gardens and a family membership.

The Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) and Vizcaya Museum and Gardens invite all Miami-Dade County middle school students to participate in the commemorative poster design contest for Baynanza 2026 by creating an original design that portrays Biscayne Bay and its unique natural environment. Each year during the annual tradition of Baynanza, thousands of commemorative posters are distributed for free to participating volunteers and partner organizations in celebration of the beauty and importance of this unique natural resource. Three winners will be selected, and the first-place winner will have the honor of seeing their design featured as the Baynanza 2026 commemorative poster.

First Place
- Winning design will be printed on commemorative posters for countywide distribution and will be featured during outreach events
- Winning student and their school/organization will receive a field trip for 30 students to Vizcaya Museum and Gardens with free admission and transportation for the current school year. The teacher will also receive a Vizcaya membership
- Winning student will be recognized at Baynanza’s Kickoff event at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens and acknowledged at Baynanza’s VIP Site on Saturday, April 11. Student will receive a Vizcaya family membership and a framed award
Second Place
- Second-place student will be recognized at Baynanza’s Kickoff reception and will receive a Vizcaya family membership and a framed award.
Third Place
- Third-place student will be recognized at Baynanza’s Kickoff reception and will receive four family passes to Vizcaya and a framed award.
Join the fun and show off your creativity!
- Design should depict the issues of littering and marine debris in Biscayne Bay and portray its unique natural environment.
- Design must be an original piece and hand-rendered.
- Design must be 12 x18 or 18 x12 inches on white unlined paper.
- Design can be created in full color or black and white.
- Design can be created using various media, including pencils, colored pencils, pen, crayon or markers.
- Design must be unframed, unmounted and without a matte.
For other evaluation criteria, please review our poster design evaluation rubric on Vizcaya’s website.
- All entries must be received by the contest closing date of Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 and cannot simply be postmarked with this date
- Entries must be labeled with the following information:
  - Student’s name
  - School, organization or program
  - Grade level
  - Name of teacher, organization leader or program leader
  - Email of teacher, organization leader or program leader
- Entries can be sent by United States Postal Service mail to the address below:
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

ATTN: School Programs Manager

3251 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33129
- Entries can be dropped off at Vizcaya by Dec. 5, 2025. Please reach out to the School Programs Manager at [email protected] for drop off information
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens will receive, store and manage the entries submitted. Artwork will not be returned. By submitting an entry to the contest, participants understand that entries might be used by Vizcaya and/or the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) for promotional and marketing purposes, even if the designs have not been selected among the top three entries.

For more information, contact the School Programs Manager at [email protected].

To request materials in an accessible format, sign language interpreters, CART services and/or any other accommodation to participate, please contact Alain Donderiz at 786-442-4778 five days in advance to initiate your request, or send an email to [email protected]. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).

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