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4-H Poster Contests

The 4-H Poster Contest invites youth to showcase their creativity and promote the mission of 4-H. Members design digital or physical posters that share what 4-H means to them and encourage others to get involved. By taking part, youth build communication skills, practice visual storytelling, and display their talents in a fun and meaningful way.

Want to enter a poster? Contact your local Extension office for poster deadlines in your area.

2025 4-H Poster Winners

  • Hea Ashar – Williamson County
  • Addy Conrad – Franklin County
  • Bailee Brown – Anderson County
  • Lucy Nance – Anderson County
  • Addison Duncan – Campbell County
  • Paxton Darby – Marion County
  • Ananya Sardeasi – Williamson County
  • Madhav Bhavani – Williamson County
  • Jase Hare – Cannon County
  • Brantley Parr – Coffee Coutny
  • Lillian Arnold – Putnam County
  • Avery Thorn – Anderson County
  • Luke Moore – Henry County
  • Claira Wiley – Bledsoe County
  • Addison Duncan – Campbell County
  • Andrew Davis – Putnam County
  • Andrew Boswell – Franklin County
  • Bane Franklin – Monroe County
  • Sylas Terry – Benton County
  • Maxwell Heath – Franklin County

    • 4-H Poster Guidelines

    There are two types of poster contests that 4-H’ers can participate in: (1) Regular Poster Contest or (2) Digital Marketing Poster Contest. An overview and rules of the contests can be found in the tabs below.

    1. Your poster must promote 4-H and include the 4-H emblem. When using the 4-H emblem on a poster, follow the criteria specified by the national guidelines regarding use of the 4-H emblem.
      1. Do not place text or other images over or on top of the 4-H emblem.
      2. No photo, drawing, symbol, word, or other figure or object may be placed on or obscure the 4-H emblem.
      3. The official colors should not be altered.
      4. The clover stem should turn to the right only.
      5. The clover should not be slanted.
    2. Name, address, county, age, grade, and email address of the 4-H member should be included with the submission.
    3. Design must be original.
    4. Well-known cartoon figures cannot be used because they are copyrighted, such as Marvel superheroes, Disney characters, Lego characters, etc.
    5. The same scorecard will be used for both the Digital and Regular Poster Contest.
    6. The awards include a rosette and a $25 cash award to the top ten entries in each division.
    7. A 4-H member may submit one entry to the Digital and one entry to the Regular Poster Contest.
    1. Digital posters should be submitted to the County Extension Office. Check with your county office for deadlines.
    2. Each regional office may submit 15 digital posters in the state digital poster contest.
    3. Must be submitted in a PDF or PNG format.
    4. Entries should be clear (not be blurry, grainy, or pixeled).
      • (In most cases, 640 x 480 pixels should provide a clear image.)
      • Tip: If using a computer program such as Microsoft Publisher, when you save your image as a PNG in the dialogue box, there is a “resolution” box and you can change it from “standard printing” to “high quality or commercial.”
    5. Examples of programs that could be used for designing your digital poster include, but are not limited to:
      1. Microsoft PowerPoint
      2. Microsoft Publisher
      3. Adobe Illustrator
      4. Adobe InDesign
      5. Canva
    6. Digital posters should be in the landscape (or horizontal) format.
    7. Digital posters are not photographs of a regular poster but rather computer graphics / design created on the computer.
    1. Regular posters should be submitted to the County Extension Office. Check with your county office for deadlines.
    2. Each regional office may submit 15 regular posters in the state poster contest.
    3. Posters must be horizontal and measure 14 x 22 inches

    Poster Scorecard

    Check out the judging critera to help wiht your design structure

    Poster Awards

    State: Rosette & $25 cash award to the top ten entries

    Donors

    University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) Retirees Association

    2024 Poster Winners

    State Physical Poster

    State Digital Poster

    Western Physical Poster

    Western Digital Poster

    • Harper Bailey, Benton County
    • Jon Arnold, Benton County
    • *Caelen Dunbar, Chester County
    • Callie Jude, Hickman County
    • Harrison Duvall, Crockett County
    • Victoria Roberts, Hardeman County
    • Spencer Hopkins, Henry County
    • Knoxly White, Henderson County
    • Kaylee Wooten
    • Parker Roberts, Henderson County
    • Sophia Fields, Henderson County
    • Breelyn Bullard, Wayne County
    • Landon Keasling, Wayne County
    • Wayne County – Mariel Morales
    • William Orgain, Dickson County

    Central Physical Poster

    • Amelia Roberts – Macon County
    • Andrew Davis – Putnam County
    • Annalee Burchett – Putnam County
    • Anne Gammons – Macon County
    • Ava Jernigan – Coffee County
    • Caleb Archuleta – Maury County
    • Clara May – Van Buren County
    • Eliza Estfon – Moore County
    • *Grace McLerran – Clay County
    • *Kate McLerran – Clay County
    • *Lillian Arnold – Putnam County
    • Mallie Whitaker – Smith County
    • Marlee Bradford – Lincoln County
    • Mila Cantrell – White County
    • Paili Doyle – Williamson County

    Central Digital Poster

    Physical Poster

    • Sadie Gray, Anderson County
    • *Ivy Sapp, Bledsoe County
    • Robby Hanson, Bledsoe County
    • Addison Duncan, Campbell County
    • *Sarah Gilford, Carter County
    • Bristol Stone, Claiborne County
    • Akira Pierce, Cocke County
    • Baylee Fancher, Grainger County
    • Emily Murr, Hamilton County
    • Abe Nichols, Hancock County
    • Callie Ann Parsons, Hawkins County
    • Carrie Ruth Lawson, Hawkins County
    • *Ella Smith, Jefferson County
    • Kariyana Donev, Polk County
    • Landon Hennessey Rouse, Rhea County

    Eastern Digital Poster

    Questions about the poster contests? Contact Mitch Beaty mcbeaty@utk.edu

    • Tennessee 4-H Youth Development
    • 2621 Morgan Circle, 205 Morgan Hall
    • Knoxville, TN 37996-4510
    • P: 865-974-2128
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