MAG’s Merch Madness Competition

Want to see your design all over Rochester? Participate in MAG’s Merch Madness, a friendly competition of artists to see who can design the best graphic for our M&T Bank Clothesline Art & Fine Craft Festival! Artists will submit their designs, and then you, the public, will decide who the winner is during Merch Madness in May!

The winner will get either $350 in prize money or a free both space at the festival.

Dates to know:

• Monday, February 2: submissions open
• Sunday, March 1: submissions close at 11:59 pm
• Monday, May 4: Merch Madness bracket public voting starts to decide the best design
• Monday, June 1: Winner announced

Design Requirements:

• Must say: “M&T Bank Clothesline Art & Fine Craft Festival”
• Must incorporate the year (2026)
• Must include/incorporate a clothespin in the design
• Must use 5 or fewer colors
• Space that’s at least 3″ wide by 2″ tall must be reserved for MAG logo (we’ll add it for you!)
• Any text should aim for a minimum font size of 8-9 pt, with a thick stroke for standard apparel
• Final dimensions should fit within 8-12″ wide by 10-14″ tall, at 300 DPI
• Final design should be one of these file formats: .AI, .EPS, .PDF, .PSD, or .TIF
• Image submission must be a full size JPG or PNG at 72 DPI (we’ll contact the winner for the final design file)

MAG reserves the right to ask for changes to the final design.