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2026 Caltrans Safety Poster Contest

Calling All Student Artists - Caltrans Wants You!!! Submit your original poster artwork to be shown at the Caltrans Workers Memorial in April. District and Overall winners in 4 age categories All children and young relatives (17-under) of Caltrans employees are eligible. 4 examples of previous poster contest winners. Caltrans logo

Entry Deadline: 5 p.m., February 27, 2026

This poster contest is open to all children and family members of Caltrans employees. This includes stepchildren, nieces, and nephews who are 17 or under at the time of the contest deadline, listed below.

4 divisions:

  • 6-under
  • 7-10
  • 11-13
  • 14-17

Theme: Traffic Safety Begins Behind the Wheel

  • This contest provides young people the opportunity to use their artistic creativity to help spread the message of traffic safety – Caltrans Number One priority.
  • Submitted poster artwork must be 8 ½ x 11 inches and can be either portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) orientation.
  • No computer-generated, AI-driven, or altered artwork will be accepted. It must be created by the young artist’s hand.
  • Each submission must contain the Caltrans logo and the theme phrase listed above.

Please send submissions to the correct district or headquarters liaison, listed below.

Each district will choose their regional winners and then send them to Caltrans headquarters to compete for the statewide awards.

Statewide winners will receive the following:

  • A printed display at the annual Workers Memorial on April 23
  • The winning designs placed in the event program
  • A full color poster to keep
  • Artwork inclusion in a 2027 calendar to be distributed throughout California

Winning poster designs may also be distributed online, throughout Caltrans social media, and featured in public service announcements.

To enter, please include the following:

  • Completed entry form
  • Scanned image from 8 ½ x 11” artwork (horizontal or vertical)
  • Photograph of student with their Caltrans relative

District winners will be announced March 16

Statewide winners will be announced March 30