Each year, the Office of the Mayor looks forward to receiving submissions from creative Barrie residents.
2026 Guidelines, Rules & Conditions
- Contest open to Barrie residents.
- The subject (art) should be suitable for use as a Christmas card and should depict a city of Barrie scene or event.
- More than one entry permitted with separate entry forms for each.
- Photographs, paintings, drawings, etc. accepted.
- Minimum recommended size of original artwork – 4” x 6”
- Maximum recommended size of original artwork – 8” x 10”
- The winning entrant must agree to allow:
a. Their name to appear on the finished Christmas Card.
b. Their art to become the property of the City. All copyright is transferred to the City of Barrie.
c. Their name and reproduction of their winning entry to be published in the media.
d. Their original art to be displayed in City Hall or other City locations.
e. The winning entrant is responsible for framing the artwork. - An award of $600.00 will be made to the winning entrant.
- All entries are pre-judged by a panel appointed by the Mayor. The Mayor’s decision of the winning entry is final.
- The winning entrant will be notified by December 4, 2026.
- All non-winning entries will be available for pick up from December 16, 2026 until March 2027, and will be disposed of after the pickup period ends. Please contact the Mayor's Office at officeofthemayor@barrie.ca or 705-792-7900 to confirm pickup time.
- Official entry forms are available online and printed copies are available at Service Barrie (first floor at City Hall, 70 Collier Street).
- Finished art is to be submitted in person at Service Barrie (first floor at City Hall, 70 Collier Street) and include a completed and signed form. The artwork and the accompanying form should be in a sealed envelope/package to ensure all documents remain together. The package should be clearly labelled as “Christmas Card Art Contest Entry – Attention: Mayor's Office."
- The City of Barrie will not be held responsible for loss or damage to artwork submitted.
- Deadline for submission: November 30, 2026 at 4:30pm.
