Empowering young people to advocate for violence prevention through art and creativity

The Humber Violence Prevention Partnership is  looking for talented individuals, aged 11-18 to help us design a poster campaign centred around violence prevention.

The competition's objective is to engage schools and youth groups, in the Humber region, in creating poster designs focused on violence prevention. The initiative aims to empower young people to advocate for violence prevention through art and creativity.

The competition is made up of three stages:

Stage 1 – Young people work independently to develop and create early ideas and designs for the poster

Stage 2 – The two overall winners work with the arts organisation to create final poster designs and exhibition

Stage 3 – Designs are promoted as part of a public violence prevention campaign

The Humber Violence Prevention Partnership are working with the Warren and Fountain Arts who will host workshops with the winning entrant to see their design turned into a digital graphic. This collaboration will offer young designers a unique opportunity to see their vision transformed and brought to life in a public space as part of our campaign to prevent youth violence.

Participants are invited to design a poster by any means available (paper, digital, AI, photo collage, anything at all), to be A4 sized, but must be submitted digitally (scan or photo or posters are accepted) to humbervpp@humberside.pnn.police.uk 

A winner from each region will be chosen by a panel of judges and invited (along with up to 3 friends) to either 'The Warren Youth Project' in Hull, or 'Fountain Arts Association' in Scunthorpe, to work with graphics professionals to convert their design into a piece ready for digital distribution, along with a £50 gift voucher for each winner, and £200 worth of books for their school/youth association.

There are 2 x 2nd place prizes of a £25 gift voucher, and 2 x runner up prizes of a £15 gift voucher.

All entries will be publicly exhibited and the the finalised winning entries will feature in the Humber Violence Prevention Partnerships 'Violence Prevention' campaign.

Closing Date for all entries is Tuesday 7th May 2024.

Terms and Conditions

The competition is open to residents of the Humber area (East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire) aged between 11 and 18.

The competition will run from 22nd of March 2024 to 23.59pm on Wednesday 1st of May 2024.

Personal information submitted to enter the competition will be handled in accordance with our privacy policy and used only for the purposes of managing the competition.

Participation is via e-mail/digital submission to humbervpp@humberside.pnn.police.uk . No other entry routes are permitted.

Multiple entries by the same person are allowed.

The competition is free to enter.

One £50 gift voucher for each winner (one per North Bank, one per South Bank), and £200 worth of books for their school/youth association, 2 x 2nd place prizes of a £25 gift voucher, and 2 x runner up prizes of a £15 gift voucher. There is no cash alternative.

The promoter is the Humber VPP c/o the OPCC for Humberside, The Lawns, Harland Way, Cottingham, HU16 5SN.

Entries will be judged on the basis of their suitability, originality by a panel which will include one independent member. The judges’ decision on the winning entry will be final.

In the event of a tie, one winner will be selected at random. In the event that no suitable designs are submitted the prize will not be awarded.

The winner will be notified at the email address from which the entry has originated. The prize must be claimed within 30 days of notification. If the prize is not claimed, it will be awarded to the runner-up.

The result will be announced on the Humber VPP website by 31st May 2024. The winner’s first name will be published.

The VPP will own the copyright to the design.