208days

15hours

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March 22, 23, and 24, 2027 / Atlanta, Georgia

A global call for designers, artists, architects, students, innovators and creative thinkers to visualize the future of sustainable innovation.

$5,000+ in Awards

100 Finalists Selected

Interdisciplinary Judges

Worldwide Participation

The Super South Sustainable Innovation Design Competition is a global creative challenge that explores how innovation can create a more resilient, prosperous and sustainable future.

Inspired by the success of the Biophilia Poster Competition and the mission of Super South, the competition invites participants to visualize the technologies, systems, communities and ideas that will define the next generation of economic and environmental progress.

The competition culminates in public exhibitions, digital showcases, industry recognition and a growing community dedicated to advancing sustainable innovation throughout the Super South and beyond.

Competition Opens

9/15/2026

Final Submission Deadline

1/15/2027

Jury Deliberations

2/1/2027 to 3/1/2027

Finalists Announced

3/1/2027

Prizes Awarded and Exhibition

3/23/2027 to 3/24/2027

2026

Exhibition

Select entries chosen by competition judges will be professionally printed and exhibited during the Super South Summit in Atlanta March 22-24, 2027.

The exhibition will place selected work before an audience of innovators, investors, policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, students and members of the international innovation community.

Additional opportunities for publication, digital exhibition, and future touring exhibitions may be announced.

Brief

The future is not something we inherit. It is something we design.

This competition invites particiants to consider what kind of collective future is worth creating. We want to see the future you want to live in.

Forging the Future We Imagine

What does progress look like? What gives you hope? What comes next?

Common themes include:

-Invention + Action

-Nature + People + Technology

-Circularity

-Regenerative

-New Energy

-Mobility

-Healthy People and Planet

Awards

Winning entries will receive international recognition through the Super South platform.

Awards will include:

-Platinum $2,500

-Gold $1,000

-Silver $750

-Bronze $500

-Student Category $500

Additional recognition opportunities will be announced prior to the submission deadline of January 15, 2027.

Evaluation

Entries will be evaluated by an international jury composed of leaders in design, sustainability, innovation, architecture, business, academia and the arts.

Judging criteria include:

-Originality

-Creativity

-Visual impact

-Conceptual strength

-Communication of the theme

-Overall execution

The Jury Members

An internationally recognized panel of designers, creative directors and thought leaders selecting the world's most compelling works of sustainable design.

Adrian Caddy

Founder and CEO, Greenspace

David Carson

Design Director, davidcarsondesign

Lisa Babb

Design Educator Program Lead, Design Discovery with Apple

Patrizia Schopf

Creative Director, Brand Culture Company

Sam Eckersley

Associate Chair of Graphic Design, SCAD

Sean Perkins

Founding Partner, North

Byoung Il Sun

Byoung Il Sun

President, Founder, BI International Poster Art Biennale

Parisa 2

Parisa Tashakori

Co-director, The Brand Studios at University of Colorado Boulder

Agnieszka Ziemiszewska Poldand

Agnieszka Ziemiszewska

Professor of New Media Art at the Polish-Japanese Academy in Warsaw

Why a Global Poster Competition?

For more than a century, posters have inspired social movements, shaped public opinion, promoted cultural exchange, and challenged conventional thinking. Today, they remain one of the most immediate and democratic forms of visual communication.

The Super South International Poster Competition and Exposition seeks to harness that tradition to imagine and build a more sustainable future.

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Submission Form

All entries need to meet these requirements:
24″ x 36″ (60.96cm x 91.44 cm)
Vertical/Portrait only
JPG or PDF
CMYK compatible
300 DPI print-ready file
Maximum 10MB

 

Our Terms and Conditions

There are no restrictions on entry or cost to participate. If you can create a poster, you can participate in the completion. But we must receive your entry by January 15, 2027 11:59 PM EDT.

We are unable to consider late submissions (even if they are a second late)!

All participants must certify submissions are original work that has not been exhibited elsewhere (including social media and other digital formats) or received prior awards. Participants will receive a digital Certificate of Participation. The exhibition will include approximately 100 poster designs selected by the panel of judges. The panel of judges reserves the right to reduce this number.

A total of four cash prizes will be awarded to Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze winners with the following prize award (all amounts in United States Dollars): Platinum – $2,500 (Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars) Gold – $1,000 (One Thousand Dollars) Silver – $750 (Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars) Bronze – $500 (Five Hundred Dollars)  Student – $500 (Five Hundred Dollars)

The works will be selected by the panel of judges and all participants selected will be informed by email before the March 1, 2027. Selected posters are eligible for cash prizes. The final round notification will be sent by March 1, 2027. All prizes guaranteed to be awarded. Final award winners will be announced during the award ceremony (date and venue to be announced at a later time). Prize winners need not be present at the ceremony to win. All award prizes shall be transferred to winners’ accounts within 30 days of award ceremony if winners provide valid contact information to transfer prize winnings. The panel of judges will determine winners based on their subjective evaluation of timely submissions in their sole and absolute discretion. If a winner cannot be contacted or is disqualified for any reason, Super South Summit, LLC reserves the right to determine an alternate winner, in its sole discretion. A parent or guardian of any participant who is a minor must sign a release on behalf of the minor to be eligible to receive a prize. Each winner must provide Super South Summit, LLC with valid identification and a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded. Any person winning over $600 in prizes from Super South Summit, LLC will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS.

By participating, where allowed by law, all participants and winner(s) grant Super South Summit, LLC permission to use their submissions, names, characters, photographs, voices, videotape and likenesses in connection with promotion of this and other contests and waive any claims to royalty, right, or remuneration for such use. By participating in the contest, where allowed by law, participants agree that Super South Summit, LLC may disclose personal information obtained from participants in the contest to third parties and use such information for marketing and other purposes.

Super South Summit, LLC is not responsible for undeliverable, lost, delayed, misdirected or misaddressed email or any other issues regarding the electronic delivery of the contest submissions. The sole determiner of eligibility for the final consideration will be the time the email entry submission is received at our offices.

By participating in the contest, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of the panel of judges and Super South Summit, LLC personnel. Persons who violate any rule, gain unfair advantage in participating in the contest, or obtain winner status using fraudulent means will be disqualified. Any attempt to contact or influence the panel of judges and disruptive, annoying, harassing or threatening behavior is prohibited. Super South Summit LLC will interpret contest rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the rules or the contest and such decisions concerning such disputes shall be final. If the outcome of the contest is affected by human error or intentional interference, Super South Summit LLC, reserves the right to make such other decisions regarding the outcome.

By participating in the contest, each participant and winner waives any and all claims of liability against Super South Summit, LLC, its employees and agents and other contest sponsors for any personal injury or loss which may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the contest, or from the use of any prize. In order to receive a prize, participants must sign an official waiver form provided by Super South Summit, LLC.

The conduct of the contest is governed by the applicable laws of the United States of America, which take precedence over any rule to the contrary herein. Contest void where prohibited by law.

About Poster Territory

PosterTerritory, led by Olga Severina, is an internationally recognized platform dedicated to advancing contemporary poster design through global competitions, traveling exhibitions and collaborative creative initiatives that explore the intersection of design, culture and social impact.

As curator of the Super South Summit Poster Design Competition, PosterTerritory brings its deep international network and curatorial expertise to showcase outstanding visual storytelling while elevating the role of design in advancing sustainability, innovation and positive change.

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About Super South

Super South is a platform and movement dedicated to accelerating sustainable innovation across the American South and beyond. Through its flagship annual Summit, year-round events, strategic partnerships, thought leadership and cross-sector collaboration, Super South brings together entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, researchers, policymakers, changemakers and creatives working to shape a more resilient and prosperous future.

The Poster Competition extends that mission by inviting the global creative community to visualize the ideas, technologies and possibilities that will define the decades ahead.

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