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Poster Art Contest Winners

And the Poster Art winners are… 

Judging this contest was just plain hard–so many great submissions to review but we have finally settled on the best. Our criteria was based on simplicity, clean lines, & the effectiveness/closeness to old school poster propaganda. We also took into account evergreen ability and the use of slogans rather than quotes. All of the posters submitted will be shared daily on our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts over the next two months and the winners will get a shout out on the BitcoinNotBombs Instagram account, our Antiwar.me Facebook group and AntiwarNews backup Twitter account. Follow along on all the above social media feeds for updates, future contests and giveaway details.

Antiwar.com is blessed to have so many talented artists as supporters of our work and of peace. We have been talking about turning some of the art from this contest into T-Shirts and posters for sale and for future giveaways. Sign up for the PeaceNow email list to be notified of the relaunch of our store!

1st place winner and recipient of a 5oz silver pyramid ingot and 50gram silver skull ingot from Roberts and Roberts Brokerage is Matt Haas. Follow Matt on Instagram and check out his portfolio site here.

Do With Less/ Military Industrial Complex
Do With Less/ Military Industrial Complex

2nd place winner and recipient of $100 worth of BitcoinCash from Bitcoin.com is Andrew Zehnder. Follow Andrew on Instagram and Twitter.

Why do the birds attack?
Why do the birds attack?

3rd place winner and recipient of $100 worth of BitcoinCash from Bitcoin.com is Willikin Wolf. Follow Willikin on Instagram and twitter.

The Fool Tarot Card
The Fool Tarot Card

4th place winner and recipient of $100 worth of BitcoinCash from Bitcoin.com is Chris Primosic.

End The Wars All of Them dove target
End The Wars All of Them dove target

5th place winners and recipient of 1 50gram silver skull ingots. From Roberts and Roberts Brokerage is Ivo Lovric.

No War, hole in the head
No War, hole in the head

6th place winners and recipient of 1 50gram silver skull ingots. From Roberts and Roberts Brokerage is Jeb Emerson. Follow Jeb on Instagram and twitter.

Loose Lips Might End Wars
Loose Lips Might End War

7th place winner and the recipient of a Make Art Not War T-Shirt from the PeaceNow shop is Druw Perez. Follow Druw on Instagram and Twitter.

No More War Fish/Bomb
No More War Fish/Bomb

8th place winner and the recipient of a Make Art Not War T-Shirt from the PeaceNow shop is Jeremiah Harding. Follow Jeremiah on Instagram and Twitter.

Don't be a Drone
Don’t be a Drone

We have 10 Honorable mentions who will receive an Antiwar.com swag pack including an assortment of books, pens and stickers.

These were not easy to pick either but some were a no-brainer. First up Was Don Nash of Salt Lake City. While one image in particular caught our eye, Don never stopped submitting images during the duration of the contest. 27 in total and you can see all of them along with all the other posters on the entire post here. Don’s are stacked at the bottom and you can also check out his art portfolio site here.

Won, Don Nash

Honorable mention #2. Kitty, Simple, a great take on a classic image yet honest.

I want you to have democracy or ill kill you.

Honorable mention #3. While the image is interesting this one is a take on a well know quote from the late Antiwar.com co-founder Justin Raimondo. Thank you Natalie Fawn Danelishen.

War is not Patriotic

Honorable mention #4 Niketas Paloyannides, “Some real future” The use of the clock is powerful. Time is something we here in the peace community think about a lot. We just might be running out.

Some real Future
Some real Future

Honorable mention #5. Josh Everson “That Shining Beacon”. Do you ever get the impression that the very money in your hand is directly responsible for war?

That Shining Beacon
That Shining Beacon

Honorable mention #6. Jan R. Weinberg “Fear Sells” And the media is perhaps even more responsible for the troubles of this world than the politicians.

Fear Sells
Fear Sells

Honorable mention #7. Edgar Cards :Bring the Troops home” Simplicity, that’s it, that’s what we want.

Bring The Troops Home
Bring The Troops Home

Honorable mention #8. David Timothy Holdsworth “Repent.” Very simple.

Repent
Repent.

Honorable mention #9. Danny Hellman. “Two parties one agenda” We shied away from some of the images of the current president for evergreen ability but this one hits home what we have said for years, They are the same.

Two Parties One Agenda
Two Parties One Agenda

Honorable mention #10. Last but never least is long time Antiwar supporter, graphic designer and BitcoinNotBombs co-founder Davi Barker. “Stop Wars” Pop culture references are powerful and this one has a long history in libertarian circles. This image and slogan is what in many ways was the impatience for the creation of the Bitcoin Not Bombs logo.

Stop Wars
Stop Wars

Thank you to everyone who participated in our poster art contest and congratulations to the winners. View all of the entries here and feel free to download your favorites and share them as you like. Until next time, Peace!

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Poster Art Contest Entries

The Antiwar Poster art contest has ended with 24 amazing artists submitting 88 wonderful Antiwar posters. Have a look below and feel free to download your favorites to share with your friends on social media.

All entities will be shared on Antiwar.com’s social media pages, follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to see them all. If you would like to follow as the winners are announced over the next few weeks follow our Backup Twitter account, Facebook group and BitcoinNotBombs on Instagram.

Jeremiah Harding. IG @insanityisfree & Twitter @insanityisfree

David Gomadza

Danny Hellman. IG @dannyhellmanillustration & Twitter @dannyhellman

krishnakant Vishwakarma

Willikin Wolf. IG: @WillikinWolf & Twitter @WillikinWolf

Collaboration between Jason and Marchella.

Twitter: @JasonBassler1 & @1Marchella

No War.
The First Casualty.
For Your Country.
Profits of War.
No War.

Ivo Lovric

Matt Haas. IG: @inklab.design & Portfolio Site

Chess with Iran
Die for Empire
Tank Collage
End the Fed / End the War
Hakim Jilani
Smedley Butler
Legacy of War
Stop Wars Collage

Davi Barker. IG: @muslimagorist & Twitter @MuslimAgorist

Loose Lips Might End Wars
I want you to be antiwar
Anti-war of the world unite

Jeb Emerson. Twitter @Locjeb

Natalie Fawn Danelishen. Twitter: @Chesschick01

AN EYE FOR AN EYE MAKES THE WHOLE WORLD BLIND
Apocalypse now
Armageddon
Gunter grass
Merry Christmas Yemen
Monkey with a hand grenade
PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS QUOTE
War is a racket
WAR NO MORE

John Beverly Greene Wilson. Twitter @jbeverlygreene2

Andrew Zehnder. IG: @ludwigvonmisespieces & Tw: @LvMisesPieces

David Timothy Holdsworth.

IG: @davidtholdsworth & Twitter: @PeacefulContem1

Jan R. Weinberg. Twitter: @ShowUpAmerica

Kitty. Twitter: @AgoristKitty

Volker FRICK

Chris Primosic

Connor O’Keeffe. Twitter: @ConnorMOKeeffe

Shining-beacon

Josh Everson. Twitter @josheverson

Bring The Troops Home

Edgar Cards. IG: @edgarcards & Twitter @edgarcards

Niketas Paloyannides

Druw Perez. IG: @druwski_ & Twitter: @Madvillainy1

Memory
Perfect
History
Dick
Match
Holes
Crime
Allure
Think
Suffer
Fools
Crime
Dream
Theme
Bruno
Twain
Nice
Peace
Entry
Rest
Mongers
Free
Guess
Why
Gate
Zone
Won

And last but defiantly not least is Don Nash of Salt Lake City. The most prolific contestant with 28 posters. Check out his portfolio site here.

Please feel free to download your favorite antiwar posters and share them on your own social media pages. We will be announcing the winners soon and you can be the first to know about the winners and future contests by subscribing to the Antiwar.me PeaceNow newsletter.

Thank you all for participating in the Antiwar Poster Art Contest!

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Antiwar Poster Art Contest

The Antiwar Poster Art contest has ended and you can see all the entries here and the winners here.

Recent developments in Iran have the world up in arms over the threat of escalation and a larger conflict in the middle east. Thousands have taken to the streets in protest and the internet is ablaze with memes and posts calling for #PeaceWithIran. Now, we want to give you the opportunity to add your artistic style to the momentum and show the world that you are pro-peace.

During World War I and World War II, war posters where a popular form of propaganda used largely by the U.S. Government to convince Americans to support the war effort, enlist in the army and even buy war bonds to pay for it. War Propaganda Posters are well known, but at its core, it is a mode of communication aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position.

Now in the digital age, internet memes have, somewhat, become the new propaganda poster of the of the 21st century. But we’d like to stretch that vehicle into full blown posters aimed at countering the propaganda of the mainstream media and government officials in Washington. We’re looking for creativity that goes beyond just any old internet meme. Be Pro-Peace or Antiwar, we are open to any and all entries you can come up with. We are judging on your creativity and ability to deliver a clear message and not so much just humor or irony.

Need a little inspiration? Check out this post on the history of propaganda art and the various styles it took form in.

To Enter, just choose one of the image sizes and follow the submission guidelines below. Your canvas is blank and we are excited to see what you come up with. Think outside the box and collaborate with your friends. For non-digital artists, you can also submit a photograph of a poster you create in a physical media so long as the photo conforms to one of the required sizes.

4:5 ratio (1080x1350px) – 1:1 (1080×1080) – 1.91:1 (1080×608)

JPG or PNG file type.

Send graphic to: posterart (at) antiwar (dot) me

Include your name and email address in the body with the subject line “Poster Art Contest”

Optional: Include Twitter and Instagram account handle for credit in tagged post.

Contest ends March 20th at midnight with the winners announced by the end of the month. Enter as many posters as you wish but each entry must be submitted separately.

Prizes

1st place winner will receive a 5oz silver pyramid ingot and 50gram silver skull ingot from Roberts and Roberts Brokerage.

3x 2nd place winners will receive $100 worth of BitcoinCash from Bitcoin.com

2x 3rd place winners will receive 1 50gram silver skull ingots. From Roberts and Roberts Brokerage.

7th and 8th place winners will receive a Make Art Not War T-Shirt from the soon to be relaunched PeaceNow Shop.

10 Runner ups: Antiwar.com swag pack including an assortment of books, pens and stickers.

By submitting your entry you are giving Antiwar.me/Antiwar.com permission to post, promote and reproduce your art with attribution on our websites, social media channels, and promotional materials as we may deem appropriate. You will also be invited to opt into our PeaceNow call to action email which will keep you up to date on the contest and our other pro peace activities.

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Check out our last contest for some inspiration. And as always have fun!