Competition announcement – Festival motif for Dark Season Blues 2027
Dark Season Blues will be held for the 24th time in 2027. Longyearbyen Bluesklubb is inviting entries for the festival motif.
Would you like to create the artwork for Dark Season Blues 2027?
Do you have an idea that captures the spirit of blues, the polar night and Svalbard? You could become next year’s festival artist.
The winning design will be used on the festival’s official T-shirt and in festival publicity. It may also be used on posters, in advertisements, programme booklets and other printed material connected with the festival.
Who can enter?
Anyone may enter the motif competition. Each participant may submit several drafts, with different themes or variations on the same theme. Please contact Longyearbyen Bluesklubb at post@svalbardblues.com for information about the sketch submission deadline.
Inspiration
Previous festival motifs appear further down the page. They are included only to spark creative ideas; you are completely free to choose your own style. It is up to you whether to include the year 2027.
Prize
The winner will be invited to Longyearbyen in connection with Dark Season Blues and will receive reimbursement for travel and accommodation. This is limited to flights to and from mainland Norway and hotel stays in Longyearbyen. A cash prize of NOK 8,000 may alternatively be awarded.
The winner will also be invited to hold an exhibition or sales exhibition during the festival.
Design criteria
- The design should include shades of blue.
- It should be associated with music, preferably blues.
- It should be associated with Svalbard or Longyearbyen.
Submit your proposal
Send your proposal to post@svalbardblues.com. Please include “Motif Competition 2027” in the subject line, along with your name and contact details. The final design must be submitted by 15 January 2027.
Other terms
- Entries must not have been published before submission. They may not be published or used elsewhere for one year after submission without an agreement with Longyearbyen Bluesklubb (LBK).
- The winning design becomes the property of LBK. LBK may make simple adjustments in dialogue with the entrant.
- LBK has the right to use the winning design as the festival motif for Dark Season Blues 2027.
- After clarifying it with LBK, the designer may use the motif, for example in sales exhibitions.
We would prefer a motif in landscape format, without text or a year. If the design is not landscape, we may crop it to a landscape composition.
