Rural Youth across Arizona are Turning Creativity into Climate Action through RAZE’s statewide Sticker Design Contest.

Now You Can Help Pick the Winner!

Participants from our sticker design event in San Luis, AZ. July 2025.

ARIZONA – Rural Arizona Engagement (RAZE) is proud to spotlight the next generation of changemakers in rural communities through their second annual Summer Sticker Design Contest. This year’s theme focused on environmental stewardship and gave young rural artists the opportunity to reflect on what a healthy future looks like in their own communities.

Now it’s time for the public to take part by helping choose the winning design that will be printed and distributed statewide across rural Arizona. 

“This contest gives young people a creative outlet to express their hopes for the future, and the community gets to celebrate their vision”, said Valeria Bejar, Statewide Education Coordinator at RAZE. “We’re excited to share their art with Arizona.”

Throughout July, RAZE hosted sticker design workshops for youth ages 13-18 in Flagstaff, Casa Grande, and San Luis. Participants learned about local environmental issues and then created original sticker artwork inspired by their vision for wellness, sustainability, and community care.

The contest received 18 submissions, and now we’re asking our communities to lift up these young voices by voting for your favorite design at raze.org/stickerdesign. Voting is open to the public through Friday, August 8, 2025. 

Prizes will be awarded to the top three finalists:

• 1st Place: $100 Amazon gift card + winning design printed and distributed statewide

• 2nd Place: $50 Amazon gift card 

• 3rd Place: $25 Amazon gift card

Winners will be announced live on RAZE’s Instagram account (@ruralAZengage) at 11 a.m. MST on Monday, August 11, and will be contacted directly.

Support rural youth and help elevate their voice by voting on this year’s winning design at raze.org/stickerdesign.

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