The Olive Hyde Art Guild will host an art competition for Fremont middle school students, grades six to eight. The selected artwork will appear on a City of Fremont boxART! vinyl-wrapped traffic signal control box.
This project is funded by a $2,500 grant from the Alameda County Arts Commission’s ARTSFUND, which makes it possible to showcase the local youth’s talents and bring their artwork into Fremont’s public spaces.
The competition opens on Dec. 1. Students can deliver submissions to Olive Hyde Art Gallery starting Jan. 22, 2026, with the deadline on Jan. 25, 2026. This special boxART! project will feature approximately 18 to 20 local middle school students, and one original 2D piece will be accepted per artist.
Eligibility includes Fremont residents or students attending school in Fremont, including public, private and home-school programs. The committee of Susan Longini, Judy Anglin and Lisa Stambaugh has guided the development of this competition and continues to support its successful launch.
“The subject of this boxART! project is ‘Utopian Vision,’” says Longini, boxART! program manager and competition juror. “The next generation (now students) will soon be in charge of our future. To create a better/fairer future for all, the first step is to visualize it. This project can help students think about what a better future can be—even if we don’t reach utopia.”
Judging will take place on Jan. 29, 2026. All submitted artworks will be exhibited during a public reception on Friday, Jan. 30, from 7 to 9pm at the Olive Hyde Art Center & Gallery. Selected works for the vinyl wrap will be announced at the event.
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