2026 Community Banner Contest

The City of Delta is proud to present the Community Banner Contest, a competition for Delta residents to create a street banner that will raise awareness and promote Delta’s natural beauty, culture, and diversity while engaging the community and showcasing local artists of all ages.

How to Enter

Review the contest rules and guidelines.
Choose a category for your submission
- Delta Culture and Heritage(open category)
  - Depict Delta's vibrant culture or heritage from your lens.
- Discover Delta (open category)
  - Depict the uniqueness or hidden gems found throughout Delta.
- Diversity in Delta (open category)
  - Depict the beauty of diversity in Delta.
- Emerging Artists (ages 13 to 17 years old)
- Budding Artists (up to 12 years old)
Enter the contest by completing the entry form and waiver/release and uploading your artwork.

We are currently only accepting online submissions. If your submission was hand drawn or painted, please take a photo of your design and submit the photo. If you have any questions, please email bannercontest@delta.ca.

Winning Banner Selection

A volunteer adjudication committee of community members, including local artists will jury the submissions. One winner will be chosen from each of the following categories:

Delta Culture and Heritage (open category)
Discover Delta (open category)
Diversity in Delta (open category)
Emerging Artists (ages 13 to 17 years old)
Budding Artists (up to 12 years old)

The winning design from each category will be displayed on City of Delta street banners during the spring of 2026. An honorarium and a street banner with the winner’s design will be awarded to each winner.

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Contest Rules and Guidelines

Community Banner Contest Rules and Guidelines
PDF (3.51 MB)

Who's Listening

Robert Sullivan
Cultural Services Manager, City of Delta

Phone: 604-952-3540

Email: bannercontest@delta.ca

Key Dates

2 February 2026

Contest Opens

22 May 2026

Contest Closes

Previous Banner Design Contest Winners

1 January 2025

2024/2025

Categories	Recipient	Banner & Description
Delta Heritage & Culture	Lucy Yepes	"Our Home" This design captures the breathtaking beauty of the Delta, where land and water come together in peaceful balance.
Discover Delta	Karry Caron	"Reflections Across the River" Abstract painting from a photo of the Ladner Harbour Authority in the Ladner Harbour Boat Basin.
Diversity in Delta	Linda Wong	"Where Nature and Community Soar" This banner celebrates Delta's unique diversity, blending its iconic elements into a poetic visual story.
Emerging Artists	Gali Kenig	"Sunset to Remember" This banner shows the view of stunning sunset and a tranquil, rocky beach from the entrance that leads to the bottom of the staircase at Fred Gingell Park.
Budding Artists	Isabella Jai	"A Glimpse of Burns Bog" This banner shows the different plants, trees and wildlife in Burns Bog, including an owl sitting on a branch. This banner shows why we should take care of the Bog.

1 January 2023

2023

Categories	Recipient	Banner & Description
Delta Heritage & Culture	Denise Nichol	"Beach Cleaning Adventurer" This is an acrylic painting on canvas, depicting the importance of keeping our beaches, walking paths, ocean and parks free of waste and debris
Discover Delta	Randi Cunningham	"Delta's Different Elements": It was my goal to share all of the different elements of Delta that make it Delta.
Diversity in Delta	Lucy Yepes Ramirez	"Another Blessed Sunset in Delta": This design shows the sunset over the Fraser River and Alex Fraser Bridge that connects the land between cities, while a heron enjoys the water behind the cattails.
Emerging Artists	Noella Yang	"Gossamer Days": A capture of delicate, fleeting moments in time. As the last of dusk's light seeps through Burns Bog, an ethereal scene unfolds - a transient beauty, a wish to linger a minute longer.
Budding Artists	Kirkland Dewsbury	"Barnyard View" : A painting of a barn on Westham Island, built in 1949. The barn was built using timbers from a warehouse built decades before at the waterfront on Westham Island.
Honourable Mention	Robyn Mara Octavia Stovell	"Peace Matters": Sunset over Burns Bog: A great way to represent Delta’s glory is by experiencing all the beautiful sunsets and scenery it has to offer.

1 January 2022

2022

Categories	Recipient	Banner & Description
Delta Heritage	Dorothy Jean Hobbs	Our Historic Airways and Waterways: This year Delta's Boundary Bay airport made the news for being the busiest airport in Canada. In honour of that I painted the buildings and aircraft that have been there since the early years. In the harbour is the ferry called New Delta that used to transport people from Richmond to Ladner. The multi-coloured heron represents the diversity of people in our city.
Discover Delta	Leanne Trepke	The View from Here: As a resident of North Delta, there is so much to discover at our doorstep from the forests of Watershed Park to the trails of Burns Bog; and nature everywhere you look. This painting is a view looking west towards Vancouver Island from the Sunshine Hills neighbourhood where an “eagle tree” proudly stands at the edge of Cougar Canyon. Red sky in the morning sailors take warning, red sky at night, sailors delight and what a delight it is!
Emerging Artist	Regina Lee	Deas Island View: This design was inspired by the view of Deas Island regional park. I added in the great blue heron to represent Ladner. And as we know, Deas Island was famous for its canoes. I hope this illustration can inform residents of Delta to cherish and treasure the beauty in nature.
Aspiring Artist	Samantha Neufeld	Simply Fishing at Sunset: I attempted to create a simpler look of a fishing scene in South Delta. The unique color palate represents a stunning sunset in this beautiful city. This piece of art reflects this category because it’s unique.
Honourable Mention	Priya Sharma	Delta's Beauty: For my design, I wanted to include aspects of Delta's Burns Bog that are unique and beautiful. I focus on plants like cloudberry and bog bilberry, and include a greater sandhill crane, which are all associated with the bog. I also wanted to show the stunning view of the Alex Fraser Bridge as seen from Delta. These are all aspects of Delta that I love and find beautiful.

1 January 2021

2021

Categories	Recipient	Banner & Description
Delta Heritage	Dorothy Jean Hobbs	Our Historic Airways and Waterways: This year Delta's Boundary Bay airport made the news for being the busiest airport in Canada. In honour of that I painted the buildings and aircraft that have been there since the early years. In the harbour is the ferry called New Delta that used to transport people from Richmond to Ladner. The multi-coloured heron represents the diversity of people in our city.
Discover Delta	Leanne Trepke	The View from Here: As a resident of North Delta, there is so much to discover at our doorstep from the forests of Watershed Park to the trails of Burns Bog; and nature everywhere you look. This painting is a view looking west towards Vancouver Island from the Sunshine Hills neighbourhood where an “eagle tree” proudly stands at the edge of Cougar Canyon. Red sky in the morning sailors take warning, red sky at night, sailors delight and what a delight it is!
Emerging Artist	Regina Lee	Deas Island View: This design was inspired by the view of Deas Island regional park. I added in the great blue heron to represent Ladner. And as we know, Deas Island was famous for its canoes. I hope this illustration can inform residents of Delta to cherish and treasure the beauty in nature.
Aspiring Artist	Samantha Neufeld	Simply Fishing at Sunset: I attempted to create a simpler look of a fishing scene in South Delta. The unique color palate represents a stunning sunset in this beautiful city. This piece of art reflects this category because it’s unique.
Honourable Mention	Priya Sharma	Delta's Beauty: For my design, I wanted to include aspects of Delta's Burns Bog that are unique and beautiful. I focus on plants like cloudberry and bog bilberry, and include a greater sandhill crane, which are all associated with the bog. I also wanted to show the stunning view of the Alex Fraser Bridge as seen from Delta. These are all aspects of Delta that I love and find beautiful.

1 January 2020

2020

Categories	Recipient	Banner & Description
Delta Heritage	Milana Lobkova	Nature at Dawn: In this design, I really wanted to show how local indigenous history balanced with day to day nature's beauty, including the iconic animals, and the beautiful sunrise we get to enjoy every day. The Delta Heritage winner was selected in consultation/the support of Tsawwassen First Nation.
Discover Delta	Mary Ann Burrows	We Grow Food: I live on 72 acres of lush farmland in East Ladner. I watch the tractors till the fields every spring turning over our rich soil preparing the earth to grow potatoes, corn peas and more with the beautiful Boundary Bay and Mount Baker in the background. More than ever, this year, we value and appreciate our Delta land that grows food for many people.
Emerging Artist	Mary Neufeld	A Scenic View of Delta: For my design, I wished to capture the beauty of Delta. There are many things that I love about Delta. Some of my favourites are: the ocean, the beautiful weather, the farmer's fields, and the wildlife, including herons. I have included all my favourite parts of Delta in my art work.
Aspiring Artist	Randi Cunningham	Hungry Heron: This painting shows my favourite aspects of Delta and how the rich wildlife and history of farming are all connected by the land and waters in our area. I am proud to call this place home.

Categories	Recipient	Banner & Description
Delta Heritage	Dorothy Hobbs	Where Land Meets the Sea: This is the map of where Delta joins into the Salish Sea. We have three main types of sea vessels that impact our economy: ferries, container ships, and fishing boats. The snowbird represents the tourist attraction on Westham Island. The tri-colour water theme is for North Delta, Ladner, and Tsawwassen.
Discover Delta	Kathy Lane	Home: The design is divided into roughly thirds. Each third represents one of Ladner (the land), Tsawwassen (the sea), and North Delta (sunny skies). Scattered into the design are other images synonymous with Delta: the Fraser River, a heron, fish, corn, blueberries, and strawberries. Included is our landmark bridge as an invitation to cross the Fraser River and discover Delta.
Child & Youth	Earl Melgar	Fishing: A simplistic view of the fishing docks of Delta and a blue heron.
Honourable Mention	Ella Berkey	The Nature of Delta: There are so many herons in Delta and I can go close to them when they stand still. Delta has so much nature, including trees which gives us air and there are also beautiful flowers.

Categories	Recipient	Banner & Description
Grand Prize Child/Youth	Riley Bouchey	Riley's banner, We Are All Connected, represents the dependency of farmers, fisherman, nature, and wildlife all have on one another. Shades of blue are accented by splashes of colour as Riley beautifully portrays our reliance on our surroundings. Riley is the first ever Youth/Child Category Grand Prize Winner.
North Delta	Marlene Graham	Marlene is recognized for her photograph of Brunswick Point, entitled Our Future, Our Past. The image depicts the remains of an old fishing cannery silhouetted against a breathtaking sunset.
South Delta	Dorothy Hobbs	Dorothy's dynamic and colourful piece, View of Mount Baker from Centennial Beach, is a mutli-layered work that acknowledges the diversity within Delta's three communities through the image of Delta's two iconic birds, the heron and the eagle.

Categories	Recipient	Banner & Description
Grand Prize South Delta	Victoria Heryet	Victoria’s banner, entitled Sentinels, shows off the noble bald eagles that hunt and feed along the Fraser Delta. Her banner design has a diverse palate and provides an empowering perspective of these striking birds.
North Delta	Cathey Tyler	Cathey’s Three Grande Ladies is an incredibly detailed representation of Delta’s architectural heritage. The three pristinely drawn houses are Burrvilla, which was built on River Road in 1906, Kirland House which was built in 1911 and Cammidge house, which was completed in 1914.
Child/Youth	Sena Kholmatov	Sena’s piece The Beauty of our Heritage includes three vital aspects of Delta’s heritage: farming, fishing/dependence on the water, and the first nations community. Sena’s work is full of colour and clearly depicts each pillar in four well-drawn images.

Categories	Recipient	Banner & Description
Grand Prize South Delta	Gary Nay	With Ours to Preserve, Gary Nay captures very distinct characteristics of Delta’s identity. With nautical, aboriginal, and agricultural themes Nay describes his grand prize winning design as “a journey through time and space”. Paired with soft, earthy tones, Nay’s piece beautifully unites Delta’s past and present.
North Delta	Cathey Tyler	Cathey Tyler’s River of Life pays significant homage to Delta’s First Nation’s heritage. Creatively using flowing green lines to induce a feeling of movement, Tyler says her design “honours First Nation history along the [Fraser] River”. Tyler’s work recognizes the life that relies upon the river, creating a parallel to our contemporary dependency on the Fraser.
Child/Youth	Luna Nanahoshi	The vibrancy of Luna Nanahoshi’s Salish Sea is undeniably its most apparent quality. The diversity of colour plays a dual role, as the red, white, and black are symbolic colours of the Tsawwassen First Nation, while the colourful water represents the changing of the seasons. The First Nations imagery also serves a specific purpose, as Nanahoshi describes “the salmon, kayak, and crane are symbols of Delta.”

Categories	Recipient	Banner & Description
Grand Prize South Delta	Victoria Heryet	Heryet’s grand prize winning design, Symbiotic Harmony, features historic Ladner harbour, golden hues and Delta’s abundant wildlife and nature. Heryet says, “the banner encapsulates everything that Delta offers during the graceful transition from winter to spring.”
North Delta	Dave Stevens	Stevens’ design, Cultural Heritage, uses vibrant rainbow-inspired colours and facial hair as a creative and original way to indicate time periods from North Delta’s past (1860, 1880, 1900, 1930, 1960, 2000) and present. The first head represents the Coast Salish First Nation in 1860.
Child/Youth	Emily Kettleson	A young Tsawwassen resident, Kettleson’s design, A Bite of Summer, is a playful array of “untouched, half-eaten and one-bite-missing ice cream treats,” and showcases the beach lifestyle residents have enjoyed for generations. “I wanted to show that Tsawwassen is a great place to enjoy the summer season,” says Kettleson.

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