The WIP Theater Black Box Comedy Poster Contest
We are hosting a quartely contest to curate amazing new works of art to display at The WIP Theater . Roughly 16 artists once every 4 months will be given the opportunity to make a Black Box Comedy poster to be proudly displayed in our lobby . For your efforts, we will pay you $50**! At the end of the quarter, all posters will be voted on. Each quarter, the winner will receive a $250** cash prize from The WIP Theater.
To sign up, please email with three samples of design work or link to online portfolio.
*All submissions will go thru a quick review process for accuracy & design quality before officially accepted/payment
**New payout format will begin on the month of July
SPECIFICATIONS - VERY IMPORTANT:
- 11x17 landscape or portrait with 1/8 inch bleed, pdf file & save for "print to bleed"
Poster must include:
- Black Box Comedy presents: (headliner)
- Black Box Logo (downloadable file below)
- The WIP Theater Logo (downloadable file below)
- 6670 N. Northwest Highway
- Chicago, Il. 60631
- www.TheWIPtheater.com
- Please try to utilize actual image of the comedian, whether it's a photo or illustrated. Creative licence still applies!!!
- Include Price of Show - $15 *unless specified otherwise
- Include Dates & Days of Week, add time as well. All Black Box Comedy Shows are at 10pm.
The WIP Theater Logo (Downloadable)
Black Box Comedy Logo (Downloadable)
- Logo must have transparent background
- Secondary color can be changed to compliment the design of the poster
- No other alteration allowed
June Poster Contest Voting Begins August 9th at Noon & Ends August 13th at Midnight
March 2016 Posters below. Congratulations to Hope Hasan for her winning poster for Marty DeRosa! Check out her website here: Hope Hasan
Marty Derosa by Hope Hasan, Adam Quesnell by Joshua Trumbo, Bobby Hill by Colin Denny, and Rebecca O'neal by Samuel Priest.
February 2016 Posters below. Congratulations to Laura Lynn for her winning poster for Dave Yates! Check her out on her Facebook page here:
Dave Yates by Laura Lynn, Pat Tomasulo by Blake Whitmore, Natalie Jose by James Webb, Kory Smith by Mitchell Dunnam
January 2016 Posters are below. Click on image to see next slide. Congrats to the winner Dan Zhang for his poster for Sammy Arechar!
Lance Allen by Trent Tunks, Ronie Ray by Loren Egeland, Nick Gaza by Abby Powell, Joey Villagomez by Brendan Kellam
November 2015 Posters. Click on image to see next slide. Congratulations to Frank Andrade for his winning poster for Jeremy Scippio!
Dale McPeek by Beau Shoulders, Pablo Rodriguez by Mitchell Dunnam , Patrick Chase by his friend, Jeremy Scippio by Frank Andrade
During the month of October, we had EPIC Fest, our yearly Edison Park's Infectious Comedy Festival, so there was no contest. :)
September 2015 Posters. Click on image to see next slide. Congratulations to for his winning poster for Anthony Bonazzo!
Anthony Bonazzo by Hannah Kenny, Xavier Lamont by James Webb, Danny Kallas by Colin Denny, and Jay Washington by Dave Losso!
August 2015 Posters. Click on image to see next slide. Congratulations to Graham Emmons for his winning poster for Mikey Manker!
Mikey Manker by Graham Emmons, Carmen Morales by Jessica Avila, Aaron Sutherland by Dennis Quijano, and Kristen Toomey by Jeff Gorski!
July 2015 Posters. Click on image to see next slide. Congratulations to Graham Emmons for his winning poster for Drew Frees!
Drew Frees by Graham Emmons, CJ Sullivan by Blake Whitmore and Zach Peterson by Abby Powell
June 2015 Posters. Click on image to see next slide. Congratulations to for his winning poster for Mike Sheehan!
For the Month of May, there was no contest as we took time to revamp the rules, etc.
April 2015 Posters. Click on image to see next slide. Congratulations to Hope Hassan for her winning poster for Jeff Arcuri!
Jeff Arcuri by Hope Hassan, Ken Garr by Chris Clemm, Lara Beitz by Rudy Schultz, Sam Norton by Loren Egeland.
March 2015 Posters. Click on image to see next slide. Congratulations to for his winning poster for Michael Larimer!
Michael Larimer by Schmal'z Art, Danny Kallas/Kory Smith by James Webb, Derick Lengwenus by Pat Pope, Alex Stone by Tim Hofmann
February 2015 Posters. Click on image to see next slide. Congratulations to for his winning poster for Kelsie Huff!
Keslie Huff by Brendan Kellam, Logan Nielsen by Jessica Avila, Mike Makings by Dave Losso, Adam Burke by Rick Pollack.
January 2015 Posters. Click on image to see next slide. Congratulations to for his winning poster for Jeff Steinbrunner!
Matt Drufke by Jessica Avila, Ronnie Ray by Brandon Kirkman, Jeff Scheen by Rudy Schultz, Matt Riggs by Dave Losso, Jeff Steinbrunner by Loren Egeland.