Announcing the Official artoberVA 2026 Sticker Contest Winners!
Designed by Taina Cunion
Taina Cunion is an Afro-Puerto Rican illustrator and Elementary Art Teacher living in Virginia. She loves creating comics, illustrating children's books, and painting scenes from nature.
About the Design: The main idea of the sticker was to combine various elements of the arts with Virginia's past and present.
Why the arts matter to Taina: The arts are important to me because they allow humans to express themselves and connect with others across time and culture.
Designed by Ed Pokoj
Second Place
Designed by Hannah Patterson-Sanford
Third Place
About
To celebrate this year's artoberVA, CultureWorks is invited Richmond and Tri-Cities region residents to design an official artoberVA 2026 sticker!
Through their submitted artwork, CultureWorks asked artists to explore the arts, culture, and creative spirit that shape Richmond' and the Tri-Cities' identity and make our region a special place to call home.
Winning designs were selected by the artoberVA Community Advisory Group, a volunteer committee of local artists, arts advocates, and leaders.
The winning artist was awarded a cash prize of $500 and is having their design printed & distributed across area organizations, venues, and businesses throughout artoberVA 2026.
Second and third place winners were awarded cash prizes of $250 and $100, respectively.