The City of Venice Centennial logo is a specific design to commemorate and chronicle this major government milestone. The centennial logo will be featured throughout the downtown area, at City facilities and on all City-sponsored printed and digital promotional and marketing materials. The City will also allow community partners to use or display the logo if the request falls within the City’s partnership guidelines.
CONTEST STATUS: CLOSED The final City of Venice Centennial Logo was adopted during the Oct. 8, 2024 City Council meeting.
About the Contest: To build excitement and anticipation around the upcoming City Centennial, community members were invited to create their own Centennial logo design based off their own research and historical interpretation. The City of Venice Centennial will be celebrated with the official dates of 1926 to 2026. More than 25 entries were submitted between July 15 to Sept. 2, 2024. Which were narrowed down to 10 designs by the Centennial team for online voting. Voting was IP and browser restricted and participants could select up to three of their favorite designs from Sept. 4 through Sept. 18, 2024. The contest received 3,058 total votes from 1,729 unique users. The three designs with the most votes were presented to City Council during the Oct. 8, 2024 meeting, during which council unanimously selected logo 10 which garnered 570 votes.
The City of Venice assumes no responsibility for submissions. The winning selected design may be used on a non-exclusive basis. The City retains the right to use the winning design in/on any advertising and/or promotion it deems suitable, including its social media platforms and website. The City may make minor modifications to the winning design such as color, size and transparency. City staff reserve the right to reject any submissions. The City does not retain the rights to use or recreate designs that were submitted and not considered.
The City of Venice is not offering financial compensation. The winning artist will be featured on the City of Venice webpage, on City social media and included in news media pitches and communications.