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Visit Haywood Annual T-Shirt Contest

ANNUAL T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST

From locally and beyond, lovers of Haywood cast their vote for the official Haywood County T-shirt of 2025. After tallying over 1,000 voting forms, Visit Haywood is proud to reveal Light of the Mountains by AJ James as this year’s winning design!

Shirts featuring Light of the Mountains will hit the shelves at the Visit Haywood Welcome Center in July (and you might spot them around town, too!). 

Keep scrolling to learn more about the Visit Haywood Annual T-Shirt Design Contest. To view all of the 2025 design submissions, click here.

1st Place Winner

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Light of the Mountains

By AJ James

2nd Place

Morning Commute

By Jillian Ohl

3RD Place (TIE)

Majestic

By Sony Hatcher
 

3RD PLACE (TIE)

The Whistle Pigs

By Jillian Ohl
 

4TH PLACE

The Outdoors

By David Suriano
 

About the Contest

Capture the unparalleled beauty of Haywood County’s corner of the Western NC Mountains with the Annual Visit Haywood T-Shirt Design Contest! 

Haywood County-based artists (ages 18+) are invited to throw their hats in the ring for a shot at winning a $500 prize, a T-shirt with their design sold at the Visit Haywood Welcome Center, and serious bragging rights. Tap into what you love most about Haywood County to craft a design everyone from visitors to locals will be proud to flaunt. 

Spectators, vote for your favorite design to get it through to the finalist round! The voting form will open once submission period closes. 

Here’s the 2025 timeline:

  • Submission portal opens: April 2, 9:00 AM EST. 
  • Submission portal closes: May 5, 11:59 PM EST. 
  • Voting period: May 7 – June 9.
  • Final vote: June 10.
  • Shirts in store: July. 

For Artists

Review contest guidelines in full here

View T-shirt colors here

Submit your design(s): submissions closed. 

For Spectators

Access voting portal: Voting in the 2025 T-Shirt Design Contest has closed. Click here to view the archive of 2025 design submissions.

View finalist designs: Posted above.

View winning design: Light of the Mountains by AJ James, posted above. 

2025 Design Archive

Visit Haywood was honored to receive 17 unique designs by 12 talented local artists in the 2025 T-Shirt Design Contest. Use the navigation arrows to explore all of the designs submitted for 2025 in the carousel below!