In celebration of Georgia Cities Week April 20-25, sponsored by the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), the City of Gainesville is starting the fun early by opening its second annual Georgia Cities Week Postcard Design Contest to children and teens ages 5-17. The winning design, which should represent Gainesville, will be used as an official City of Gainesville postcard distributed to the public at City events and via the Gainesville Welcome Center.

To help get the creative juices flowing, GMA has announced the 2026 Georgia Cities Week theme is “Love Your City”. The statewide event invites residents to celebrate their city governments, community achievements and the essential services cities provide every day.

The contest is FREE to enter and, in addition to having their art “travel” around the world, the first-place winner will also receive a $30 voucher to Kilwins Gainesville and a certificate of achievement!

To enter, simply grab any 4-inch-by-6-inch piece of paper. Designs may be vertical or horizontal. Make it your finest work of art yet and be sure to include your full name (first and last), age, grade and telephone number with the submission. Artists must be residents of Gainesville-Hall County. The winner will be announced and the postcards released during Georgia Cities Week, so entries must be received by no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 1. This will give City staff enough time to appropriately judge all entries, then have the top design printed.

Entries may be dropped off in person any time from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Gainesville Welcome Center in suite 100 of the Gainesville Administration Building, located at 300 Henry Ward Way, Gainesville; mailed to the Gainesville Public Relations Department, attn: Public Relations Director Christina Santee-Moss, P.O. Box 2496, Gainesville, GA 30503; or sent electronically via Messenger to the official City of Gainesville, Georgia Facebook page. Questions and comments may be submitted to Mrs. Santee-Moss via the City’s website.