Indianapolis Campus

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• Eligibility: 6th - 12th graders who attend school in Marion County (not just a resident of Marion County)

• Individual OR team entries accepted.

• No entry fee required.

• Each artist/team may submit one design.

Because the winning artwork will appear on a moving bus, please follow these design guidelines carefully:

Design Format

• Medium: Digital artwork or traditional art is welcome, but it must be scanned or photographed in high resolution.

• File type: JPEG, PNG, or PDF (minimum 300 DPI).

• Canvas size/template:

• Use IndyGo’s bus wrap design example (see below)

• Approx. bus dimensions: 40 ft. long x 8.5 ft. high — design should wrap across the full length

• Orientation: Horizontal

• Resolution: Minimum 300 DPI (large-format print-ready)

• If you wish to use Adobe Illustrator to design your bus, click here to download the AI template.

Design Considerations

• Avoid small details or fine text that may be hard to see from a distance.

• Keep logos, key visuals, and important elements away from doors, windows, and wheel wells.

• Include the contest theme/title as optional text (not required).

• Do not include: brand logos (other than Ivy Tech or IndyGo if provided), copyrighted materials, or depictions of violence, drugs, or political or sexual content.

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**Submissions accepted between December 3, 2025, and January 10, 2026.

Fill out the online form and upload your artwork by clicking this link. 

You’ll need to include:

• Your full name, age, grade, school name, school mailing address, and personal email address (guardian’s email address is fine).
• A brief artist statement (100–150 words) explaining how your work reflects the theme.
• Your digital artwork file (or link to a shared file if large).

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**If you experience technical difficulty filling out the online form/submitting your artwork online, you can drop it off at the reception desk at the following location before Dec. 25 or after Jan. 1. Please see the online form and provide that information on a sheet of paper with your artwork. 

(Ivy Tech Community College has Winter Recess from Dec. 25 - Jan. 1, and all campuses are closed.)

• Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis
• Conference Center & Culinary Institute 

• ATTN: Marketing & Communications Team

• 2820 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208

Entries will be evaluated by a panel of representatives from Ivy Tech, IndyGo, and the Indianapolis arts community.

Judging will be based on:

• Creativity & Originality (30%) – Unique interpretation of the theme.

• Visual Impact (25%) – Eye-catching, strong design presence.

• Relevance to Theme (20%) – How well it embodies “Art That Moves Indy.”

• Technical Execution (15%) – Quality, composition, scalability for large format.

• Community Connection (10%) – Reflects Indianapolis culture, people, or spirit.

• Grand Prize: Your design featured as a full IndyGo bus wrap, traveling across Indianapolis, Feb.–Apr. 2026.

• Additional Recognition:

  • Feature story on Ivy Tech and IndyGo marketing and social media channels.

  • You and a guest(s) are invited to a public unveiling and photo event.

  • Certificate of achievement and promotional exposure.

By submitting your design:

• You confirm that your artwork is original and does not infringe on any third-party rights.

• You grant Ivy Tech, IndyGo, and Adsposure the right to reproduce, modify, and publicly display your work in connection with the contest and promotional activities (with credit to the artist).

• All finalists agree to allow the use of their name and artwork images in media coverage and marketing materials.

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IndyGo Advertising Policy - Final 07.17.25

Click here to download the PDF

INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION

ADVERTISING AND SPONSORSHIP POLICY

1. POLICY AND PURPOSE.

The Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation, which does

business as IndyGo, adopts this Advertising and Sponsorship Policy (“Policy”) to implement

a systematic viewpoint neutral process to evaluate potential new instances of advertising on or

sponsorship of its assets, including but not limited to buses (both internally and externally),

bus stops and shelters, bus rapid transit stations, and building facilities (collectively, “Assets”).

By adopting this Policy, the Board of Directors seeks to fulfill the following objectives within

a framework that establishes that IndyGo’s Assets are not public forums and that IndyGo

exercises direct control over the messages it chooses to convey through instances of advertising

on and sponsorship of its Assets:

• Maximizing revenue generated by advertising and sponsorships

• Maximizing revenue generated by attracting, maintaining, and increasing ridership

• Maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for all IndyGo employees and riders

• Avoiding the identification of IndyGo with the viewpoints of advertisers and sponsors

A uniform process to evaluate potential advertising and sponsorship opportunities will further

the above objectives by enabling IndyGo to determine if an opportunity is consistent with the

objectives and with the messages that IndyGo desires to communicate.

This Policy establishes the criteria upon which advertising or sponsorship opportunities will

be evaluated from the date of its adoption. Advertising and sponsorships that existed prior to

the adoption of this Policy shall not be considered as precedent serving to guide any future

decisions as to the approval or denial of any proposed advertisement or sponsorship. IndyGo

reserves the right to require removal of advertising or sponsorship materials if it deemed to be

unlawful. Moreover, IndyGo reserves the right to modify or revoke the application of this

Policy as it deems necessary to comply with legal mandates, to accommodate its primary public

transportation function, and to fulfill its objectives.

2. INDYGO’S SPEECH.

All other provisions of this Policy notwithstanding, IndyGo reserves the right to convey its

own messages, which may change over time. Accordingly, IndyGo may display

advertisements and notices on its Assets conveying messages that it seeks to communicate,

or which pertain to IndyGo’s own operations and promotions.(1) 3. APPROVAL CRITERIA AND RESTRICTIONS FOR THIRD-PARTY

ADVERTISEMENTS/SPONSORSHIPS.

a. In General. IndyGo’s determination to enter into an advertising or sponsorship

arrangement shall be made based on the requirements and restrictions set forth in this

Policy. IndyGo may delegate the responsibility for accepting proposals for advertising or

sponsorships to a third-party agent, in which case the agent may make a recommendation

to accept or deny the proposal based on the requirements and restrictions set forth in this

Policy. Any such recommendation and all other provisions of this Policy notwithstanding,

IndyGo reserves the right to determine which advertising and sponsorship proposals satisfy

the criteria set forth in this Policy and shall make the final determination as to whether an

advertising or sponsorship opportunity will be pursued.

b. Approval Criteria. All advertising and sponsorship proposals shall be reviewed based on

the following general criteria:

Public Safety Considerations. Proposed advertising and sponsorship content must not

negatively impact public safety by creating a distraction to bus operators, bus riders,

other motorists, or create an attractive nuisance.

(2) Asset Preservation. Proposed advertising and sponsorship materials must not

adversely affect the service life of any Asset or the ability to access an Asset or its

components for maintenance.

Potential Conflicts with Asset Uses. Proposed advertising and sponsorship content

must not conflict with existing or planned uses of an Asset.

Compliance with Law. The person or entity desiring to advertise on or to sponsor

IndyGo Assets shall be responsible for ensuring that its advertising or sponsorship

materials comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and

policies, as well as any other generally applicable legal standards in IndyGo’s

discretion.

Restrictions. IndyGo will not accept any advertising or sponsorship opportunity

which may fall into one or more of the restrictions set forth below.

c. Restrictions. IndyGo will not accept an advertising or sponsorship proposal if the content

of the advertisement, the materials utilized to acknowledge the sponsorship, or any other

component of the proposed advertising or sponsorship includes or invokes any of the

following:

(3) (4) (5) (1) Unlawful Goods, Services or Conduct. The content or material promotes or

encourages, or appears to promote or encourage, unlawful or illegal goods, services,

behavior, conduct, or activity.

Page 2 of 4(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Profanity. The content or material contains profane language. For purposes of this

Policy, “profanity” includes language containing certain of those personally reviling

epithets naturally tending to provoke violent resentment or language that under

contemporary community standards is so grossly offensive to members of the public

who actually hear it as to amount to a nuisance.

Obscenity and Nudity. The content or material contains or depicts an obscene matter

or performance (as defined in IC § 35-49-2-1), nudity (as defined in IC § 35-49-1-5),

sexual conduct (as defined in IC § 35-49-1-9), or a matter or performance harmful to

minors (as defined in IC § 35-49-2-2). The foregoing citations to the Indiana Code

for the definition of terms in this section shall be as those statutes may be amended

from time to time.

Prurient Sexual Suggestiveness. The content or material (a) contains material that

incites, describes, depicts, or represents sexual activities or images or descriptions of

human sexuality or anatomy in a way that the average adult, applying contemporary

community standards, would find appeals to the prurient interest; (b) refers to the sale

of pornography, adult telephone or Internet services, escort services, nude dance

clubs, sensual massage, or any other form of adult-oriented entertainment; or (c)

refers to brand names, trademarks, slogans, or other materials relating to films rated

X or NC 17, or video games rated M or AO.

Violence. The content or material contains an image or description of violence or

gore, including, but not limited to (a) the depiction of human or animal bodies or body

parts, or fetuses, in states of mutilation, dismemberment, decomposition, or

disfigurement, and (b) the depiction of weapons or other implements or devices used

in the advertisement in an act of violence or harm on a person or animal.

False, Misleading, or Deceptive Information. The content or material contains false,

misleading, or deceptive information.

Defamation; Discrimination; Copyright or Trademark Infringement. The content or

material is defamatory, amounts to actionable discrimination or harassment under federal,

state, or local civil rights laws, infringes a copyright or trademark, or is otherwise likely

to subject IndyGo to litigation.

Disregard for Transit Safety. The content or material encourages persons to refrain

from using safety precautions normally used in transit-related activities (such as

awaiting, boarding, riding upon, or debarking from transit vehicles).

Tobacco Products. The content or material refers to the sale or use of tobacco or

tobacco related products, including depictions of such products.

(10) Weapons. The content or material refers to the sale or use of firearms or other

weapons, including depictions of such products.

Page 3 of 4(11) Political Campaign Speech. The content or material contains political campaign

speech. For purposes of this Policy, “political campaign speech” includes content or

material that refers to a specific ballot or referendum question, a political party, or

any candidate for political office.

(12) Unclear Identification. The content or material is such that the identity of the

advertiser or sponsor cannot be reasonably determined without reference to a website,

telephone number, or address listed in the content or material, or that the website,

telephone number, or address provided directs persons to material that violates this

Policy.

(13) Endorsement. The content or material states, declares, or implies an endorsement by

IndyGo of any service, product, or point of view, unless written authorization of the

content or material is provided by IndyGo’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

(14) Non-Paid Advertising. IndyGo shall not allow advertising on its Assets without

compensation in the form of monetary payments, in-kind services, or trades.

Approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Public Transportation

Corporation by Resolution Number 2025-06 adopted July 17, 2025.

If you have any questions, please email Indianapolis-Marketing@ivytech.edu.