ERASERHOOD PASSPORT
SUBMIT YOUR WORK
Are you a member of the Eraserhood community looking to leave your mark on visitors and community members alike? Participate in the neighborhood’s newest zine - the Eraserhood Passport - a community sounding board that will be distributed at the festival!
Fill out this form by April 1st to ensure we see your contribution!
We wish we could include you all! But space is limited so the Eraserhood Festival reserves the right to curate all content and participants in order to maintain a cohesive community experience.
PLEASE NO AI. We cannot afford to be held responsible for any copyright infringement. Many thanks! Huzzah!
See our 2025 Passport for reference:
Program Goal
The Community Business Passport Program connects festival attendees with the artists, businesses, and cultural institutions that make up the Eraserhood community.
Through an interactive neighborhood scavenger hunt, participants are encouraged to explore local spaces, support small businesses, and engage with the creative ecosystem of the neighborhood.
How the Program Works
From May 1 – July 1, attendees will use a physical Passport Zine to navigate the neighborhood through the Eraserhood Scavenger Hunt.
Participants will:
Visit participating businesses, galleries, studios, and organizations
Collect custom stamps in their Passport Zine
Explore the creative landscape of Eraserhood
Support local businesses, organizations and artists
The first festival attendee to complete their passport will receive a Grand Prize.
The Passport Zine itself will feature a mix of:
Silly real advertisements from participating businesses and artists
Completely fictional “fake ads”
Unfinished artwork for festival attendees to draw on like a coloring book and collaborate with the artist(s)
Experimental finished artwork/poetry/etc.
Participants are encouraged to lean into the weird, surreal, and playful spirit of Eraserhood.
Participation Categories
Small Businesses/Non-Arts-Related Organizations
Small businesses and non-arts-related organizations may participate as Passport Destinations in the scavenger hunt.
As a Passport Destination, your business will:
Host visitors participating in the scavenger hunt
Stamp participant Passport Zines after a visit or purchase
Receive a featured 1/4 page advertisement in the Passport Zine
Be listed as an official stop in the Eraserhood Passport Program
Participation Fee: $250
Participation Requirements
Businesses agree to:
Stamp participant passports during business hours
Submit bi-weekly attendance reports using a provided template
Provide a 1/4 page advertisement for the Passport Zine
Artists & Art Organizations
Artists, galleries, and cultural institutions may contribute creative content to the Passport Zine.
Participants may submit:
An Absurd Real Ad promoting their real artistic practice or organization
A Fake Ad for a fictional concept, service, or product
Unfinished artwork for festival attendees to draw on like a coloring book and collaborate with you
Finished Artwork/Poetry/etc. for anyone's viewing pleasure
Selected artists/arts organizations will receive a 1/4 page entry in the Passport Zine at no cost through a curated selection process.
Note:
Free entries include placement in the physical Zine only.
Additional marketing benefits (such as social media promotion or digital placements) may be available through paid sponsorship tiers.
Passport Destinations (Artists & Arts Organizations with Public Spaces)
Artists or arts organizations that have a public physical location (studio, gallery, storefront, etc.) may also participate as Passport Destinations.
These locations may:
Stamp participant passports during visits
Serve as stops in the scavenger hunt
Participation as a Passport Destination requires bi-weekly attendance reporting using a provided template.
Creative Competitions
Two creative awards will be presented during the Passport Program:
Best Absurd Real Ad
Awarded to the business, artist, or organization that creates the most bizarre and entertaining advertisement promoting their real brand or practice.
2025 Most Absurd Ad Winner - ALR - RPG Mapmaker - https://ko-fi.com/alr
Best Absurd Fake Ad
Awarded to the artist or organization that creates the most ridiculous and imaginative fictional advertisement.
2025 Best Absurd Fake Ad Winner - Natalie Hijinx - Art Person - https://www.instagram.com/nataliehijinxart/
Winners will receive recognition during the festival and community bragging rights. ;)
Sponsorship Tiers & Marketing Upgrades
The Community Business Passport Program serves as a Tier 1 entry-level sponsorship opportunity.
Potential upgrades may include:
Dedicated Social Media Spotlights
Featured placement on the Eraserhood Festival Website
Inclusion in Festival Email Campaigns
Expanded advertising opportunities
We believe in supporting local creators and encourage participants to choose the level of visibility that best fits their needs.
Read the below For More context on each creative prompt!
looking to promote your shenanigans?
If you are a local artist/organization/business, send us the most absurd ad for your platform you can think of; if it inspires a chuckle, we’ll print it in the passport. If your business/organization has a physical space we will include a spot for a rubber stamp next to your ad for the public to stamp when they visit you. Please refer to the template pictured for a size guide. Each passport page is 4”x6” so create an ad that takes up about 1/4 of the page. Whoever gives the most absurd ad will receive a prize announced at the festival on May 1st!
Have an idea for a fake ad for a fake product/service and too much time on your hands?
We’d like to bamboozle the public by mixing in fake ads with the real ones. Send us your most ridiculous fake ad and we’ll pop that in the passport as well. Please refer to the template pictured for a size guide. Each passport page is 4”x6” so create an ad that takes up about 1/4 of the page. Whoever gives the most insane fake ad will receive a prize announced at the festival on May 1st!
Do you have unfinished artwork you’d like to give a second life?
Don’t abandon a good idea on the chopping block! We believe an unfinished project is just a collaboration in waiting! Create a masterpiece with the help of your community! Submit your unfinished drawings/paintings/etc. to be featured in the passport so fellow Eraserhood passerbys can color on them like a coloring book, take a picture of their additions, and tag you and the festival online to showcase your collaborative finished works!
Local art
Are you an Eraserhood artist looking to showcase your art/poetry/unhinged Philly opinions/etc.? Submit it to us for a chance to be featured in the passport! We want to promote your creativity amidst the menagerie! ;P
Stay strange,
The Eraserhood 2026 Team
Callowhill Arts & Culture Initiative