APRIL 23rd NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND CHILDREN’S DAY &
UNESCO WORLD ART DAY PAINTING CONTEST, 2025
1. CONTEST SPECIFICATIONS
April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children’s Day, which the Founder of the Republic of Turkey, the Great Leader Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, gifted to our children, the guarantee of our future, reminds us once again of our responsibilities. To contribute to UNESCO World Art Day, the Turkish Women’s Union of America (ATKB), a member of the United Nations Department of Global Communications (UNDGC), and the Atatürk School in New York are organizing a painting contest on Climate Action.
The contest aims to bring Atatürk’s words symbolizing peace, equality and a future in harmony with nature to the present day by drawing attention to the United Nations’ 13th Sustainable Development Goal, “Climate Action”. Atatürk’s important words such as “Peace at Home, Peace in the World”, “Protecting nature is protecting the future”, “Tomorrow’s nature is created today”, “Trees, flowers and greenery mean civilization” will be combined with a global vision through art and reflected through the creativity of young participants.
The aim of the competition is to enable young minds to express these words and Sustainable Development Goal 13 through art. Participants are expected to create works that aim to raise awareness on combating climate change, protecting natural resources and sustainable environmental policies. Thus, the contest is not just an art competition, but aims to inspire and create a global call for a sustainable world.
In addition to being rich in color, composition and expression, the artworks participating in the competition will carry a strong message towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially the “Climate Action” goal. In this way, participants will have the opportunity to be heard by a worldwide art community.
The competition is open to children ages 6-14 living in the United States and Canada. Judging will take place in three different age groups: 6-8 years old, 9-11 years old and 12-14 years old. The competition will be run by ATKB and the Atatürk School of New York.
Atatürk saw peace as the foundation of everything. If we protect nature and work together against climate change, we will bring peace not only to people but also to our world. Be an ambassador for peace!
You can have our children watch the videos below for inspiration:
https://youtu.be/IJoAcD0oUww?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/TCUIPME2ySg?feature=shared
2. ABOUT THE CONTEST:
Theme: Climate Action
Dimensions: 30,5cm x 45,7cm/ 12” x 18” No other than art paper will be accepted. Style: Freestyle (Pastel, Oil Paint, Watercolor, Dry Paint…etc.) Collage and digital are not accepted.
Age Group: 6-8 years old children born (2017-2015)
9-11 years old children born (2014-2012)
12-14 years old children born (2011-2009)
3. AWARDS:
| 6-8 Years Old | 9-11 Years Old | 12-14 Years Old | |
| First Place: | Tablet | Tablet | Tablet |
| Second Place: | 100$ | 100$ | 100$ |
| Third Place: | 50$ | 50$ | 50$ |
| Honorable Mention: | Art Set | Art Set | Art Set |
4. TERMS OF PARTICIPATION:
5. COPYRIGHT
1. The participants are deemed to have declared that they accepted the conditions of participation by applying for the painting contest on Climate Action, which is held to contribute to the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day & UNESCO World Art Day. Works that are found to be unsuitable for any of the participation conditions will be banned from the contest by the commission.
2. Works that are determined to be copied or stolen will not be evaluated by the contest jury. The jury reserves the right to consider any work worthy of an award, and if a work is found to be copied or stolen, the award will be revoked. In such instances, the participant is required to return the certificate and monetary award. This situation does not grant new rights to other participants.
The legal and financial expenses of any problems that may arise during participation in the contest belong to the contestant. The contest organization is not responsible for any problems that may arise.
6. CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: 1 (516) 234-5015 EMAIL: twlanewyork@gmail.com
7. JURY COMMITTEE
| Main Jury | Pre Selection Committee |
| Bedri BAYKAM- Artist Main Jury Chairman | Deniz İlhan-Artist |
| Dr. Didem VURAL – Artist Gazi University Department of Fine Arts Pınar GÜZELGÜN HANGÜN – Ceramic Artist Sakarya University | Aslı Kutluay-Artist Buket Savcı-Artist Reyhan Akbaș-Artist Nilay Çomoğlu-Artist |
IMPORTANT DATES
– Contest Application Deadline for Preselection: 10/March/2025
– Announcement Date of Award Winners in the Finals: 05/April/2025
– Deadline of Delivery of Award Winning Pictures to the Address: 11/ April/2025
– Award Ceremony and Exhibition Opening: 20/April/2025-27/April/2025
**** (Dates may be subject to change due to unforeseen extraordinary circumstances.)
6-8 YEARS OLD SUBMISSIONS: