33rd International Visual Arts Competition 2026 联合国教科文组织支持！第33届国际视觉艺术大赛，全球作品征集中！

33rd International Visual Arts Competition 2026

The International Visual Arts Competition in France was founded in 1993 by Mr. Michel Giraud, Founding President of the Louis François UNESCO Centre (established in 1995) and the International Movement of Art for Youth (IMAJ, established in 2019). Since its inception, the competition has continued to grow and flourish across the globe.

This annual event—centered around a shared thematic focus—serves as an “open window to the world,” gathering artistic expressions from young people aged 25 and below. Its mission is to promote global youth artistic practice, bringing young participants together around this international initiative and fostering dialogue, respect, and a sense of responsibility.

The competition’s theme is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and is embedded within the framework of the “Pact for the Future” adopted by UNESCO, with the aim of contributing to a more united, equitable, and sustainable world. We encourage participants to use art as a medium to express their perspectives on the world and to demonstrate their commitment to peace, cultural diversity, social justice, and environmental protection.

A particular emphasis is placed on showcasing the richness of traditional artistic techniques, regarded as a living heritage that must be preserved. By advocating handcrafted and culturally rooted artistic creations, the competition highlights the creative act that connects the hand and the mind—an essential process for self-development and understanding the world.

IMAJ–UNESCO Centre is dedicated to ensuring that the childhood and youth of today are permanently recorded in the collective memory of humanity. Therefore, we remain committed to preserving all submitted artworks in the Memory of the Future® art archive. This living repository safeguards more than 96,500 artworks created by children and youth aged 3 to 25 from over 150 countries.

This year marks the 33rd edition of the International Visual Arts Competition, and the theme is:

“The Beauty of Life: Flora and Fauna — Life on Land, in the Sky, Underground, in Waters, and Underwater.”

2026年第33届国际视觉艺术大赛

法国国际视觉艺术大赛由路易·弗朗索瓦联合国教科文中心（1995年成立）及世界青年艺术学会IMAJ（2019年成立）的创始主席米歇尔·吉罗先生于1993年创立，不断在全球范围内发展壮大。

这项以共同主题为纽带的活动，每年如同一个“面向世界的开放窗口”，汇集来自25岁以下青少年的艺术表达。旨在通过推动全球少儿艺术实践，让他们围绕这项国际行动相聚，促进对话、尊重与责任担当。

大赛主题与联合国可持续发展目标相契合，并纳入联合国教科文组织通过的《未来公约》框架，以共同建设更加团结、公平、可持续的世界。我们鼓励参与者通过艺术，表达他们对世界的看法，展现他们对和平、文化多样性、社会正义和环境保护的承诺。

大赛特别注重展现传统艺术技法的丰富性，视其为需要传承的活态遗产。通过倡导植根于个人文化的手工创作与造型表达，我们强调连接手与思维的创造性动作，对自我构建和世界认知至关重要。

IMAJ-联合国教科文中心致力于将少儿与青年时代铭刻于人类记忆长河。因此，我们坚持将所有参赛作品收录于“未来记忆®”艺术库。这是一座真实保存全球年轻一代思想的活态档案馆，保存了超过96,500幅艺术作品，这些作品是由150个国家的3至25岁儿童和青少年创作完成的比赛作品。

今年是第33届国际视觉艺术大赛，大赛的主题为“生命之美：动植物。陆地、天空、地下、水域及水下生命。”

Award Ceremony of the 32nd International Visual Arts Competition France, June 2025

PART 01 — Participation Guide

33rd International Visual Arts Competition 2026

France IMAJ – World Youth Art Institute

【Theme】

【 Competition Format 】

Participants must submit original physical artworks, which will be mailed to the competition organizing committee.

All submissions from Tree Art students will be collectively handled and mailed by

TREE ART.

【 Submission Deadline 】

January 3, 2026

【 Eligible Age Groups 】

The competition is open to youth aged 3 to 25, categorized into five judging groups:

3-5years｜ 6-9years｜ 10-13years｜

14-17years｜18-25years｜

The competition is also open to children and youth with disabilities aged 3 to 25.

【Artwork Requirements】

• Maximum size: 105 × 75 cm (recommended size: 40× 50 cm)
• Mediums allowed: Watercolor, gouache, oil paint (canvas must be removed from frame), oil pastel, dry pastel, and any hand-drawn painting using pigment-based mediums
• Format: Unframed, no wooden support, flexible paper or canvas
• Each participant may submit only one artwork\

【 Awards & Prizes 】

• 100 winners + 200 nominees in total
• Top 3 winners in each category will receive:Gold, Silver, or Bronze MedalOfficial Certificate
• Other winners will receive:Bronze MedalOfficial Certificate
• Each nominee will receive an Official Nomination Certificate
• Awarded and nominated artworks will be showcased in the “World Seeds of Artists®” exhibition program.\ These works will join a touring exhibition presented in France and internationally.
• All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation.

【 Judging Schedule 】

• Judging will take place in April 2026
• Winners will be notified via email
• Results will be published on the UNESCO website and official Facebook page in mid to late April 2026

【 Registration & Enquiries 】

Participants may submit their registration through all TREE ART campuses.
Registration Fee: SGD 65.4 (including postage & GST)

PART 01 — 参赛指南

2026年第33届国际视觉艺术大赛

法国-世界青年艺术学院

【主 题】

【 大奖赛形式 】

以实物原创作品的形式，邮寄作品到大赛组委会

本次作品将由TREE ART统一负责邮寄

【 截止日期 】

截稿日期：2026年1月3日

【 参赛年龄 】

本次大赛划分五个年龄组进行评选

3-5岁｜ 6-9岁｜ 10-13岁｜ 14-17岁｜18-25岁

【材质要求】

尺寸：最大尺寸为105 x 75cm

（建议最佳尺寸为40 x50cm）

水彩、水粉、油画（油画须去框）、油画棒、干粉等任意类型颜料的自由手绘

(无框、无木或柔性纸质)

每个人只能提交一幅作品

【奖品/奖项】

共100名获奖者及200名提名者，

每个类别前3名获奖者获得奖章

（金奖，银奖和铜奖）及证书，

其他获奖者将分别获得铜牌和证书，

被提名者每人将获得一份证书，

获奖和提名作品将在

“世界艺术家种子®”活动中展出。

这些作品将组成巡回展览，

并将在法国国内外传播。

所有参赛者将获得参与证书。

【评选时间安排】

2026年4月评选作品，获奖者将通过电子邮件通知，结果将于2026年4月中下旬在联合国教科文组织网站和Facebook页面上公布。

【 报名咨询 】

参赛者可通过TREE ART所有校区提交报名

报名费$65.4(包含运费与gst）

The headquarters of the UNESCO Louis François Centre is located at the Hotel du Petit Louvre in Troyes.

PART 02 — Competition Overview

1. Organizers and Competition Period

The World Youth Art Institute – UNESCO Centre (IMAJ) will host the annual International Art Competition from 1 August 2025 to 15 January 2026.

PART 02 — 大奖赛介绍

1.比赛组织和日期

世界青年艺术学院 – 联合国教科文组织中心 (Imaj) 于

2025年8月1日至2026年1月15日

举办一年一度的国际艺术比赛。

2. Theme and Objectives

Theme : The Beauty of Life: Fauna and Flora — Terrestrial, Aerial, Underground, Aquatic and Underwater Life.

The competition aims to promote artistic practice among children and young people worldwide, encouraging them to gather around a shared international initiative through artistic creation.

IMAJ’s mission is to engrave childhood and youth into the collective memory of humanity. All submitted artworks will therefore be included in its art archive, “Memory of the Future®”. Regardless of the award outcome, artworks become the property of IMAJ and will not be returned, in order to preserve this testimony of global youth creativity.

The competition highlights the richness of traditional artistic techniques (painting, drawing, ink, colored pencils, pastels, markers, ballpoint pens, printmaking, collage, etc.) as a living heritage worthy of preservation. By promoting handcrafted, culturally rooted artistic expressions, the competition emphasizes the creative gesture that connects hand and mind—an essential process for personal development and understanding of the world.

The theme is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and incorporated into the framework of the UNESCO Pact for the Future.

2.比赛主题和目的

• 本届赛事主题：生命之美：动植物。陆地、天空、地下、水域及水下生命。

• 本次比赛旨在通过艺术实践促进全球儿童和青少年的艺术创作，旨在将他们聚集在一起，围绕共同的国际行动开展合作。

• IMAJ的使命是将童年和青年刻在人类的记忆中，因此它承诺将所有艺术创作都纳入其艺术图书馆“未来的记忆”。无论是否获奖，它们都是IMAJ的财产，不会归还，以保留童年和青年的证词。

• 大赛突出展现传统艺术技法（绘画、素描、墨水、彩铅、色粉、马克笔、圆珠笔、版画、拼贴等）的丰富性，视其为值得传承的活态遗产。通过弘扬植根于个人文化的手工创作与造型表达，大赛强调连接手与思维的创造性动作，对个人成长及世界认知至关重要。

• 赛事主题与联合国可持续发展目标相契合，并纳入《未来公约》框架。

3. Eligibility and Submission Requirements

The competition is open to children and youth aged 3 to 25 from all countries, including participants with disabilities within the same age range. Each individual may submit one artwork only.

The official artwork entry form must be correctly completed and securely attached to the back of the artwork. Incorrect or incomplete entry forms will result in disqualification. Participants may choose to include a written description explaining their artistic concept.

Only two-dimensional artworks are accepted.
Not accepted: 3D works and digital art.
Artworks must be created on flexible material (unframed, no wooden backing, paper or canvas; oil paintings must be removed from their frame).
Maximum size: 105 × 75 cm (recommended size: 40 × 50 cm).

3.参赛条件

• 比赛对来自世界各地的3至25岁的儿童和青少年以及同等年龄的残疾人开放。每人只能投递一幅作品。
• 必须正确填写作品报名表格，并将其固定到每幅作品的背面。无法识别或填写不正确的报名表将取消比赛资格。参赛者可选择附上说明文字，解释其作品创作理念。
• 只接受平面作品(不接受三维创作以及digital art)，且必须使用柔性材料(无框、无木或柔性纸质，油画须去框)，最大尺寸为105 x 75cm（建议最佳尺寸为40 x50cm）。

4. Evaluation and Awards

The jury will evaluate the submitted artworks in April 2026, selecting 100 winners and a number of nominees based on the theme, artistic merit, and creative strength.

Awards include:

• Top 3 winners in each category: Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medal + Official Certificate
• Other winners: Bronze Medal + Official Certificate
• Nominees: Honorary Nomination Certificate

Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash or other items.

All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation.

4.评选及获奖奖品

• 评委会在2026年4月评选作品，根据主题，艺术价值和实力选择若干名被提名者及100名获奖者。
• 每个类别的前3名获奖者将获得奖章（金奖，银奖和铜奖）及证书。其他获奖者将分别获得铜牌和证书。被提名者每人将获得一份荣誉证书。所得的奖品不得兑换货币或其他奖品。
• 所有参赛者将获得参与证书。

5. Announcement of Results & Award Ceremony

Winners will be notified via email.
Official results will be published around 15 April 2026 on the website and Facebook page of IMAJ – UNESCO Centre.

Winners and selected nominees will have their works exhibited during the international event “Seeds of Artists from Around the World” (GAME) held at Espace Argence, Troyes, from 2 to 6 June 2026.
Afterwards, the artworks will participate in a traveling exhibition throughout France and abroad.

5.宣布结果及颁奖

• 获奖者将通过电子邮件通知，结果将于2026年4月15日左右在联合国教科文组织的世界青年艺术学院网站和Facebook页面上公布。
• 获奖者和一些被提名者将于2026年6月2日至6日在特鲁瓦的Espace Argence举行的国际活动“来自世界各地的艺术家的种子”（GAME）期间展出。随后，这些艺术创作将以巡回展览的形式在法国和国外展出。

6. Intellectual Property & Disclaimer

By participating, all entrants grant the World Youth Art Institute exclusive, royalty-free, and permanent copyright to their artworks, including rights for broadcasting, exhibition, reproduction, commercial use, and related activities.
Submitted artworks will not be returned and will be kept by the organizing body.

All artworks must be original. Any form of plagiarism or copying will result in disqualification.
This decision is final and no appeals or legal actions from schools or individual participants will be accepted.

6.知识产权及除外责任

• 通过参加比赛，所有参赛者同意授予世界青年艺术学院对参赛作品的排他性和免费的永久版权，包括电视转播权，展览，使用，复制，用于商业目的等活动。参赛作品不退回，将由主办方收藏。
• 每位参与者的艺术创作必须是“原创的”，不得复制及剽窃其他作品，否则取消其参赛资格。该规定是最终的，不接受任何学校及个人参赛者上诉、起诉。