Art competition 2024

Who can participate:

Children aged 6-18, residing in Cyprus and attending an Elementary School, Gymnasium, or Lyceum.

 

Themes and Categories:

Elementary School Category: The Safety Superhero

Children can design their own superhero who protects themselves and others. The superhero might wear a helmet, vest, goggles, and safety shoes, saving their friends from potential accidents. The superhero can have special powers, like a magic helmet that warns of dangers or shoes that help avoid obstacles.

Gymnasium Category: Creating the Land of Safety

A fictional space where people are happy and follow safety rules properly. Students design the ideal city or village with all the essentials for safety and health, such as parks with safe pedestrian and bike paths, schools with smart protection systems, etc. The goal is for students to depict their vision of a future that prioritizes everyone’s health and safety.

Lyceum Category: Safety in Our Hands

Students create works that capture the concept of responsibility for health and safety in society. Through visual arts showcasing contemporary issues (e.g., mental health, workplace safety), students express how people can be part of a society that protects and cares.

 

Awards (3) per Category:

  • 1st Prize: €300
  • 2nd Prize: €200
  • 3rd Prize: €100

 

Important Dates:

Submission Period: November 4, 2024 - November 27, 2024

Evaluation of Designs & Announcement of Winners: December 2024

 

 

Guidelines

The artwork should be: Individual, on A3 white paper (29.7 x 42 cm).

 

Materials: Any drawing materials

 

Not Accepted:

  • Crafts
  • Designs on paper of different sizes
  • Designs resembling other well-known works or that have been submitted to other competitions.

 

Submission Locations:

  • Head Office in Nicosia - Kyriakou Matsi 1A, 4th Floor, Agioi Omologites, Nicosia
  • Company Offices in Vasiliko
  • Community Councils in Vasiliko
  • Elementary Schools in Vasiliko area
  • By mail: P.O. Box 22281, 1519 Nicosia, Cyprus
  • Via Akis Express: Code 24845555 (recipient pays shipping fees)

 

On the Back of the Artwork, please Include:

  • Full name of participant
  • Title of the artwork
  • Age and date of birth
  • Contact phone number

 

 

IMPORTANT: The artwork must be accompanied by the form:

Στοιχεία Διαγωνιζόμενου & Συγκατάθεση Γονέα_Κηδεμόνα 2024.pdf