In the global village we commonly own, world heritage sites represent the finest achievement of human civilization and natural beauty. The diversity of civilizations has formed the Earth that’s full of life and colors. Civilizations are enriched by exchanges and mutual appreciation.   

2023 "Colorful World" International Youth Painting Invitational Exhibition promotes the protection of world cultural heritage and exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations.  

Invitation for young people all over the world is now issued. 

We are kicking off the solicitation of paintings that show cultural diversity and reflect the exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. In order to boost the protection of the Central Axis of Beijing and promote its culture, a special exhibition zone themed with “the Colorful Central Axis of Beijing” will be set up. 

In tandem with that, we are also calling for teenagers to submit short videos that promote world cultural heritage protection, as a way to draw the attention of their families and the public to the cause. The best short videos will be displayed online.  

Both online and in-person exhibitions of the paintings will be held. The award-winning representatives, heads of relevant institutions, diplomats in China, experts on aesthetic education and Chinese and foreign media professionals will be invited to the award ceremony. 

Countries, cities, schools and art institutions are highly encouraged to organize their own events to select prominent paintings and exhibit them. 

Worldwide participants aged from 4 to 18, to be divided into three age groups: participants aged 4-6; participants aged 7-12; participants aged 13-18.  

Timeline 

Event Launch：June 2023 

Deadline for painting submission: July 31, 2023. 

Deadline for video submission: August 20, 2023. 

Evaluation: August 2023 

Award & Opening Ceremonies: Late October 2023 

Form 

Watercolor paintings, oil paintings, crayon drawings, ink paintings, woodcuts, etc.  

Theme 

To depict world cultural heritage, natural heritage and dual cultural and natural heritage of a country, displaying cultural diversity and reflecting the exchanges and mutual learning of civilizations. 

Size 

A3 or quarto (within 389mm × 546mm) 

Canvas painting No.F8 (Within 455mm×380mm) 

Submission 

1. Group submission is preferred, but individual painters are also welcome. For individual participants, please confirm with the contact person before submission.  

2. Submit the digital copy to: waae@waae.com.cn. If further instruction is given, please deliver the hard copy to: Bimo China, No. 61, Suzhou Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China (Postal Code:100005). When submitting the hard copy, please fill in the Painting Information Form and attach the form to the back of the painting. For group submissions, please also fill out the Group Registration Form. Copy and paste the following link into the browser for relevant documents and forms: https://colorfulworld.waae.com.cn/mobile/article/article_detail/id/591.html. The submitted entries will not be returned.  

3. The digital copy is to be sent in JPG or PNG format with a resolution of 300 dpi and size of 2-3MB. The submitting group should sequence the works and names of contributors should also be marked. All information must be in line with that in the Group Registration Form.   

4. Children are also encouraged to participate in the video shooting event themed "Protect world cultural heritage". The video should be around 60 seconds in length, in landscape format, and sent to: waae@waae.com.cn. Content of the videos can include but are not limited to: introduction to the ideas or stories behind the painting one submits, representation of a world cultural heritage in one’s home country, or issuance of a call on the public to respect cultural diversity and be aware of the importance of the inheritance, protection and innovation of civilizations. Excellent videos will be showcased online or on TV.  

1. The Organizing Committee owns the copyright on all art works contributed and exhibited, and the contributors enjoy the right of authorship over their works. The Organizing Committee has the right to retain the works and own the full copyright and the right to use (including but not limited to exhibition, publicity, publication and other non-commercial purposes). This event is a non-beneficial event, it’s free for all the participants. 

2. All the art works so contributed and exhibited shall be the participants’ original works and have not been published in any other exhibition or contest. Any plagiarism detected will result in immediate disqualification from participation and exhibition. 

3. Participants shall also promise their works will not infringe on the rights or interests of a third party (including copyright, right of portrait, right of fame, right of privacy and other legal rights and interests), and shall not contain any controversial content involving territorial disputes, racial discrimination, etc. 

Evaluation criteria 

Evaluation principles: fairness, impartiality and objectivity. 

Scoring criteria: Scores will be given based on the form, category, imagination, observation, theme expression, aesthetic expression, and creativity, etc. 

A Preliminary Jury, an Expert Jury and a Final Jury will be set up by the Organizing Committee to evaluate the works.