Peace Pals International 2025 – 28th Annual Art Exhibition & Awards is Open for Registrations!

April 2, 2025

Youth from around the world are invited to submit their artwork to the 28th Annual Peace Pals International Art Exhibition and Awards for 2025

The deadline to submit and receive your artwork is August 31, 2025

Winners will be announced on Global Peace Pole Day the 22nd of November 2025

Theme for 2025
FREEDOM
Let Your Colors Flow &
Your Imagination Soar!

We are asking youth, ages 5 through 16, to please create artwork with the theme of FREEDOM to give thought to what FREEDOM means to them.  We are encouraging parents, community members, and teachers to discuss the various meanings of FREEDOM.  Please review some of the bulleted points below or develop your own when discussing FREEDOM.

• Is Freedom about being able to eat an orange vs. a peach?
• Is Freedom being able to choose what you want to wear?
• Does Freedom mean you can come and go as you wish?
• Does Freedom allow you to choose your best friend?
• Do you have Freedom of speech? 

There are so many ideas and thoughts about what Freedom means to adults, but what does it mean to the children in your lives.  We would love to share this video, on what freedom means from youth in India, ages 8-14.

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IMPORTANT

Children must create all artwork. All artwork must be original and not copied from any source or art contest (including AI-generated content).
The artwork must include the universal message of peace, May Peace Prevail On Earth, in English, but it can also be in your native language.

MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH

Rules and Guidelines
Please read the rules and follow all directions.

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Artwork
Size: Horizontal or Vertical design and must be 5 inches x 7 inches / 12.7 cm x 17.7 cm.

Artwork must be original. Hand drawn, sketched, or painted on paper.  If artwork is copied from previous submissions or from other art contests, the entry will be disqualified.  We will not accept (AI) computer generated artwork.

Artwork must follow the theme “FREEDOM” and must include the Universal Message of Peace “May Peace Prevail On Earth” as part of the design of the artwork in English or the participants Native Language.

IMPORTANT: Artwork or writing done by any person other than the artist will be disqualified.  Artwork must be original and never published before.  If the artwork does not include the theme of “FREEDOM” and or the Universal Message of Peace May Peace Prevail On Earth – The entry will be disqualified.

Four Age Categories – One Entry per Child

Four Age Categories – One Entry Per Child
Age Category One: Age 5 – 7
Age Category Two: Age 8 – 10
Age Category Three: Age 11 – 13
Age Category Four: Age 14 – 16

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Prizes to be Awarded
First Place Winners ~ 6 foot Classic White Peace Pole or another prize of similar value..
Second Place Winners ~ Large Size Desktop Peace Pole or another prize of similar value.
Third Place Winners ~ Medium Size Desktop Peace Pole or another prize of similar value.

Finalists ~ Certificates and letters will be provided through an online folder in which they can download and print.

Please upload your artwork by 31 August 2025.
After you have registered, you will be emailed a link to your personal dashboard where you can upload your artwork.  Artwork must be scanned in high resolution (300 DPI) and saved as a JPG and follow the rules and guidelines.

Certificate of Participation
Only participants who have uploaded their artwork will receive a certificate of Participation.  Please login to your dashboard to download your certificate after you have completed the registration process, and your artwork has been uploaded.

If you are unable to upload your artwork and need to send your art by postal mail, you must register and provide a registration number to be included with your artwork.  Only registered youth will be accepted.

Address:
Peace Pals International
26 Benton Road
Wassaic, NY  12592
(845) 877-6093

For more information, please contact Jules Loren at Peace Pals International.

Peace Pals International is a project of May Peace Prevail On Earth International