Contest Flyer in English (Jpg format)

Contest Flyer in English (PDF format)



Why Enter?

Mission for this arts contest:

1. To promote international Arts exchange and foster a diverse culture and diverse arts community among young people around the world.

2. To share and appreciate our beautiful world among young students around the globe.


3. Using your arts to Share your beautiful world with other young artists around the world!

And Win Prizes　& Receive Recognition as a bonus!

Each student may enter no more than three art pieces for the contest.
Must enter online. Do not mail art works to us as it will not be entered in the contest or returned.

Contest deadlines:
June 30, 2015

Cost: It is free for the first 1,000 arts work. And after that, we will charge $5.00/arts work up until the 10,000 pieces. After that, we will charge $10.00/arts work for the late submission.

Win Prizes, Get Published and exhibited in Houston:

Top 1% winners in each age division under 6, 6-11, 12-14, 15-17, 18-30 for each contest will share $5,000 cash prizes and receive First Place prize certifivate and medal; And the top 5% and 25% winners will receive their second place and third place certificates and medals accordingly. The top 1% Winners will also receive a free copy of the art book which includes their art work. The top 5% and 25% winers and other entries of merit will also be invited to be published in our full color art book.

Teachers who have helped to organize more than 50, 30, 15 students to participate in this contest will be awarded as Excellent Art Educator with Gold, Silver and Brond Medals and Certificates. All the teacher who have help organize more than 15, 30 and 50 students will receive a free copy of the book that might feature one of  their students.

All winners will also be invited to attend the award Celemony at the America Chinese Arts Center in Houston by early October. All the winners' arts works will also be digitally display at the Arts center with the judging Panel's arts works.

Types of art:

Any art that can have a still digital image. Paintings, computer graphics, sculptures, drawings, 3-D art, Mixed Media,  Mosaic, Collage, Calligraphy etc. Take a picture of your art.

This is not a photography contest. Therefore, please do not submit your photography arts as entry.

 Judging Panel:

There will be 8-10 Judges who come from a diverse arts background. All of them have been outstanding artist, and most of them have been outstanding arts educators in the US and China.

We will update the full judging panels info at a seperate web page.

And yes! The Top 1% winner for the contest will have their art work exhibited with some of the judging panel's arts exhibition in early October in Houston, United States.

5427 N Sharon Amity Road

Charlotte, NC 28215
Phone: 704-568-8948
Fax: 704-257-9909
arts@occaaf.org