Mayors for Peace Art competition 2025

Peace can mean many things – kindness, calmness, understanding, or simply getting along. We’re inviting the young people of Tasman to share what peace means to them through art, as part of this year’s Mayors for Peace international art competition.

The theme is ‘What Peace Means to Me’, and we’d love to see what our talented local youth come up with! Young artists aged 6 to 15 who live or go to school in Tasman can enter, with drawings or paintings that express their unique perspective on peace.

Last year, we were thrilled to see Shaviva Winslade from Tasman Christian School win the international award for the 6 – 10 year age group – her artwork stood out among more than 2,300 entries from around the world!

There are two age categories: 6 – 10 years and 11 – 15 years. A local judging panel will choose the top five artworks from each group, which Mayor Tim King will announce at the opening of a special art exhibition in October.

The selected artworks will then be sent to Japan for international judging. One outstanding piece will receive the Mayors for Peace President’s Award and may be used in events and materials promoting peace education around the world.

Applicant Requirements

Open to children from 6 to 15 years old as of 1 November 2025, who live in Tasman District.  

Theme: “What Peace Means to Me”  

Artwork Requirements: 

B4-sized (257mm×364mm) or A3-sized (297 mm x 420 mm) white paper must be used for artworks. 

Note: The artwork that wins the Mayors for Peace President’s Award is printed on plastic folders, so about 1 cm may be trimmed from its edges. 

• Artworks must be drawings or paintings. Photo collages, digital art, etc. will not be accepted. There are no other rules about materials. 
• Artworks must be flat ones that can be scanned. 
• Artworks must not have been submitted to other competitions.  
• Each artwork must be made by an individual, not by a group. 
• Artworks must not infringe on the rights of a third party, such as copyright (including that for animated characters), trademarks, and the right of publicity. 
• Emblems for the Red Cross Society and other similar emblems are not allowed
• One applicant can submit one artwork only. 

There are two age categories: 6–10 years and 11-15 years 

Entries close on 15 September 2025. 

Enter now using the online form.

The selection panel led by Mayor of Tasman will choose the five best artworks in each of the two age categories. Selected works will be sent to the Mayors for Peace Secretariat in Japan.  

Terms of using the artwork

• The copyright to all artworks submitted to the Mayors for Peace Secretariat is owned by the Secretariat. The Secretariat owns the right to publicize, present, exhibit, print and distribute copies of these artworks without the applicants’ agreement.  
• The submitted artworks may be used for member cities’ projects when the Mayors for Peace Secretariat gives permission.  
• The winners of the Mayors for Peace President’s Award and the Outstanding Performance prize will have their artworks, names, ages, member cities, countries, and messages regarding their works posted on the Mayors for Peace website. 

Inquiries 

Yulia Panfylova, Community Partnership Officer. Yulia.Panfylova@tasman.govt.nz

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