Peace Poster Contest - "Imagine Peace"

This is the theme of the 2012 – 2013 Peace Poster Contest. Lions Clubs can sponsor the program in their community for children in local schools or organised youth groups.

Students who will be 11, 12 or 13 years of age on November 15th 2012 are eligible to participate.

Through the contest students are encouraged to visually depict their interpretation of the contest's theme. Each year a different theme incorporating Peace is chosen. Twenty four international finalists are selected to represent the work of more than 350,000 young participants from around 75 countries worldwide.

Since 1988 more than 3.6 million children have participated.

Encouraging Youth:

Each year since 1988 Lions Clubs around the world proudly sponsor the Lions Clubs International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups, encouraging young people to artistically express their vision of peace as well as expressing in words what peace means.

Promoting the Arts :

Participants use a variety of mediums including charcoal, crayon, pencil and paint to express a new theme developed each year to spark their imagination. The works created are unique and express the young artist's life experience and culture.

Spreading Peace and International Understanding,
Among the Peoples of the World

Kits for Peace Poster Contest :

Lions Clubs may purchase a contest kit from Club Supplies at Newcastle Office Click Here to order online.

One kit must be purchased for each contest and must be sponsored by a Lions Club. A Club can sponsor more than one school or youth group or multiple contests within the school or youth group (i.e. one per year level)

Judging

Each poster is judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme Posters advance through several judging levels; local, district, multiple district and international. At the international level, judges from the art, peace, youth and media communities select one grand prize winner and 23 merit award winners.

Awards

One international grand prize winner will receive a trip to a special award ceremony with the sponsoring Club president and two family members to Lions with United Nations day in New York City where the winning artist will be presented with an engraved plaque and a cash prize of US$5,000. The 23 Merit Award winners will each receive US$500 and a Certificate of Achievement.

Check out the website at www.lionsclubs.org and send a PEACE POSTER e-Card.