COLOR MY HEART WITH PEACE

 
With the separation of the two Koreas, we ask and hope for peace among the two. Let us imagine a unified Korea where the two live in harmony together, and put that image on a canvas with the power of art.

Sadly, 70 years after the outbreak of the Korean War, North and South Korea are still divided. Let us imagine a world where there is peace between the two Koreas, and express that hope through the power of art!

Color My Heart with Peace is a project to encourage self-expression and foster the hope of peace among our children through cultivating their talents in the field of visual arts.

1.     PURPOSE

The purpose of this project is to foster the hope of peace among our youth through cultivating their talents in the field of visual arts, encouraging self-expression around the theme that is Color My Heart with Peace. Along with aiming to promote the use of art as a medium for self-expression, we want to raise awareness about the relationship of the two Koreas and the prospect of a sustainable peace for children.

2.     BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Color My Heart with Peace originates from WFWP Thailand.

 At the Women’s Federation for World Peace, International we’re dedicated to spreading the message of sustainable peace and the empowerment of women as well as the future generation. It is essential that we support the development of children so that they are able to reach their full potential. We believe that through art, they can discover another source of self-expression where they can channel their creativity and perhaps find a talent in it too.

3.     GOALS & OBJECTIVES

GOALS

Color My Heart with Peace relays WFWP’s mission of aiming for sustainable peace and introduces the Organisation’s message to the hearts of the future generation to carry forward with them by encouraging them to express what it means to them using art as their voice.

OBJECTIVES

●       To raise awareness about the two Koreas

●       To foster the idea of peace and harmony

●       To provide young students a platform to artistically express themselves

4.     CONTEST OVERVIEW
TARGET RANGE

For young artists aged 7~11 (born 2008~2012)

AWARDS

●       1 Gold Award – A certificate of award and

Ipad Pro with Apple Pencil OR invitation to Korea

●       1 Silver Award - A certificate of award and Ipad with Apple Pencil

●       2 Bronze Awards - A certificate of award and Ipad

●       8 Merit Awards - A certificate of award and Art & Craft Supplies Set

●       30 Achievement Awards - A certificate of award

***The Gold Award Winner and a guardian will be flown to Seoul, Korea to attend the exhibition. Flight tickets and accommodations will be provided by WFWPI. OR an Ipad Pro with an Apple Pencil

Contest starting date: 21 October, 2019

Deadline for submissions: 24 January, 2019

Announcement of winners: 17 February, 2019

SUBMISSION PROCESS 

Upload a scanned picture of the artwork on the Facebook page

(https://www.facebook.com/2020dmz/) along with the hash-tagged nationality, name, age of the artist, the title of the artwork

(example) #Arentina #HannaTayler #8  #OurPeace

REQUIREMENTS

●       Artworks must be done on 100-pound paper or equivalent, A3 (30cm x 42cm) in size.

●       Medium of artwork must be paint. Watercolour or acrylic paint is acceptable.

●       On the back of the artwork, the following details must be written down:

o   Student’s name, age, address, and

o   Telephone number

o   Name of the student’s school, and contact details (telephone number/teacher’s email) if possible

●       Artworks should not have been previously used for other contests or been published elsewhere.

PROPERTY RIGHTS

All submitted artworks will become the property of WFWPI.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

●       Creativity  30%

●       Interpretation of the theme  30%

●       Overall impression of the artwork 20%

●       Facebook likes 20%

STAGES
1.Stage ONE:Initial meeting with project committee and everyone involved, promotion ofthe contest, getting in contact with schools and sponsors
2.Stage TWO:Submission period, which should take at least two months to allowsufficient time for applicants to work on their artwork
3.Stage THREE:Judging period where meetings with the jury will be held to evaluate allthe artwork
4.Stage FOUR:Release of results and distribution of awards/certificates
5. EXPECTED OUTCOMES

PARTICIPANTS

●       Develop a better understanding of the two Koreas

●       Develop confidence in one’s artistic abilities

●       Develop deeper insight into peace and harmony

WFWPI

●       Develop a relationship with local schools

●       Strengthen WFWPI’s relationship with the UN

●       Continue to conduct Colour My Heart with Peace events in growing numbers of chapters