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‘The Beauty of Sharks’ Children Painting Competition 2012 – Call for ENTRIES

19th September 2012

In conjunction with the 1000 Kids One Message event, the 2012 Children’s Painting Competition, part of OceanNEnvironment’s public awareness campaign, invites entries for the 2012 Celebrate the Sea’s Children’s Art competition. Children aged between 7 and 15, have until 28th October 2012 to enter this international competition (now in its 11th year). Participants will be required to submit a painting on an A3 sized art paper – the theme is the ‘Beauty of Sharks’ – the painting should promote a greater affection for sharks. Children are encouraged to use art to give sharks a friendlier image. Why are sharks important? What if our oceans are without sharks?

The top 100 finalists from the ‘The Beauty of Sharks’ round will be invited to participate in the Premier Round on 29th December 2012 at Resorts World Sentosa – the brand new Marine Life Park. The top 100 paintings from the Beauty of Sharks’ round will be display at the Marine Life Park. The Winner of the ‘The Beauty of Sharks’ round artwork will be turned into a special edition poster to promote the conservation of sharks in South East Asia.
The Grand Prize for the Premier round the overall winner will be named Children’s Artist of the Sea and will receive a trophy and S$880 to contribute to their education fund.

Last year's judging

Last year’s judging

More information and entry form can be found at: