(International)
From the Lions Club International website:
An Annual Art Contest for Kids
Each
year, Lions clubs around the world proudly sponsor the Lions
International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups.
This art contest for kids encourages young people worldwide to express
their visions of peace. For 25 years, more than four million children
from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest.
The theme of the 2012-13 Peace Poster Contest is "Imagine Peace."
Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on November 15, are eligible to participate.
Promoting the Arts
Each
year's art contest for kids consists of an original theme incorporating
peace. Participants use a variety of mediums, including charcoal,
crayon, pencil and paint, to express the theme. The works created are
unique and express the young artists' life experiences and culture.
Spreading Peace and International Understanding
Twenty-four
international finalists are selected each year, representing the work
of more than 350,000 young participants worldwide. Posters are shared
globally via the Internet, the media and exhibits around the world.
Peace Poster Contest 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, education and media communities select one grand
prize winner and 23 merit award winners.
Peace Poster Contest Awards
International winners will be notified on or before February 1.
One
international grand prize winner will receive US $5,000 and a trip to a
special award ceremony with the sponsoring club president and two
family members at Lions Day with the United Nations (subject to change).
Each of the 23 merit award winners will receive a cash award of US $500 and a certificate of achievement.
Deadlines:
Entries not meeting deadlines will be disqualified.
January 15: Kits go on sale from the Club Supplies Sales Department at International Headquarters.
October 1: Deadline to purchase kits from the Club Supplies Sales Department at International Headquarters.
November 15: Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning poster (per contest sponsored) to the district governor.
December 1: Postmark deadline for a Governor to send one winning district poster to multiple district council chairperson.
December
1: Postmark deadline for a Governor not belonging to a multiple
district to send one winning poster to the Public Relations Department
at International Headquarters.
December 1: Postmark
deadline for a Club not belonging to a district to send one winning
entry to the Public Relations Department at International Headquarters.
December
15: Postmark deadline for the multiple district council chairperson to
send one winning poster to the Public Relations Department at
International Headquarters.
February 1: International winners notified on or before this date.
http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/common/pdfs/PPC_rules.pdf
http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/common/pdfs/PPC_rules.pdf
http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/our-work/youth-programs/peace-poster-contest/index.php
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