International Art Contest for Young People
92 Countries, 6623 Works of Art, 1 Message of Peace
UN ART FOR PEACE 2012 WINNERS
Someday
Artist: Haruka Shoji
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
Age: 17
"Maybe it is your child, or your grandchild, or much more later one who says bye to nuclear weapons.
Or, maybe, it's you."
UN ART FOR PEACE 2012 WINNERS
Nature
Artist: Ai Yamanaka
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Age: 16
"This is [the atomic bomb called] Little Boy that was dropped on Hiroshima at 8:15 on August 6, 1945. The senselessness of a bomb is expressed by a bird playing. The wish for the abolition of nuclear weapons is sent to the world from Hiroshima, City of peace."
UN ART FOR PEACE 2012 WINNERS
Defense Cooperation
Artist: Sutatip Maijan
Location: Petchaboon, Thailand
Age: 16
"In my picture people around the world play together to protect the world. Similarly, there is an umbrella to protect against solar rays. A nuclear weapon is a mass destructive weapon from which many living things will be affected. People from different nations come together to sweep away nuclear weapons so as to create peace for our future."
Alimentando la paz / Feeding Peace
Artist: Itzel Azalia Joya Figueroa
Location: San Salvador, El Salvador
Age: 17
"Peace must be nurtured by humanity. In my drawing I represent the marine life food chain also implying that peace can destroy war."
UN ART FOR PEACE 2012 WINNERS
Peace For Our Future Generation
Artist: Mok Yan Ling
Location: Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Age: 12
"I dream of a world with no fighting, where everyone is determined to make it a better place for future generations. The doves of peace will overcome all greed and set us free from nuclear threats forever."
UN ART FOR PEACE 2012 WINNERS
Let Peace Fly
Artist: Michelle Minzhi Li
Location: San Ramon, USA
Age: 11
"Under the threat of nuclear war, the world cries day and night. For those who love peace, let us demolish nuclear weapons and let peace fly."
UN ART FOR PEACE 2012 WINNERS
World Without Atomic War
Artist: Karina Pershina
Location: Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan
Age: 12
UN ART FOR PEACE 2012 WINNERS
Give Me Peace on Earth!
Artist: Annika Tiedemann
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Age: 12
UN ART FOR PEACE 2012 WINNERS
If A World Free of Nuclear Weapons
Artist: Galuh Edelweiss
Location: Pontianak, Indonesia
Age: 8
"I think if there was no war then there would be no nuclear weapons, bombs, and fear that makes it all destroyed. The world will definitely feel comfortable, peaceful, and beautiful. We can see various plants and colorful flowers thriving, butterflies quietly sucking honey, free-flying birds in the sky, and beautiful views of the twilight sky... All occur freely, without limits, without pressure, without fears..."
UN ART FOR PEACE 2012 WINNERS
We love peace
Artist: Zhihan Lu
Location: Xu Zhou, China
Age: 7
UN ART FOR PEACE 2012 WINNERS
Веселая планета - Funny planet
Artist: Eugene Ugolnikov
Location: Cheboksary, Russia
Age: 7
"With no threat of nuclear war on the planet, there will be smiling children everywhere."
UN ART FOR PEACE 2012 WINNERS
Voice of Earth
Artist: Areen Hamad
Location: Mirpur A.K. Pakistan
Age: 7
"The nuclear inventions are destroying me.
Stop the inventions of destruction.
I want to be a happy Earth."
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We wish to send our sincere thanks to all the children and teens, their teachers and parents, who made this contest such a wonderful success. The art work you shared "Imagining a World free of Nuclear Weapons" is truly inspiring.
An international panel of jurors evaluated each entry based on the criteria explained in the rules: creativity, composition, theme and technique. The winners, as picked by this jury, are presented in the slideshow above.
Everyone who entered the contest is a winner for peace.
