Submission Deadline: Feb 26, 2025 (Postmark: Feb 14, 2026)
What’s your recipe for happiness? Kids and teens aged 6-17 worldwide can now paint it! The prestigious annual Color Art Festival, running since 1990 by Poland’s Goleniowski Dom Kultury in Goleniow (under official UNESCO Poland patronage), opens its 35th edition themed “Przepis na szczęście” (Recipe for Happiness).
This veteran event—one of the top international kids/teens art showcases—attracts thousands of entries from 50+ countries yearly. It boosts creativity, personal expression, and cross-cultural bonds. This year’s theme invites visions of happiness via friendship, family warmth, nature’s beauty, dreams, emotions, and human values like kindness and courage.
Why a Golden Opportunity for Iranian Youth?
- 100% Free: No entry or shipping fees.
- Global Prestige: Poland exhibition, official book publication, UNESCO-endorsed certificate—major resume boost.
- Winners’ Trip: Top picks + parent/mentor to multi-day art workshops in scenic seaside Międzywodzie, Poland (all costs covered).
- Open to All: Iranian young artists fully eligible, competing with peers from Europe, Asia, Americas.
Detailed Entry Rules:
- Ages: 6-17.
- Categories: Painting/drawing (oil, colored pencils, pastel, watercolor, gouache, acrylic, collage, mixed media) sizes A3-A1.
- Graphics: Linocut/monotype only, A4-A2.
- Limit: Max 3 originals (unpublished/unexhibited, no frame/glass/mat).
- Submission: Physical mail only (print digitals), with label (name, age, address, email, entry form) on back. Postmark counts!
- Tip: Pack securely to avoid damage.
Prizes & Events:
- Main: Poland workshops + official exhibition + festival book + certificates/non-cash awards.
- Ceremony: May 2026 with fun side events.
- Selected works featured in global online/print galleries.
Since 1990, over 30,000 pieces exhibited—many alumni now pros. For Iranian kids, it’s a prime chance to shine globally, building on recent successes in similar fests.
How to Join? Prep art, download form from site, mail to address. Parents/teachers: Act now!
