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International visual arts competition
« Graines d’artistes du monde entier »
Created in 1993, our contest continues to expand worldwide. This « open window » on our planet collects the artistic expressions of young people under 25 years old each year, under varying themes.
The International Visual Arts Competition was created in 1993 by Michel GIROST, Founding President of the Louis François Center for UNESCO (1995) and the IMAJ World Institute of Youth Art (2019).
The celebration of its 30th anniversary in 2023, installed six artists in the role of promoters of the six age categories: 3-5 years old Philippe Tykoczinski, 6-9 years old Guy Péqueux, 10-13 years old Béatrice Tabah, 14-17 years old Alain Richard, 18-25 years old Monique Turin and Medico-social Pascale Rouillot. These artists have contributed to the history and development of our association, we wish to pay tribute to them.
On the other hand, three friends, very involved volunteers, have left us over the last two years: Bernadette Bautz, Mireille Lemée and Bruno Fageot, we award them the title of Ambassadors of our international Competition.
Our contest promotes artistic practice among children and young people around the world, aiming to bring them together around a common international action.
The World Art Institute of Youth‘s mission is to inscribe childhood and youth in humanity’s memory – which is why we undertake the conservation of all participating artistic creations within our art library « Mémoires du Futur®« .
- 100 laureates will be rewarded with a medal and a diploma of honor.
- The first prize in each category will be designated the Gold Laurel, the second the Silver Laurel and the third the Bronze Laurel.
- The nominees will receive a diploma of honor.
- All participants will be registered in the Artistic Fund of our Art Library « Mémoires du Futur®« .
International visual arts competition 32 edition
Theme 2025: « Art and culture, a path towards peace »
Free and open to everyone from 3 to 25 years old
DEADLINES TO REMEMBER
Deadline for submission: January 31, 2025
Deadline for receipt: February 7, 2025, subject to submission no later than January 31, 2025
Jury: March 5 to 22, 2025
Results: April 10, 2025 on our Facebook page
Exhibition: June 17 to 21, 2025, at Espace Argence in Troyes
REGISTRATION TO THE INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION
Registration to the International Visual Arts Competition must be made online via a form. Any other method of registration will not be taken into account by IMAJ *.
- Please read all the rules carefully. We have updated the conditions of entry. Any entry that does not comply with all the rules will be automatically eliminated.
- Fill in the registration form (one form per participant and per artistic creation sent)
- Download the label you receive by email once you have completed the form. Check the pre-filled information, date and sign the label.
- Print it and glue it to the back of your creation with GLUE.
- Add an explanatory text to your design (recommended but not mandatory).
- Send us your correctly identified creation by post (envelope) to :
Michel Girost
IMAJ-Centre pour l’UNESCO
1 rue Linard Gonthier
B.P. 279 10008
Troyes Cedex
France
* If you are unable to complete the form or have any questions about taking part in our Competition, please contact us.
REGISTRATION FORM
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REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 1: ORGANIZATION AND DATES OF THE COMPETITION
The World Institute of Youth Art (IMAJ) organizes the international plastic arts competition from September 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025.
ARTICLE 2: THEME AND PURPOSE OF THE COMPETITION
Theme “Art and culture, a path towards peace”.
This competition seeks to promote artistic practice among children and young people around the world with the aim of bringing them together around a common international action.
IMAJ has made it its mission to inscribe childhood and youth in the memory of humanity, so it undertakes to keep all the artistic creations participating in its art library « Memories of the future® ». Awarded or not, they remain the property of IMAJ and will not be returned, in order to keep a testimony of childhood and youth.
ARTICLE 3: CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
- This competition is open to children and young people from 3 to 25 years old from all over the world divided into 6 categories: 03-05 years old, 06-09 years old, 10-13 years old, 14-17 years old, 18-25 years old and medico-social category (all ages up to 25).
- Only one (1) entry per person (same last name, first name and address) is accepted.
- Registration is only possible via the online registration form. If you are unable to complete the form, please contact us. We will send you a label to fill in on your computer. Only correctly completed and legible (roman letters only) registration forms and labels will be considered. Registration forms and labels that do not meet these criteria will be disqualified. Any other form of participation will not be accepted and will be considered null and void by IMAJ.
- The participant may attach an explanatory text on his creation and/or on the artistic approach. Not mandatory.
- Only creations on a flat surface are accepted (no 3D) and on flexible supports (no master key, no frame, no wood). Maximum size 105 x 75 cm.
- The creations must be sent to IMAJ in Troyes at the expense and under the responsibility of the competitors.
- Send your drawing only by LETTER-MAIL (envelope), any shipment by PARCEL/PACKAGE/TUBE will be retained by customs, please check with your post office for any shipment from countries outside the European Union.
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Sending address :
Michel Girost
IMAJ – Centre pour l’UNESCO
1, rue Linard Gonthier
B.P. 279 10008 Troyes Cedex
France- Participants who do not meet these criteria will be automatically eliminated.
- Deadline for submission: January 31, 2025.
- Deadline for receipt: February 7, 2025, subject to submission no later than January 31, 2025.
- The participant or his legal representative will not be able to recover his artistic creation, it will not be sent to him.
ARTICLE 4: JURY AND SELECTION CRITERIA
The jury will deliberate on Saturday Mars 22, 2025 to select a maximum of 200 nominees and 100 winners according to respect for the theme, artistic and technical value.
ARTICLE 5: PRICE
The first 3 prizes in each category will receive a medal (gold plated, silver plated and solid bronze) and a nominative diploma. The other winners will receive a bronze medal and a nominative diploma.
The nominees will receive a nominative honorary diploma only. The prize won cannot under any circumstances be exchanged for cash or another prize.
ARTICLE 6: EXHIBITION OF CREATIONS
The winners and some of the nominees will be exhibited during the international event » Seeds of artists from around the world® » (GAME) at the Espace Argence of Troyes from 17 to 21 June, 2025. Later, the artistic creations will be presented in the form of a traveling exhibition in France and abroad.
ARTICLE 7: ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS
The winners will be informed by email and the results will be announced on the IMAJ Facebook page from April 10, 2025.
ARTICLE 8: AWARDS
The winners will collect their prize during the prize-giving ceremony on Saturday June 21, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. at Espace Argence in Troyes. In the event that the winner cannot be present, the prize will be sent by post. IMAJ can in no way be held responsible for the follow-up and the future of the package, it cannot be held responsible in the event of loss, theft or damage to the package (medal/diploma); it will not be able to replace or compensate for the loss/theft/degradation. Each medal and diploma is made in a single and unique copy.
ARTICLE 9: RIGHT OF ARTISTIC PROPERTY
The participant or his legal representative, exclusively assigns to IMAJ, in accordance with article L. 131-3 of the intellectual property code, all the economic rights to the artistic creation, free of charge and exclusively and for the worldwide, for the legal duration of the copyrights and certifies having read and accepted the transfer of rights contract.
ARTICLE 10: EXCLUSIONS
Each participant agrees not to send counterfeits or plagiarism. Artistic creations must be « original » and not be the subject of any copy. These rules are final and will not be the subject of any recourse, appeal or proceedings whatsoever, neither by the schools, nor by the authors.
ARTICLE 11: MEMBERSHIP
Each establishment participating in our competition becomes a « corresponding member » of IMAJ for the year without having to fulfill any specific regulatory obligations.
