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“I’m protecting the oceans
and the Earth with my painting!”
Our oceans are being destroyed due to various pollution and climate crises!
Please express your story in drawing to make more people empathize with how precious
the oceans are and take action for ocean conservation and protecting the Earth environment.
※ The excellent artwork will be exhibited online and offline to spread awareness of environmental pollution and
the importance and aspirations of environment conservation to the global village.
Marine Environment Conservation Campaign with Children
- Installation of children’s drawings and murals on the beach
(Seorak bridge in Sokcho, Republic of Korea)
- Art Exhibition (Online & Offline)
※ [Note] An artwork must concern at least one of the keywords below.
My Beloved Ocean
#Endangered ocean species #Marine animals #Coral reef #Mangrove forest
The Ocean and My Dream
#Marine scientist #Navigator #Fisherman #Underwater robot developer
#Coast Guard #Diver #Environmental activist #Marine biologist #Marine engineer
#A job related to the ocean #A new job related to the ocean I want to create
Protect the Ocean and the Earth
#Global warming #Marine debris #Microplastics #Oil spill
#Radioactive pollution #Ocean acidification #Sea level rise #Ocean desertification
#Overfishing #Marine protected area #Collection of the used fishing tackle (fishing gear)
- Eligibility
- Children aged 4 through 12 (Born between 2011 and 2019)
- Application period
- July 03 ~ July 30, 2023
- Paper size
- A square piece of drawing paper (※ 250mm x 250mm or bigger)
- Drawing materials
- No restrictions
(※ [Note] Digital artwork and drawing with text (such as posters) are not accepted.)
- How to apply
- Online (※ Please refer to the ‘How to Apply’ below.)
- Winner announcement
- August 25, 2023 (※ To be announced on the contest website)
| Name | Ages 4~6 (Junior A) |
Ages 7~9 (Junior B) |
Ages 10~12 (Junior C) |
Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ocean Award (Gold) |
1 | 1 | 1 |
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| The Ocean Award (Silver) |
2 | 2 | 2 |
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| The Ocean Award (Bronze) |
3 | 3 | 3 |
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| Special Award (KOREAN Re) |
1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Excellence Award | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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| Encouragement Award | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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| Online Special Award | ||||
| Ocean’s Friends | Dozens of Children |
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| Ocean Experts | Dozens of Children | |||
| Ocean Rangers | Dozens of Children | |||
| Item | Explanation | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| First Judging |
The first judging will select a certain number of excellent drawings. |
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| Second Judging |
Awards will be determined from the selected drawings by members of the Judging Committee. |
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- Only one artwork per child is allowed to submit to the contest.
- The artwork should be a creation of the applicant himself(or herself). All artwork overly guided by a teacher, parents, or others will be eliminated at the first judging.
- If the judging committee figures out your drawing has any problem to be awarded, such as a copyright infringement, you will be disqualified from the winner.
- If your drawing is an imitation (such as prize-winner artwork from other contests, artwork published in textbooks, newspapers, magazines, etc.), you will be disqualified from the winner.
- Artworks containing violence or sensationalism will be excluded from the judging.
- You must draw on a square piece of paper (the width and length of the paper should be the same). If your drawing is on a rectangular piece of paper, it may bring disadvantages to you. We will randomly capture only a part of the drawing as a square-sized for the judging.
- If your artwork is selected as a candidate for the winner, HUMAN IN LOVE(HIL) will contact you personally by email. Then, you must submit your original artwork to HIL. If you don’t submit the original artwork, you will be disqualified from the winner.
- The ownership and copyright of all the submitted artwork belong to HUMAN IN LOVE(HIL). HIL can use them as promotional materials for the marine environment conservation campaign after modifying them for the purpose.
Select a theme and a keyword(or keywords) and plan out your artwork
Express your thoughts on a square piece of drawing paper
(250mm x 250mm or bigger)
# (Note 1) A square piece of paper: the width and the length of the paper are the same.
# (Note 2) Drawing materials: No restrictions
# (Note 3) Digital artwork and drawing with text (such as posters) are not accepted.
Make a digital image (.jpg, .jpeg, .png) of your drawing
(by digital camera or smartphone or scanner)
# (Note 1) Photograph your drawing in the light without shaking (in the case of using a digital camera or smartphone)
# (Note 2) The digital image should be a high-resolution photo less than 5MB
# (Note 3) The whole painting should be shown in the image
# (Note 4) The way of naming your digital image: ‘Your name_The title of your artwork’
(ex. ‘John Adams_A festival of whales’)
Submit your artwork (Individual)
# (Note 1) You must sign in to your Google account for submitting your artwork
# (Note 2) Click the ‘Submit (Individual)’ button below
# (Note 3) Fill in your information and introduction paragraph (in English only)
Submit your artwork (Group)
# (Note 1) Click the ‘Submit (Group)’ button below and download the group application forms (Form 1 & 2)
# (Note 2) Read about ‘Guidance on the group application for the contest’ carefully
# (Note 3) Fill in the two application forms (in English only)
# (Note 4) Name the digital images of all the artwork
# (Note 5) Make a zip file (the completed two application forms and all the digital images)
# (Note 6) Send the zip file to the official email address of the contest: ocean@humaninlove.org
Keep your original drawing safe until the winner announcement
# The eventual winner will be confirmed after checking the original drawing by HUMAN IN LOVE
E-MAIL. ocean@humaninlove.org
