2025 THEME: Friendship: The Heartbeat of Global Peace
This year’s theme highlights the power of friendship to foster understanding, collaboration, and peace across borders. The Showcase provides a unique platform to explore how global friendships can drive positive change and bridge cultural divides.
By participating in this inspiring competition, young creators will have the opportunity to share their vision of a peaceful world and contribute to the international dialogue about the importance of building friendships across nations.
Students must be between 12-18 years of age and a resident of Chandler.
Guidelines
Classic Art
Classic Art
Classic Art
Media accepted includes but is not limited to oil, acrylic, watercolor, charcoal, and colored pencils.
Photograph of the artwork must be submitted in the application in a .jpg or .png format.
Digital Art
Classic Art
Classic Art
Submissions must have a minimum of 1350x1080 px.
Moving art pieces will not be accepted.
Photograph of the artwork must be submitted in the application in a .jpg or .png format.
Essay
Classic Art
Poetry
Essay submissions can be creative writing, anecdotes, and other written worlds following the content guidelines.
Submissions must be written in English.
Essays must not not exceed 500 words.
Writing must be submitted in the application in a .pdf or .doc format.
Poetry
Original Music
Poetry
Submissions must be written in English.
Poetry must not exceed 200 words.
Students must upload their document in either a .pdf or .doc format.
Original Music
Original Music
Original Music
Only audio submissions will be accepted, no videos.
The piece must be original. Reinterpreted music will not be accepted.
Music recordings do not have to be live. Music writing software is acceptable.
Submissions can not exceed 4 minutes.
Music must be submitted in the application in a MP3 format.
Photography
Original Music
Original Music
Limited digital manipulation is allowed for the photographers showcase. Edits include but are not limited to filters, lighting changes, color corrections, and cropping. However, adding or removing key elements of the photo is not allowed. Please note that heavy edits change the category of the submission. If that is the case, please consider submitting your artwork under the digital art category.
Only two-dimensional (2-D) artwork will be accepted.
Photograph must be submitted in the application in a .jpg or .png format.
2024 Young Artists & Authors showcase winners
Grand Prize Photography
Sadie Johnson
"A Flood of Green"
Grand Prize Art
Brad Wu
"Full of Merit, Yet Poetically Man Dwells on This Earth"
2nd Prize Art
Karli Caballes
"Journey"