Calling all Mason students, alumni and interested high school students... Submit your entry for a chance to have your artwork showcased AND win a $200 prize!
Use your Imagination to create an original artwork that communicates peacebuilding... interpersonally, globally, or in the community.
Submit your Peace Art entry
by November 20, 2026
Getting Started
- Create your artwork using any materials you want - from crayons to found objects to photography
- Title your work and include a brief statement about what you have created and how it represents peacebuilding
- Submit your entry by sending all of the following to ugradcar@gmu.edu:
- your original artwork as a high resolution .png or .jpeg
- the Entrant Agreement, Artistic Process, and Connection to Peace signed form
Rules
To enter the Peace Art Contest, entrants must agree to the competition rules and terms and conditions as stated in the Peace Art Entrant Agreement, which should be downloaded, signed, and sent to ugradcar@gmu.edu
Evaluation Criteria
- Artistic merit: artistic qualities of the work
- Creativity and originality: the unique approach of the piece
- Theme communication: how well peacebuilding is expressed in both the artwork and the written supporting statement
- Aesthetics: use of color and design
- Rules: adherence to the Contest Rules and requirements
2025 Peace Art Competition Winner
2025 Peace Art winner
Peace in Peril
by Nafia Syeed
The mosaic dove embodies peace, radiant yet vulnerable. Barbed wire encases its form, echoing conflict's grip. Encaustic wax and gold leaf edge the work, reminding us that peace, though fragile, still holds the power to shine.
- Nafia Syeed
2024 Peace Art Competition Winners
Becoming Again
by Avery Shippen
Wings of Harmony
By Alexandra Benson
Mohammed
By Rafa Djajakusuma
Under the Same Sky
By Hyoin Kim
اللهיהוה
By Moustafa Mohammed
2023 Peace Art Competition Winners
By Isabella Cuevas
By Maryam Qureshi
2022 Peace Art Competition Winners
Speak Your Heart
By Sean L. Smith
Peace-Built
By Maximilian K. Crotty
Image credits for artwork on this page
- Top Banner image: "My Dream of World Peace" by VincentiusMatthew is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.
- “Sailing off Traces of Affliction” by Isabella Cuevas. Copyright Isabella Cuevas and the Carter School.
- “Peace-Built” by Max Crotty. Copyright Max Crotty and the Carter School.
- “Speak Your Heart” by Sean Smith. Copyright Sean Smith and the Carter School.