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.
Entries should be submitted no later than October 15, 2023.
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 signed form
- title and statement of explanation of the artwork's connection to peace or conflict resolution
- short artist bio (50 words or less)
- school affiliation
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

2021 Peace Art winner
Sailing off Traces of Affliction
Collage by Isabella Cuevas
To me, peacebuilding is cultivating a space where people can freely dance, clearly see, listen to melodies, and aspire to their objectives. It is a transformation, where more tranquility is observed, felt, and experienced. This piece of art represents that vision and that space where mass violence is not a viable response.
- Isabella Cuevas
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.