Peace Art

Image Credit: "My Dream of World Peace" By VincentiusMatthew

Peace Art

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

  1. Create your artwork using any materials you want - from crayons to found objects to photography
  2. Title your work and include a brief statement about what you have created and how it represents peacebuilding
  3. Submit your entry by sending all of the following to ugradcar@gmu.edu:

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

  1. Artistic merit: artistic qualities of the work
  2. Creativity and originality: the unique approach of the piece
  3. Theme communication: how well peacebuilding is expressed in both the artwork and the written supporting statement
  4. Aesthetics: use of color and design
  5. Rules: adherence to the Contest Rules and requirements

2025 Peace Art Competition Winner

Peace in Peril

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

Becoming Again 

 

by Avery Shippen

Wings of Harmony

Wings of Harmony

 

By Alexandra Benson

Mohammed

Mohammed

 

By Rafa Djajakusuma

Under the Same Sky

Under the Same Sky

 

By Hyoin Kim

اللهיהוה

اللهיהוה

 

By Moustafa Mohammed

2023 Peace Art Competition Winners

Isabella-Cuevas-Beyond-Words-2023-500
Beyond Words

By Isabella Cuevas
A white dove with a fig leaf and kite fly through a gap in a chain link fence against the back ground of a clear sky. The fence is red and smoky. Silhouetted hands released the dove and remain raised upwards.
Peace Transcends

By Maryam Qureshi

2022 Peace Art Competition Winners

A mouth opened by two hands; inside the mouth is a heart being squeezed by another hand, and the heart is surrounded by eyes.

Speak Your Heart

By Sean L. Smith

A vase of flowers sitting in front of a windowpane with clouds in the sky

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.