On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Information Service in Geneva (UNIS Geneva) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights teamed up with Spanish artist Cristóbal Gabarrón and the Gabarrón Foundation to launch an international drawing contest urging young people to reflect on the importance of human rights.
The “Kids for human rights” international drawing competition invites young people aged 10 to 14 to produce creative artwork based on three possible themes:
- The human right they feel strongly about defending;
- A person they admire for his or her efforts in defending or promoting human rights; and
- How they, as individuals, can stand up for human rights in their own way.
The contest deadline is 31 October 2018.
Full information on the contest can be found on the website: http://kids4humanrights.org/
Winners will be selected in November by a jury, and their names will be announced on Human Rights Day, 10 December.
Winners’ creations will be exhibited in various locations before becoming part of the art collection of one of the first museums in the world dedicated to children’s art, set up by the Gabarrón Foundation. Headquartered in Valladolid, Spain, the Queen Sofia Children’s Art Museum houses a collection of some 50,000 artwork produced by children all over the world. A branch will soon open in Shanghai, China, in 2019.
You can read the full press release here:
