2025 "HUAXIA CUP"
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH & CHILDREN PAINTING COMPETITION

Chinese Version

[2025 “Huaxia Cup” International Youth & Children’s Drawing Competition – Results Officially Announced]

After four months of artwork collection and multiple rounds of rigorous evaluation by our panel of expert judges, the results of the 2025 “Huaxia Cup” International Youth & Children’s Drawing Competition have now been officially released.

This year’s competition received 398 entries from students across five continents, representing 10 countries and 20 Huaxia Chinese School branches. Centered on the theme “Painting the Future with Childlike Hearts · Building a Sustainable World Together,” young artists expressed their visions of the Earth, peace, and a better future through creativity and imagination, demonstrating both artistic talent and a strong sense of social responsibility.

We sincerely thank our distinguished judges for their professional and dedicated evaluation, and extend our heartfelt appreciation to all branch principals, instructors, and parents for their enthusiastic support. Congratulations to all award recipients!

Next Steps:
The organizing committee will proceed with the preparation of award certificates, the competition yearbook, and related documentation. Once completed, materials will be distributed to participating branches or mailed directly to individual participants. Kindly await further notification regarding distribution details.

Let us continue to witness and celebrate the artistic growth and outstanding achievements of our young talents!

Junior's Group Award List

Children's Group 3 Award List

Children's Group 2 Award List

Children's Group 1 Award List

Toddler‘s Group Award List

The 2025 "Huaxia Cup" International Youth and Children’s Painting Competition will be held from October to December. This year’s competition, themed "Children’s Vision, Painted Future · Building a Sustainable World Together" is open to youth and children worldwide. It aims to inspire children’s creativity and imagination, allowing them to express their unique perspectives on the world through painting. The Huaxia Cup is not only a grand event for artistic creation but also a platform for cross-cultural exchange, allowing children to experience and express their love for life and the world through art. We look forward to the enthusiastic participation of every young art enthusiast, who can freely unleash their creativity and dreams in this artistic realm.

The 2025 competition embraces the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its theme.

The 17 SDGs envision a better, more inclusive, and sustainable future by 2030, addressing challenges such as poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental protection, prosperity, peace, and justice.

Children and youth are invited to express their imagination and creativity through art, interpreting one or more of the SDGs and sharing their vision for humanity’s future.

Organizer: Huaxia International Culture & Arts Center

Event Schedule:

Entry & Submission： 10.1 – 12.22.2025
Online Exhibition： Starting from 10.1.2025
Popularity vote： 12.25 – 12.29.2025
Expert evaluation： 12.2025 – 1.2026
Awards announcement： 2.2026

Theme and Categories of Work：

Theme: Children’s Vision, Painted Future
Building a Sustainable World Together
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations
No Poverty
Zero Hunger
Good Health and Well-being
Quality Education
Gender Equality
Clean Water and Sanitation
Affordable and Clean Energy
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Reduced Inequalities
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Responsible Consumption and Production
Climate Action
Life Below Water
Life on Land
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Partnerships for the Goals
Categories of work: Watercolor, gouache, oil painting, sketching, quick sketch, comics, children's painting, traditional Chinese painting, and other forms. (digital paintings are not accepted)
Submission limited： Each participant may submit only one work; the submission must be original and must not have been entered in any previous 'Huaxia Cup' painting competitions.

Age Group：

Toddler: Year 2020 and later
Children Group 1: Year 2018 - 2019
Children Group 2: Year 2016 - 2017
Children Group 3: Year 2013 - 2015
Junior Group: Year 2007 - 2012

Awards：

Grand Prize: 5 in each group
First Prize: 10 in each group
Second Prize: 20 in each group
Third Prize: 30 in each group
Popularity Award: The Online Popularity Award is limited to participants registered in North America, with a total of 20 winners across all categories.

Registration and Participation Fee:

Registration Fee: $30 per entry
Registration Process: Contact the competition organizer to register and receive a participant number and password, then log in to the competition website https://hxcs.org/2025hxcup/signupevent.aspx, to submit your entry.
Reminders:
Only a digital photo of the work needs to be submitted (original not required); the file must be at least 1 MB.
When submitting your work, please crop it to size, remove edges, and straighten it. The photo of the work must not be digitally altered or framed.
When submitting your work, be sure to fill in all the information on the form correctly, as all details will be used for the production of the commemorative album.
It is recommended that the original artwork be created in A3 size to facilitate possible future exhibitions (this will not affect the judging process).
Awards: All submitted works will be included in the album, and each participant will receive a beautifully printed album as a gift.
Top 20 in online voting: $20 Amazon gift card (only for participants registered in the North America region)
Grand Prize: Trophy and Certificate
First, Second, and Third Prizes: Medal and Certificate
All Participants: Certificate
Contact Information: For any other matters related to the competition, please contact the Organizing Committee via email at info@hxicac.org
The final interpretation of this event rests with the Organizing Committee of the 2025 'Huaxia Cup' International Youth and Children’s Painting Competition.