Apr 18, 2022
Thank you so much to all of you who took part in our Art for Peace Competition! It was so wonderful to see the creativity and ideas for peace through art.
The Art for Peace Competition aims to encourage and promote world peace. We also believe that art can bring about peace, and art forms such as drawing and painting grant individuals a canvas upon which to express emotions that some are unable to express with words. Thus, those who are reluctant to verbalise their thoughts and fears can do so through art. Art can act as a non-verbal language that is accessible to all regardless of gender, social standing, political affiliation, race or religion.
All the amazing entries submitted in this competition are beautiful in their own way. The final decision was made by five judges from the Peace Club. The judging was based on the artwork, art statement, conceptuality, and creativity. Therefore, if you didn’t win this time, know that we appreciate your art and all the hard work that went into it. Keep it up!
We are pleased to announce the winners:
Award | Prize | Artwork title | Artist | Education |
Gold Award | 1st prize: $300 and Certificate | All for one and one for all | Rozyczka Schimanski | University of Otago |
Gold Award | 2nd prize: $250 and Certificate | We grow with the flowers | Isabella Tunnicliffe | University of Otago |
Gold Award | 3rd prize: $200 and Certificate | Peace of an Untouched World | Julie Lamont | University of Otago |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Peace Underneath | Sophrose London | University of Otago |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | I’m doing my part | Frederic Ahmed Allan | Otago Polytechnic |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Prayer for Peace | Patchara Jirapanyayut | University of Otago |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Perspective | Heather Wright | University of Otago |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | After Batoni (Allegory of Peace and War) | Esmond Paterson | Otago Polytechnic |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Active peace | Aruna Wallwork-Tuala | University of Otago |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Nadine Cooper | Climate for Peace | University of Otago |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | What is it good for? absolutely nothing | Izzy Dalley | University of Otago |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Twelve too many hands | Scarlet Macdonald | University of Otago |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Rumination | Selena de Weyer | University of Otago |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Peace For All Animals | Bruce Mahalski | Victoria University graduate |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Peaceful living despite struggle | Paris lauryn jade king | University of Otago |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | From you the flowers grow | Aidan Forbes | Otago Polytechnic |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Self-examination | Ratanakneary Khuon | Rangsit University |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Victory of Good over Evil | Supriya Sally | University of Otago |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Diamonds in the Sky | Caitlin Harris | University of Otago |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Save us | Hannah Gaboda | Otago Polytechnic |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Nurturing the Chaos | Lexie Heaphy | University of Otago |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Harmony of Peace | Johnny Nguyen | University of Otago |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Connected by the Eye of Peace | Krupali Patel | University of Otago |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Would you let one of us? | Jay Lee | University of Otago |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Home | Alexandra Ranford | University of Otago |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | A Small Act of Defiance | Liana Scott-Nanthasack | Otago Polytechnic |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | The World at Peace | Zoe Barbenel | University of Otago |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Souls | Aamira Jain | University of Otago |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Piece of peace | Ghananta Duppati | University of Otago |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Heartsease | Yuna Barbenel | University of Otago |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Peace is within the soul | Paris lauryn jade king | University of Otago |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Sunset Dance | Lokyee Szeto | University of Otago |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Stop Murder Music | Tom Reiner | University of Otago |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Panda | Tukuhau Aitu | Otago Polytechnic |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | We Advocate Restraint | Bruce Mahalski | Victoria University Graduate |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | What the dog doin’? | Rozyczka Schimanski | University of Otago |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Up To You | Alexandra Ranford | University of Otago |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Metanoia | Aamira Jain | University of Otago |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Messy | Kaitlin Jukes | University of Otago |
Award | Prize | Artwork title | Artist | School |
Gold Award | 1st prize: $200 and Certificate | Power to change | Anise Maclean | Columba College |
Gold Award | 2nd prize: $150 and Certificate | Reflection | Faith Esther Patel | Homeschooled |
Gold Award | 3rd prize: $100 and Certificate | Raukura Āio | Georgia Latu | Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | We want peace not pieces | Emerson Cooke | Queen’s high school |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | finite | Hannah Fleming | Otago Girls’ High School |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Equality | Pimpanit Thepjaroennirun | Mater Dei School |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | The good and bad | Charlotte Constable | Kaikorai Valley College |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Peace below and above | Ava Wilson | Homeschooled |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | flowers peace to the world | Paige | Tahuna normal intermediate |
Award | Prize | Artwork title | Artist | School |
Gold Award | 1st prize: $150 and Certificate | A Million Years of Happiness | Maddy Macaulay | Tahuna Normal Intermediate |
Gold Award | 2nd prize: $100 and Certificate | Sign of peace into my heart | Charlee Cooper | Waikouaiti School |
Gold Award | 3rd prize: $75 and Certificate | Te Rangimarie O Te Ao (World of Peace) | Marissa Conway | Big Rock Primary School |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Peace Person | Belinda Nguyen | St Bernadette’s |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | whimsical world | Abby Duong | Kavanagh College |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Hold hands together | Lucy Rowland | Waikouaiti School |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Picnics | Chloe O’Neill | Waikouaiti School |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | A Little Peace of the World | Evah Vorgers | Tahuna Normal Intermediate |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Peace is in the Breeze | Madelaine Coatsworth | Big Rock Primary School |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Peace in my heart | Frankie Fitzgergald | Waikouaiti School |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | The Uprising of Peace | Layla Wainwright | Broad Bay School |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Listening to “Six60” | Walker Hart | Waikouaiti School |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | World Peace 2022 | Sophie McWilliam | Waikouaiti School |
Gold Award | Consolation prize: $20 and Certificate | Be kind to others | Tom Hoexum | Waikouaiti School |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Rangimarie (peace) | Ariana McGinty | Tahuna normal intermediate school |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Wanaka lake | Charlie Hurst | Waikouaiti School |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Art for Peace | Eve marie bransgrove | Tahuna normal intermediate school |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Serenity 2022 | George Scott | Waikouaiti School |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | World Peas | Anika Biggin | Broad Bay School |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Peace out every one | Alex McAra | Waikouaiti School |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Peace not war | Isabella Connell | Waikouaiti School |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Sitting under a tree | Emily Scott | Waikouaiti School |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | World Peace 2022 | Jack Smith | Waikouaiti School |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Russia & Ukraine | Jayden Ollerenshaw | Waikouaiti School |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | A girl who wants peace | Jademaree | Waikouaiti School |
Silver Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | The hill | Blake Rawstorn | Waikouaiti School |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Reaching for peace | Ariana Mcginty | Tahuna normal intermediate school |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Nature Beauty | Reolena Teremoana Catherine Cockburn | Tahuna Intermediate school |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Peace Ship | Fareed Aymen Saleh | Lyndhurst House School |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Peace means to me | Daniel Thomas Hodge | Ravensbourne School |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Peace | Max Luis Hodge | Ravensbourne School |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Peace in the Universe | Tauriel Patterson | Bradford School |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | People of colour | Rhianna Waterman-Latimer | Columba College |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | No war | Jake Pont | Waikouaiti School |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | Watching kids | Huge Cooper | Waikouaiti School |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | One raindrop raises the sea | Skye Sinclair | Tainui School |
Bronze Award | Consolation prize: $15 and Certificate | To live in peace | Iris feltham | Tahuna normal intermediate |
For all winners, please confirm with us via email (info@thepeace.co.nz) that you are able to receive your prize and certificate in person at the ceremony on Friday, 22 April 2022 in the main common room, University of Otago.
5.30 pm Registration for Gold, Silver and Bronze award
6.00 pm Songs by Ollie Crooks
6.25 pm Welcome speech
6.30 pm Songs by Ryan Shanks
7.00 pm Meditation for 30 minutes by Sean Prenter
7.30 pm Presentation of the Awards for the Art for Peace Competition 2022
7.45 pm Songs by Reid Edmond
7.50 pm Song “Light a Candle for Peace”
8.00 pm Finish
All are welcome to attend. Please bring your family and friends to join in this event that we have organised for you to bring youth and the community together as one and to honour our local artists. Also, we would like to celebrate peace through the creation of art by New Zealand artists with the Art for Peace prize giving.
The Art for Peace prize will only be presented on 22 April 2022. If you cannot attend the event, please inform your friend or family member to come to collect your prize and certificate for you.