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The 23rd Contest is now open! Click here for entry details and application form.
Winners of the 22nd Contest are announced!
DEAR 22nd CONTEST PARTICIPANTS: Delay in International Prize Shipment for 22nd Contest:
Due to cancelled or restricted postal services to various countries and regions caused by the pandemic, delivery of the 22nd Contest prizes to certain countries is significantly delayed. We are making efforts to send the gifts as soon as possible and thank you for your understanding in the meanwhile.
The 22nd Award Winning Works


Angela Wu Age 14, U.S.A.
International Section


Zupan Sara Age 10, Slovenia


Miriam Clus Age 8, Romania


Adna Aisha Aufa Age 14, Indonesia


Muriuki Solomon Mwit Age 14, Kenya


Ardino Joyce P. Age 13, Indonesia


Kao Yu Han Age 10, Taiwan


Meghan Nishith Gajjar Age 9, India

Name | Country & Region | Age | |
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Chowdhury Ananaya | Bangladesh | 13 | Work |
Tiong Ing Hoe | Brunei | 12 | Work |
Liang Heyi | China | 12 | Work |
Zala Khyatiba Girirajsinh | India | 8 | Work |
A. Indulekha | India | 13 | Work |
Kshirsagar Apurva Sanjaykumar | India | 15 | Work |
Nababan Simon Hotditua | Indonesia | 11 | Work |
Helma Hassanzadeh | Iran | 7 | Work |
Asma Najaf | Iran | 12 | Work |
Setareh Shaveysi | Iran | 12 | Work |
Absattar Merey | Kazakhstan | 9 | Work |
Kuan Sing Y. | Malaysia | 8 | Work |
Ng Jyn Ray | Malaysia | 11 | Work |
Khan Ayesha | Pakistan | 14 | Work |
P.A.H.K. Gunasekara Hejith Kalnaka | Sri Lanka | 8 | Work |
Chandrasena Thinugi | Sri Lanka | 14 | Work |
Vidarshee Jayamini | Sri Lanka | 14 | Work |
Yucel Eylul Ada | Turkey | 8 | Work |
Bozkurt Cinar Kerem | Turkey | 9 | Work |
Bahadoor Aarush A. | Mauritius | 11 | Work |
Hasanli Rena | Azerbaijan | 9 | Work |
Karneeva Anastasia | Belarus | 10 | Work |
Maleshkova Maria Luiza Lyubomirova | Bulgaria | 11 | Work |
Name | Country & Region | Age | |
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Busic Marija | Croatia | 8 | Work |
Anna Zahorjan | Hungary | 7 | Work |
Bator Rebeka Maja | Hungary | 9 | Work |
Toth Gergo | Hungary | 12 | Work |
Bader Amina | Hungary | 12 | Work |
Voyush Nikita | Italy | 7 | Work |
Emersone Hermine | Latvia | 15 | Work |
Amelija Railaite | Lithuania | 7 | Work |
Kotryna Vitkauskaite | Lithuania | 10 | Work |
Goda Biraite | Lithuania | 11 | Work |
Pranskute Inesa | Lithuania | 12 | Work |
Adamska Patrycja | Poland | 14 | Work |
Sofia Duda | Romania | 12 | Work |
Odobisteanu Teodora Nicoleta V | Romania | 14 | Work |
Zivkovic Dunja Z. | Serbia | 12 | Work |
Topalovic David | Serbia | 15 | Work |
Stiakova Vivien | Slovakia | 12 | Work |
Bizjak Metka | Slovenia | 9 | Work |
Vrabec Nusa | Slovenia | 13 | Work |
Sun Kathy | Canada | 11 | Work |
Yoon Hailee D. | U.S.A. | 14 | Work |
Gonzalez Gabriel E. | Venezuela | 14 | Work |
Japan Section


Tomita Aoi Age 10, Aichi


Fukuzato Kaori Age 15, Aichi


Suzuki Momoka Age 11, Tokyo


Okada Mikuru Age 10, Hokkaido


Hashimoto Iroha Age 8, Shizuoka

Honorable Mention Winners
Click here to view Honorable Mention winners's works in the Winners Booklet
Comment

The screening session for this contest is the work I look forward to most during the year, as I get to see the pictures that the children who receive the theme have thought a lot about and drawn, and I get inspired by their passionate thoughts. I want to give the first prize to every drawing here. Choosing one is really tough every time. We, the judges, cherish each momentary encounter with each drawing and select the works that resonate with us.
Also, every year at this screening, I am keenly aware of how as we get older, we get caught up in our daily chores and how our compassion for nature, people, animals, and plants has diminished compared to that of our children.
Animals respond to moving objects because they live outside, but we human beings are creatures that can stare at stationary objects. For example, when a butterfly is flying, we human beings cannot understand how its wings move and why it is able to fly, but when it is a motionless specimen, we can see every detail of its shape and can draw a picture of its mechanism. So painting is a mind-intensive process, and I think this is one of the conditions that separate human beings from animals. I would love so much to take home all the pictures here for a closer look, but unfortunately that is not possible, so I'm looking at them carefully here.
Paintings are mirrors that reflect the human mind. The pictures here are a mirror reflecting the minds of children. I come here every year to learn how children's minds are reflected in drawings.
Don't we adults treat children too lightly because they are children? However, children are the ones who strongly hold our original feelings. If we continue to have the original feelings that everyone had when they were children, even into adulthood, we will be able to understand the strength and weight of sentiments today's children feel. If we do so, wars and wasteful spending will cease to exist in the world.
Chairman of the Judging Committee,
Painter / Emeritus Professor of Tokyo University of the Arts
Screening
The finals of the 22nd JQA International Environmental Chirdren's Drawing Contest was held on June 30, 2022. Those drawings that best expressed the contest themes, "Choosing Eco-Friendly Lifestyles", were awarded by strict and fair screening.Judges

Past Winning Works
