World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest
World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest
Calling all young artists!
IFAW is excited to announce the 2025 World Wildlife Day (WWD) International Youth Art Contest.
Wild animals and plants are a vital part of the intricate web of life, sustaining ecosystems and natural processes that we depend on to survive and thrive. Through the transformational power of art, contestants will raise awareness for wildlife conservation and share the benefits we receive from wild plants and animals.
This year’s World Wildlife Day is celebrated under the theme of “Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet” and aims to highlight the need to invest in wildlife through innovative financing solutions that recognize the critical role of wildlife to support our economies and well-being.
The International Youth Art contest is held in partnership with the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Contestants can enter with traditional art mediums (hand drawn using markers, crayons, colored pencils and/or paint). The contest is open to youth artists aged 4-18.
We ask that participants choose a species that benefits from conservation programs, which include many of the planet’s threatened and endangered species—many of which IFAW works to protect through its programs. Participants should consider the importance of funding to secure protected areas and the wildlife and resources found within them. Once the artist has decided on a species, they may depict it as an individual animal portrait or in its native habitat.
All contestants have until February 2, 2025 to submit their work. All entries must be submitted electronically via uploading on IFAW’s website. The finalists and winning entries will be presented at the official WWD event on March 3rd, 2025.
In 2013, the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed March 3rd as World Wildlife Day, an annual celebration to raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora.