International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

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Art can be used to express your views about nuclear weapons. Why not organise an art competition at your school? Students could submit drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphic designs and more. The winning entries could be used to create an exhibition or school calendar. You might even like to auction them off to help fund your own campaign for a nuclear-weapon-free world.

Sample topics

1. I can imagine a world without nuclear weapons
2. Remembering the tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
3. Nuclear weapons are weapons of terror

Steps

1. Establish guidelines: Come up with some guidelines for your competition. Think about the following: Who is allowed to enter? What kinds of art are accepted, e.g. paintings and sculptures? Can a person make multiple entries? Is there a topic?
2. Publicise the competition: Set a deadline for people to submit their art, and create flyers and posters to promote the competition. Advertise the competition in your school newsletter. Encourage your friends to submit their artwork.
3. Announce the winners: Arrange for a panel of people to judge the competition. This might include your school principal, your local member of parliament or an artist. Present the winners with a prize or certificate at your school assembly.
4. Create an exhibition of winning entries: Find an area at your school to display the winning entries. You could also include information about nuclear weapons and efforts to abolish them. Or perhaps you might use the artwork to make a school calendar?