“A Wasteless World” Drawing Competition (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Deadline: 15 November 2023

Show your vision of a world that is free of waste, a re-imagined reality where consumerism is not king! Calling all Fine Arts Academies’ students from Bosnia and Herzegovina to enter the “Wasteless World” Drawing Competition and showcase their vision for a future that’s not wasted on waste.

The current “take-make-waste” pattern of economic and social behaviour results in literal mountains of municipal and industrial waste. Everything we consume has a waste footprint – and if not managed properly – or eliminated – this waste ends up in the rivers, forests and even the cells, as microplastic.

Award Information

The three prize winners will be awarded a high-end professional graphic tablet with a smart pen, that helps the artists, designers, programmers of video games, photographers and videographers capture their creative visions on screen.
The 4th to 10th place winners will be awarded a mid-range professional pen tablet, that helps the artists, designers, programmers of video games, photographers and videographers capture their creative visions on screen.

Art Competition Rules

The competition is open to all students from the academies of fine arts in Bosnia and Herzegovina (located in Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Široki Brijeg and Trebinje).
The entries on paper or other physical material should be at least A4 (21 x 29.7 cm) and not exceed A0 (84.1 x 118.9 cm).
Digital drawings are also accepted (min. resolution of 300 dpi) in the following range: A4: 29.7 x 21.0 cm or 3508 x 2480 pixels; A0: 118.9 x 84.1cm or 4961 x 3508 pixels in .jpg or .png file format.
Up to three submissions per participant are allowed. Group submissions are also acceptable. All entries must be original. All drawing media are allowed.
UNDP reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is inappropriate or inconsistent with the spirit of the competition. Entries must be suitable to be broadcasted, publicly displayed, published or used online by UNDP for audiences of all ages.

Evaluation Criteria

Entries will be evaluated by a UNDP selection panel, which will select up to 10 winners based on the following criteria:
- Inspiring and plausible visions calling to action towards a wasteless world
- Visual identity, aesthetics and fulfilment of thematic requirements,
- Originality and inventiveness of the entry

Winning entries will be announced on the UNDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina website with the names of authors, and the authors will be notified by email about the results of the contests by 20 November 2023.

For more information, visit United Nations Development Programme(UNDP).