Theme

Embrace — Embrace with Warmth. Connect through Art.

Paint the people, places, moments and things you cherish: family, friendship, culture, nature, animals, your community, your dreams, or your vision of the future. What do you want to embrace, and why?

Who can enter

Children and youth aged 5 to 18, from anywhere in the world. Your age group is set by your date of birth.

Group	Age	Visual Art	Digital Painting
A · Kids	5–6	✓	—
B · Children	7–9	✓	—
C · Junior	10–12	✓	✓
D · Teen	13–18	✓	✓

Artwork requirements

The artwork must be the participant's own original work.
It must respond to the 2027 theme, “Embrace”.
Each participant may submit up to 2 artworks.
Submit a sharp, high-definition photo or scan of the finished work — good light, no glare, the whole artwork in frame.

Tip: photograph flat artwork straight-on in daylight near a window. Digital paintings: upload the original exported file.

How to enter

CreateMake your artwork on the theme “Embrace”.
PhotographTake a high-definition photo or scan of the finished work.
Enter onlineFill in the entry form, upload your photo(s) and sign the agreement — all on this website.
Pay online$35 per artwork, by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay right on this website.

Teachers and art schools can enter a whole class online with one group entry and one payment. Group entry →

Entry fees

Pay securely by credit or debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay right in the entry form. Your confirmation and entry codes arrive instantly.

Per artwork$35 CAD

Maximum2 artworks per participant

Judging

Entries are judged by age group and category by a jury of professional designers, senior artists, directors from municipal arts departments and professors from leading art universities in Canada, the USA, the UK and China.

The Organizing Committee treats every participant fairly, impartially and rigorously.

Awards

Cash prizes are per person, in each age group and category.
Special Awards (Best Creative, Best Colour, Best Composition, Best Craftsmanship) and Outstanding Awards are also given.
Every participant receives a participation certificate; winners receive award certificates.
All entries are shown on the CreArt Canada website and WeChat.
Teachers and schools who organize group entries receive a Thank-You Certificate.
Winning artworks may be exhibited and offered in the charity auction for the Richmond Hospital Foundation.

$500Gold

$300Silver

$100Bronze

Disqualification

Copied, traced or plagiarised work, or work done by someone else.
AI-generated work.
Work that does not respond to the theme.
Entries that do not follow these rules.

Copyright agreement

Participant will grant to CreArt Canada an irrevocable, unlimited license to display, copy, sell, sublicense, publish, and create and sell derivative works from, my work submitted for CreArt Competition. Participant should affirm that this is his/her own original work. Participant understands that the submission of his/her entry into the CreArt Canada Painting Competition constitutes acceptance of the above condition, in addition to his/her agreement of the rules and guidelines stated in CreArt Canada 2027 International Visual Art Competition Submission Rules and Guidelines. CreArt Canada Organizing Committee reserves the final right of interpretation for this competition.

$35 CAD per artwork · up to 2 per participant

Enter CreArt Canada 2027

1Participant
2Artworks
3Agreement
4Payment

Online entry opens January 1, 2027 — right here on this page.

Everything happens on this page: fill in the form, upload your artwork photos, sign the agreement and pay securely by card. You get your entry codes immediately.

Have these ready

A sharp photo or scan of each artwork (at least 1500 px on the short side)
The artist’s date of birth (for the age group) and a parent/guardian’s contact details
A credit/debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay — $35 CAD per artwork

Need help? Info@CreArtCanada.com

CreArt Canada Organizing Committee reserves the final right of interpretation for this competition.

Rules & entry