IDW 2025: Classroom Art Contest

At SCIC, we believe art can inspire reflection, ignite action, and serve as a powerful form of activism. One way we engage with Saskatchewan educators and students is through our International Development Week Classroom Art Contest. This year’s IDW Classroom Art Contest challenges classrooms to get creative and inspire others through art. Add your students' voices to the global movement toward building a better, more inclusive world.

One World, Many Stories

This year’s theme is inspired by the idea of collectively creating a world that prioritizes diversity, inclusion, equality, and sustainability.

Who: K-12 Classrooms in Saskatchewan

Why: International Development Week (IDW), celebrated the first week of February every year, is an annual initiative that has engaged Canadians on global issues since 1991

Deadline: January 20, 2025

Submission Requirements:

Each student will create an individual artwork reflecting the theme. The class will combine their individual works into one collaborative art piece.
Submit a clear photograph of the completed artwork along with a 250-word statement explaining its significance.
Only one submission per class.
All entries must be submitted by January 20th, 2025.

Additional Guidelines:

Each class submission must be original and previously unpublished. It must also be the sole work of the students.
Your class submission should take into account SCIC’s Value Statement: We are committed to the recognition of the dignity of all people and their right to self-determination, to the protection of the world’s fragile environment, to the equitable distribution of power, and to the promotion of global understanding, cooperation, peace and justice through mutual learning, partnership, transparency and solidarity.
Classes and Teachers must agree to have the picture of their combined art project posted on SCIC’s social media channels (other information included with the photograph will be School, Grade, and Teacher’s Name).