🇨🇳 China Daily, together with relevant institutions, is launching the 2026 International Cartoon and Illustration Exhibition on a Community with a Shared Future for Humanity. Centered on the theme of "Sharing", this event adopts the unique artistic form of cartoons and illustrations to raise global public awareness and reflection on advancing the vision of building a Community with a Shared Future for Humanity.
🤝 Through this exhibition, we aim to leverage the distinctive visual expressions of artists and art enthusiasts across the globe to interpret the profound implications of sharing as a practical path and a key value. It strives to build a bridge for international cultural exchanges, facilitate cross-cultural dialogue and mutual understanding, deepen public recognition of the vision of a Community with a Shared Future for Humanity, and unite global consensus and strength for pursuing development through sharing and shaping the future with inclusiveness.
🎯 The theme of this year's exhibition is "Sharing".
Potential topics include:
1. Sharing blue skies and clear waters to protect our common home
2. Sharing cultures and arts to deepen mutual understanding
3. Sharing technological achievements for benefit of all
4. Sharing joys and soothing sorrows with kindness
5. Sharing food, knowledge, stories and songs to connect hearts
6. Other relevant topics.
🌐 Sharing, an innate fine quality of humanity, serves as the foundation for the inheritance of civilization and a bond for emotional connection. More importantly, it offers a viable solution to global challenges. Sharing merges individual wisdom into collective strength and turns localized experiences into shared wealth. Through exchanges transcending race, culture and geography, it highlights the inherent interconnectedness of all humankind.
🎭 Target participants: Cartoonists, illustrators and art enthusiasts from all over the world are welcome to participate.
👥 Participation Categories
1. Adult Group (18 years and above).
2. Youth Group (Under 18).
🏆 Prizes and Awards
🧑🎨 Adult Group:
🥇 Gold Prize: 1 winner. ¥30,000 CNY (before tax), a certificate and a portfolio book.
🥈 Silver Prize: 2 winners. ¥20,000 CNY (before tax), a certificate and a portfolio book.
🥉 Bronze Prize: 3 winners. ¥10,000 CNY (before tax), a certificate and a portfolio book.
🏅 Outstanding Prize: 10 winners. A certificate and a portfolio book.
🏅 Excellence Prize: 100 winners. A certificate and a portfolio book.
👦 Youth Group:
🏅 Outstanding Prize: 100 winners. A certificate and a digital portfolio book.
📥 Requirements for the Works
1. The submitted works must be original. Plagiarism or replication of others' works are not allowed.
2. No restrictions on the style of works. Cartoons, illustrations and other painting styles are all accepted.
3. The works should be submitted in JPG format, with a resolution of 300dpi, file size no less than 2M (the longest side of the picture should not be less than 3000 pixels), and not exceeding 10M.
4. Single pieces of artwork or series of works will be accepted, but each participant can upload no more than 20 pieces.
5. The submitted works should include a title and a brief textual description.
6. For AI-assisted works, please label as "AI-generated".
7. Participants should provide their contact information, including email address and phone number, when submitting works.
8. Youth Group participants and college students in the Adult Group should additionally provide their school name and grade year. The names of their instructors or training institutions are optional.
📅 Important Dates
- Work Submission: By August 15, 2026.
- Review and Assessment: August to September 2026.
- Awards Ceremony: Between September and October 2026.
🖼️ How to Submit
👉 Participants must register and upload their work via the official website: https://artcontest.chinadaily.com.cn/2026.html
📌 Note: Please adhere to the principle of honesty and select the appropriate category based on your age. Participants aged 18 and above should choose the Adult Group, while those under 18 should choose the Youth Group. Submissions will be collected and evaluated separately for each group, and the award certificates will clearly indicate the corresponding category.
📬 Contact us
📧 Email: competition@chinadaily.com.cn (for inquiries, not for submissions).
