State Children’s Art Festival 2026 – Full Details & Application

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Department Circular No. 09/2026

State Children’s Art Festival 2026

A national-level children’s art competition organized to identify, develop and appreciate the creative abilities of young artists across Sri Lanka.

📅 Submission Period: 15 July – 31 August 2026

🎨 About the Festival

The State Children’s Art Festival is conducted annually for children representing Divisional Secretariat Divisions throughout the island. It aims to encourage imagination, creativity and artistic expression among children.

Entries will be evaluated at district level. Selected participants will advance through the next stages of the competition, and final winners will receive awards, certificates and cash prizes.

📌 Important Information

Organized By Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Department of Cultural Affairs and State Panel of Visual Arts

Submission Period From 15 July 2026 to 31 August 2026

Drawing Size A3 size – 11.7 × 16.5 inches, or 18 × 14 inches

Number of Entries Only one drawing may be submitted by each applicant

Theme and Medium Any theme, topic, subject or drawing medium may be selected

How to Submit By registered post or by hand to the National Art Gallery, Colombo 07

👧 Competition Categories

Primary
Ages 5–6
Born in 2019 or 2020

Post Primary
Ages 7–9
Born in 2016, 2017 or 2018

Junior
Ages 10–12
Born in 2013, 2014 or 2015

Senior
Ages 13–15
Born in 2010, 2011 or 2012

Senior Secondary
Ages 16–18
Born in 2007, 2008 or 2009

🏆 Awards and Selection

• A total of 150 drawings, including 30 drawings from each category, will be selected from each district for the second round.
• Ten Excellence Award winners will be selected from each category.
• Ten Merit Award winners will also be selected from each category.
• Selected winners may receive awards, certificates and cash prizes.
• Second-round participants will receive certificates.

✅ Main Conditions

• The drawing may be based on any theme, topic or subject.
• Any suitable drawing medium may be used.
• Each applicant may submit only one drawing.
• The drawing must be submitted from the applicant’s district of permanent residence.
• The applicant’s drawing must be officially certified as their own work.
• The completed application form must be pasted securely to the back of the drawing.
• Submitted drawings will not be returned.
• The decision of the judging panel will be final.

📮 Submission Address

Officer in Charge
National Art Gallery
Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha
Colombo 07

Clearly write “State Children’s Art Festival – 2026” on the top-left corner of the envelope or parcel.

☎ Inquiries

Secretary, State Panel of Visual Arts
011 288 2551 / 011 287 2031

සිංහල සාරාංශය

2026 රාජ්‍ය ළමා චිත්‍ර උළෙල සඳහා දිවයින පුරා වයස අවුරුදු 5 සිට 18 දක්වා ළමුන්ගෙන් චිත්‍ර නිර්මාණ භාරගනු ලැබේ. නිර්මාණ 2026 ජූලි 15 සිට අගෝස්තු 31 දක්වා ඉදිරිපත් කළ හැකිය.

එක් අයදුම්කරුවකුට එක් චිත්‍රයක් පමණක් ඉදිරිපත් කළ හැකි අතර, අයදුම්පත චිත්‍රයේ පිටුපස අලවා ඉදිරිපත් කළ යුතුය. ජයග්‍රාහකයන්ට සම්මාන, සහතිකපත් සහ මුදල් ත්‍යාග පිරිනැමේ.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

2026 அரச சிறுவர் ஓவிய விழாவிற்காக நாடு முழுவதிலுமுள்ள 5 முதல் 18 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட சிறுவர்களிடமிருந்து ஓவியங்கள் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்படுகின்றன. ஓவியங்களை 2026 ஜூலை 15 முதல் ஆகஸ்ட் 31 வரை சமர்ப்பிக்கலாம்.

ஒவ்வொரு விண்ணப்பதாரரும் ஒரு ஓவியத்தை மாத்திரமே சமர்ப்பிக்க முடியும். பூர்த்தி செய்யப்பட்ட விண்ணப்பப் படிவம் ஓவியத்தின் பின்புறத்தில் ஒட்டப்பட வேண்டும். வெற்றியாளர்களுக்கு விருதுகள், சான்றிதழ்கள் மற்றும் பணப்பரிசுகள் வழங்கப்படும்.

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Source: Department of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka

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