Arunalu Siththam Children’s Art Competition 2026 – Win Prizes Worth Rs. 4.8 Million
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🎨 Arunalu Siththam Children’s Art Competition 2026
Turn your beautiful thoughts into colourful works of art!
🎨 About the Competition
The Arunalu Siththam Children's Art Competition 2026 invites talented Sri Lankan children to express their creativity through art.
The competition offers prizes worth approximately Rs. 4.8 million, with opportunities available for both children living in Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan children residing overseas.
Participants should select the relevant category according to their year of birth and create a drawing based on the specified theme.
💻 Drawings should be submitted online.
🖌️ Competition Categories & Themes
🧒 Pre-school
Age: 04–05 Years
Year of Birth: 2021 / 2022
🎨 Theme: Any Theme
📄 Paper Size: A3
👧 Primary
Age: 06–07 Years
Year of Birth: 2019 / 2020
🎨 Theme: Any Theme
📄 Paper Size: A3
🌱 Primary Post
Age: 08–10 Years
Year of Birth: 2016 / 2017 / 2018
🎨 Theme: Gardening
📄 Paper Size: A3
🛡️ Junior
Age: 11–13 Years
Year of Birth: 2013 / 2014 / 2015
🎨 Theme: Child Protection
📄 Paper Size: 14 in × 18 in
🎨 Senior
Age: 14–16 Years
Year of Birth: 2010 / 2011 / 2012
🎨 Theme: Displaced
📄 Paper Size: 14 in × 18 in
📌 Conditions of the Competition
- One participant can submit only one drawing.
- Local Category: Open only to Sri Lankan nationals. Provincial and National winners will be selected.
- National winners will be selected from among the Provincial winners.
- Foreign Category: Open to Sri Lankan nationals residing overseas.
- One winner will be selected under each age category in the Foreign Category, subject to the required standard.
- Any preferred drawing/painting medium may be used except sticky and non-drying types of paint.
- The drawing must be an original creation of the participant.
- It must not have been submitted to another competition or recreated from another work.
- If a drawing is selected for the final round, the participant must submit the original drawing when requested.
- For local participants, the original drawing should be certified by the Principal, Vice Principal, Grama Niladhari or a lawyer.
- For participants residing overseas, certification should be obtained from the school's Principal or Vice Principal.
- Copyright of all drawings submitted to the competition will rest with Commercial Bank, and drawings will not be returned.
- Winners will be selected by a veteran panel of judges and the judges' decision will be final.
- Children of employees of Commercial Bank are not eligible to participate.
📤 How to Submit Your Drawing
Participants should scan their completed artwork and upload it through the official Arunalu Siththam website.
📦 Maximum File Size: 5 MB
🌐 Submission Method: Online
📅 Deadline: On or before 15 September 2026
🏆 Local Category – National Level Prizes
🧒 Pre-school Category
🥇 Top 3 winners – Rs. 75,000 each
🎨 Other Categories
🥇 1st Place – Rs. 100,000
🥈 2nd Place – Rs. 75,000
🥉 3rd Place – Rs. 50,000
🏅 In addition to the cash prizes, winners will receive a plaque and certificate.
📜 Winners placed from 4th to 10th will receive Merit Awards with certificates.
🏅 Local Category – Provincial Level Prizes
🧒 Pre-school Category
Top 3 winners – Rs. 15,000 each
🎨 Other Categories
🥇 1st Place – Rs. 25,000
🥈 2nd Place – Rs. 15,000
🥉 3rd Place – Rs. 10,000
A plaque and certificate will also be awarded in addition to the applicable cash prizes.
🌍 Foreign Category
Sri Lankan children who are currently residing overseas can also participate.
- One winner will be selected under each category.
- Each eligible winner will receive Rs. 50,000.
- To qualify for the prize, the standard of the drawing must be equal to or higher than the third-place National winning drawing in the relevant Local Category.
- If the required standard is not reached, the prize will not be awarded.
🎁 Special Gifts
Special gifts will be awarded to eligible participants who have Isuru and Arunalu Accounts.
🏫 Special Prize for Schools
The school submitting the highest number of drawings in each district will receive a special cash prize.
🖼️ Minimum Requirement: At least 200 drawings must be submitted by the school.
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- අවුරුදු 4–5 (2021/2022) – කැමති මාතෘකාවක් – A3
- අවුරුදු 6–7 (2019/2020) – කැමති මාතෘකාවක් – A3
- අවුරුදු 8–10 (2016/2017/2018) – ගෙවතු වගාව – A3
- අවුරුදු 11–13 (2013/2014/2015) – ළමා ආරක්ෂාව – අඟල් 14 × 18
- අවුරුදු 14–16 (2010/2011/2012) – අවතැන්වීම – අඟල් 14 × 18
📌 එක් දරුවෙකුට ඉදිරිපත් කළ හැක්කේ එක් චිත්රයක් පමණි. චිත්රය දරුවාගේම මුල් නිර්මාණයක් විය යුතුය.
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🎨 Online Submission🇱🇰 தமிழ் சுருக்கம்
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🖌️ வயதுப் பிரிவுகள் மற்றும் தலைப்புகள்
- வயது 4–5 (2021/2022) – விரும்பிய தலைப்பு – A3
- வயது 6–7 (2019/2020) – விரும்பிய தலைப்பு – A3
- வயது 8–10 (2016/2017/2018) – தோட்டக்கலை – A3
- வயது 11–13 (2013/2014/2015) – சிறுவர் பாதுகாப்பு – 14 × 18 அங்குலம்
- வயது 14–16 (2010/2011/2012) – இடம்பெயர்ந்தோர் / இடம்பெயர்வு – 14 × 18 அங்குலம்
📌 ஒரு போட்டியாளர் ஒரு சித்திரத்தை மட்டுமே சமர்ப்பிக்கலாம். சமர்ப்பிக்கப்படும் சித்திரம் போட்டியாளரின் சொந்தப் படைப்பாக இருக்க வேண்டும்.
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🌍 வெளிநாடுகளில் வசிக்கும் இலங்கைச் சிறுவர்களுக்காகவும் தனியான போட்டிப் பிரிவு உள்ளது.
🏫 ஒவ்வொரு மாவட்டத்திலும் அதிக எண்ணிக்கையான சித்திரங்களைச் சமர்ப்பிக்கும் தகுதியுடைய பாடசாலைக்கு ரூ. 50,000 பரிசு வழங்கப்படும். தகுதி பெற குறைந்தது 200 சித்திரங்கள் சமர்ப்பிக்கப்பட வேண்டும்.
🎨 Online Submission
