🎨 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.

🖌️ Competition Categories & Themes

📌 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.

🏆 Local Category – National Level Prizes

🏅 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

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.