2025 加拿大国际青少年视觉艺术大赛（CYVAC）

Age Groups:

Group A: age 5-8
Group B: age 9-12
Group C: age 13-17
Group D: age 18-23

Registration:

Feb – June 30, 2025
Open to everyone ages 5 – 23

Show your creativity!

There are no restrictions on the materials used to create the submissions, including but not limited to drawing, painting, illustration, cartooning, animation, short videos, photography, digital art, sculpture and installation art. Design pieces also qualify for submission, such as visual design, fashion design, interior design, user interaction design and architecture design, etc. Entries must align with the theme and be 100% original. Submitting AI-generated artwork is strictly prohibited. Participants may not forge, plagiarize, or violate copyright laws. Any violations will result in immediate disqualification.

The size of 2D work such as painting and design should be no smaller than 20×30 cm and no larger than 40×55 cm. The size of 3D work such as sculpture and installation should be within 60×60×60cm. All photos should be taken in high definition. Please pay attention to the light when shooting, so as not to include shadows on the submitted photos. Do not include irrelevant objects or backgrounds in the picture. All submissions of any medium should be no smaller than 1MB. Online submission only. Participants may only submit one artwork each.

Certificates, Awards, and Prizes

Prizes:

Grand Prize:
Winner Certificate, Exhibition Certificate, and CAD 500 each

Gold Award:
Winner Certificate, Exhibition Certificate, and CAD 100 each

Silver Award:
Winner Certificate, Exhibition Certificate, and CAD 50 each

Judging Panel:

The contest judging panel features a collaboration of national-level judges and university admissions officers from renowned institutions. In previous years, the expert panel has included members from Canada Council for the Arts; Deans, tenured professors, and admissions officers from institutions such as: University of British Columbia (UBC), School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Ringling College of Art and Design, Alberta University of the Arts, Academy of Modern Art (AOMA); Distinguished professional artists and industry leaders. This panel ensures the highest standards of evaluation for creativity, skill, and artistic vision.

Competition Jury:

Gu Xiong

Gu Xiong is a Professor of Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory at the University of British Columbia, was the judge of the National Arts Council of Canada and a multimedia China/Canadian Contemporary artist. His works have been collected by the National Gallery of Canada, the National Art Museum of China and many other museums and individuals, and he has received many commissions from the United States and Canada to create a number of public artworks.

Andrew McDermott

Andrew McDermott is an Eminent Pastelist of the International Association of Pastel Societies, as well as the past President and Senior member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. He continues to achieve top prizes at international art competitions and is a sought after judge for prestigious art competitions. Andrew has over twenty-years of teaching experience across local universities and academies, and serves as the Head Instructor at the Academy of Modern Art. 

Will Colpoys

Will Colpoys (he/they) is the admission officer at School of Visual Arts and an animator with a BFA in Animation from the School of Visual Arts. They grew up with one foot in rural Upstate New York and the other in Southwest Florida before following their dreams in the Big City. Will is always eager for the opportunity to connect with other up-and-coming artists. Will is excited to be a judge again for this year’s competition! 

Myron Campbell

Myron Campbell is a media artist, designer, and educator based in Canada. He works across interactive design, animation, and installation, with notable projects including work for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. A former Art Director at Switch United, he received the 2010 Canadian New Media Award for Best Interactive Designer. Campbell has exhibited his work internationally and has taught as an Associate Professor of Digital Media at UBC Okanagan.

Marcelyn Gow

Marcelyn Gow is the Undergraduate Programs Chair and a faculty member in design/history-theory at Southern California Institute of Architecture（SCI-Arc). She is also a partner at Servo Los Angeles.  Gow holds architecture degrees from the Architectural Association and Columbia University, as well as a Dr.Sc. from ETH Zurich. Her doctoral dissertation, Invisible Environment: Art, Architecture and a Systems Aesthetic, explores the relationship between aesthetic research and technological innovation. Gow has previously taught at ETH Zurich, UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, and the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

María Huerta-Cervantes

María Huerta-Cervantes is the Associate Vice President of Undergraduate Admissions at ArtCenter College of Design. With over a decade of experience in higher education, admissions, and community outreach, she is committed to helping young artists and designers achieve their creative and professional goals. María holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Princeton University and an Ed.M. in Higher Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has also mentored students through the UCLA Riordan College to Career Program and served as a Princeton alumni interviewer and chair of the Alumni Schools Committee for the Inland Empire region.

Post-Contest Activities:

A variety of post-competition activities are offered to broaden participants’ horizons, enhance their international experience, and further strengthen their personal profiles.

All participants are eligible to register for:

• Artwork Exhibition
• Art Tour
• Speaking opportunities at the Awards Ceremony
• Masterclass Art Workshops
• Face-to-face meetings with admissions officers from prestigious art schools
• Professionally curated solo exhibition

These certificates, awards, and activity experiences serve as valuable credentials for university applications.

Many past winners, through recommendations, have successfully gained admission to Ivy League schools and top international art institutions.

Canada Youth Visual Art Contest – Short Video Contest

Capture the heartbeat of your city, tell its untold stories, and ignite the light of art with your creativity! Whether it’s the bustling streets, the echoes of history, or your vision of the city’s future, use your lens to express your imagination and passion. Selected works will be featured on CYVAC and AOMA’s official platforms, with top creators earning recognition and prizes! Submit your video today and step onto the global stage of artistic expression.

Social Impact:

The contest has garnered strong support from government officials and various sectors of society. Over the years, the event has received significant attention and backing from the Prime Minister of Canada, Members of Parliament, Provincial Premiers, the Lieutenant Governor’s Office of British Columbia, provincial and municipal governments, mayors, and multiple foreign consulates in Vancouver. Additionally, leaders from community organizations, business sectors, and mainstream media have actively shown their support through congratulatory videos, letters of recognition, or by attending the award ceremonies in person.

Contest and Charity:

Igniting Dreams Through Art, Giving Back to Society Through Art

Over the past few years, the competition has raised over $50,000 CAD for charitable organizations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, and the Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital Foundation.

In 2025, CYVAC will continue to unite children and youth worldwide through the power of art, working together to support charitable causes, create value, and give back to society!

《 未来 》

未来是指从现在以后的时间；可以是明天、明年，也可以是下一秒、下一个世纪。未来是憧憬、是想象、是神秘世界。发挥创意，用艺术来描绘未来的你，或未来的世界吧！

参赛组别:

幼儿组: 5-8 岁
儿童组: 9-12 岁
少年组: 13-17 岁
青年组: 18-23 岁

投稿及费用:

投稿日期：2025年2月至6月30日

报名费50 加币，258人民币

赛后活动

丰富的赛后活动为参赛者拓宽视野，积累国际经验，进一步提升参赛者个人背景。

所有参赛者可报名参加

• 作品展览
• 国际艺术游学
• 颁奖典礼演讲嘉宾
• 大师艺术工作坊
• 与艺术名校招生官面对面交流
• 专业策划国际个展

等大赛相关活动 

大赛证书、奖项以及活动经历是申请大学的有力背书；

历届很多获奖者经推荐成功进入藤校及国际顶尖艺术学院。

大赛评委团

国家级评委和名校招生官强强联合

历届大赛的专家评审团成员来自加拿大国家艺术委员会的评委；

不列颠哥伦比亚大学、纽约视觉艺术学院、萨凡纳艺术与设计学院、马里兰艺术学院、瑞林艺术与设计学院、阿尔伯塔艺术大学、AOMA 现代艺术设计学院等的院长、终身教授、大学招生官以及著名艺术家等组成

评委团主席： 顾雄   Gu Xiong

加拿大卑诗大学艺术系终身教授，曾任加拿大国家艺术委员会评委，多媒体中国／加拿大当代艺术家 。
他的作品被加拿大国家美术馆、中国美术馆以及许多其它博物馆和个人收藏，并接受美国和加拿大的多项委托，设计和制作多件公共艺术品。

高级评委：Andrew McDermott

Andrew McDermott是被美国和加拿大粉蜡笔画协会都授予大师勋章的著名艺术家，曾担任加拿大艺术家联盟总裁。近年来，Andrew 每年都在国际职业艺术赛事中斩获大奖，也常受邀担任国际艺术比赛的评审。他同时拥有超过二十年的教学经验，任教于温哥华本地的几所大学，也是奥玛现代艺术设计学院的首席导师。

高级评委：Will Colpoys

Will Colpoys 是纽约视觉艺术学院的招生官和动画师。在来到纽约追寻梦想之前，他是在纽约北部和佛罗里达西南部长大的，并且毕业于这所学校的动画专业。威尔很希望有机会认识更多崭露头角的艺术家们，也很高兴今年再一次成为比赛的评委。 

高级评委：Myron Campbell

Myron Campbell 是一位活跃于加拿大的媒体艺术家、设计师与教育者，目前担任 UBC 奥肯那根分校的数字媒体副教授。他的创作涵盖互动设计、动画与装置艺术，曾为 2010 年温哥华冬奥会参与创意项目，并曾任 Switch United 的艺术总监。Myron 曾荣获加拿大新媒体奖“最佳互动设计师”奖项，并在多个国际艺术展中展出其作品。

高级评委：Marcelyn Gow

Marcelyn Gow是美国南加州建筑学院（SCI-Arc）本科项目主任兼设计与建筑史理论方向的教授。她同时也是洛杉矶设计团队Servo的合伙人。Gow拥有建筑联盟学院（AA）和哥伦比亚大学的建筑学位，并在苏黎世联邦理工学院（ETH Zurich）获得博士学位。她的博士论文《看不见的环境：艺术、建筑与系统美学》探讨了美学研究与技术创新之间的关系。Gow曾在苏黎世联邦理工学院、加州大学洛杉矶分校建筑与城市设计学院，以及斯德哥尔摩皇家理工学院任教。

高级评委：María Huerta-Cervantes 

María Huerta-Cervantes是美国加州艺术中心设计学院(Art Center)本科招生副校长，她在高等教育、招生及社区推广领域拥有十多年经验，始终致力于支持年轻艺术家和设计师实现其创意梦想与职业发展目标。María拥有普林斯顿大学建筑学士和哈佛大学教育硕士学位。她还通过加州大学洛杉矶分校的里奥丹 “从大学到职业“项目指导学生，并担任普林斯顿大学校友招生面试官，以及普林斯顿大学内陆帝国地区校友学校委员会主席。

CYVAC 短视频大赛

捕捉城市的脉动，讲述那些未被诉说的故事，用你的创意点燃艺术之光！无论是熙熙攘攘的街头风貌，深厚悠远的历史底蕴，还是你对未来城市的畅想，都可以通过镜头展现你的想象与热爱。

优秀作品将登上CYVAC和AOMA官方平台，优秀创作者更有机会赢取荣誉与奖项！立即投稿，用艺术开启通往世界的舞台！

大赛社会反响

各级政要及社会各界大力支持

历届大赛受到了加拿大总理、国会议员、省长、BC 省督女皇办公室、省政府、议员、市长等三级政要，多国驻温哥华领馆，以及社团、企业领袖们和各主流媒体的关注与支持，期间发来祝贺视频、贺信，或亲临大赛颁奖典礼。

大赛与慈善

用艺术点燃梦想、用艺术回馈社会

在过去几年，大赛为比尔及梅琳达盖茨基金会、联合国儿童基金会、卑诗省儿童医院基金会、温哥华综合医院及卑诗大学医院基金会等慈善机构共筹得加币5 万多善款；

2025年，CYVAC 将继续用艺术团结全世界的儿童和青少年们，携手公益、创造价值，回馈社会!

主办单位

加拿大青少年文化艺术促进会[Youth Initiative Vancouver] 是加拿大非营利机构，以开展多元文化交流、推动文化教育发展为宗旨，自成立以来致力于发起及支持国际艺术赛事，组织教育及公益慈善活动，搭建各国大学生和中学生之间的交流平台。

奥玛现代艺术设计学院（ Academy of Modern Art）总部位于加拿大美丽的海滨城市温哥华，是一家致力于高品质艺术教育以及艺术家推广的机构。它提供由国际名师团队指导的视觉艺术课程以及大学申请和作品集辅导，并为其匹配慈善公益、社会实践和国际比赛等资源；它的国际创新教育体系中包含中学生、儿童和成人丰富的视觉艺术课程、以及数学英文等广受欢迎的学术课程，并为全世界的艺术家提供国际巡展及交流研讨平台。8年来，毕业生保持100%大学录取率，并获得高额奖学金。

温哥华综合医院及卑诗大学医院基金会

自1980年以来，温哥华综合医院及卑诗大学医院基金会，与善心人士成立伙伴关系，为我们的医院及医护团队提供必须基金，以确保能为病患提供卑诗省最好、最专门的医疗与护理。基金会为以下机构筹款：温哥华综合医院（VGH）、卑诗大学医院（UBC Hospital)、思强康复中心（GF Strong Rehab Centre）、温哥华沿岸医疗研究所（Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute），以及温哥华社区卫生服务（Vancouver Community Health Services）。

您可以选择以下捐款方式：
1，点击进入温哥华综合医院及卑诗大学医院基金会+加拿大国际青少年视觉艺术大赛筹款官网，捐款完成后将在您的邮箱收到捐款收据。

2，请点击进入大赛的筹款小组来捐款。目前筹款小组有：Youth Initiative Vancouver , AOMA Family, Andrew Eva and Ricky Tan, DRM Youth New Media Rose & Amy, Fylin & Frank Fu, Aasta Xu & Echo Wu, Yue & Long Family, Little Cherry, CALL ME ART Studio, FT Art Studio Shera Chan and Wenhan & Jaden.。希望大家支持他们！并且欢迎更多的筹款小组加入。所有筹款小组在完成筹款目标后，都可以获得由大赛组委会和温哥华综合医院及卑诗大学医院基金会特别颁发的“慈善大使”证书。 

3，E- transfer 到  [email protected]

4，支票抬头请写：YOUTH INITIATIVE VANCOUVER SOCIETY，邮寄地址：2408 West 41 Ave, Vancouver BC, V6M 2A7

5，如需用支付宝或者微信，请扫下方二维码（人民币捐款，其中1%平台手续费不计入捐款)
请附上您的姓名、联系方式以及捐款数额。

如需捐款收据请联系[email protected] 或添加大赛微信号 cyvac2025.

学术支持

不列颠哥伦比亚大学UBC | 纽约视觉艺术学院S V A
南加州建筑学院SCI-ARC | 艺术中心设计学院ArtCenter
卡普兰诺大学IDEA项目 | 阿尔伯塔艺术大学 AUArts

支持单位

明 美术馆 | 加拿大华人联合总会 | 探寻美好联盟 | 三米空间
Art For Earth 青少年环境艺术俱乐部 | DRM青少年新媒体
英德教育 | 有斯公益

报名和付费

大赛有两类报名表，一类适用于北美、欧洲、亚洲等中国大陆以外的国家和地区。此报名表里面可以直接用信用卡付款。

另一类报名表只适合微信、支付宝方式支付者使用。

每件参赛作品报名费50加币（人民币260元)。

除信用卡之外其它付款方式如下：

1) 网上银行转账 e-transfer: [email protected]
2) 现金/支票投递或邮寄至AOMA:   2408 W 41 Ave, Vancouver, BC  V6M 2A7 
3) 支付宝和微信支付: 请扫下面二维码。