The Little Art New Zealand

Announcing the Open Call

🌍 reEarth International Art Prize 🌍

We're thrilled to announce the reEarth International Art Prize, curated by The Little Art with an exceptional jury of 12 acclaimed artists from around the globe 🌟 including Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.

👧🧒 Open to All Children and Youth Aged 4 to 25 🧑👦

Create art and be part of a global movement for a sustainable future! Your chance to win amazing prizes, gain global recognition, and have your artwork exhibited in Auckland and Vienna! 🏆🌟

🎨 Categories Include:
- Painting & Drawing
- Photography
- Digital Art & Illustration

🏅 Prizes Include:
- Prizes worth $50,000
- Cash Prizes 💸
- E-certificates for all participants 🎖️
- Special Jury Awards 🏆
- Exhibitions in Auckland and Vienna 🌏

Every participating artist will receive an e-certificate of participation and cash prizes awarded to the top artists selected by our jury.

Created and Launched from New Zealand to the World 🌍✨

https://reearth.studio/artprize/

Our co-founder Shoaib Iqbal is featured by the Edmund Hillary Fellowship, highlighting the work he is doing through ReEarth.Studio!

"Shoaib matured reEarth from the network of support from EHF Fellows who helped to ground the project with their wisdom, knowledge and connections, and supported as advisors. This includes Fellows Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafuna'i, CliMatt - Matthew Shribman, Brad Leibov, Cheryl Reynolds, Mark Bregman, & Christopher Bean. EHF Fellows Alex Lee and Deborah Crowe helped to set up The Little Art New Zealand and reEarth Studio.

EHF Fellow Shoaib Iqbal, an advocate for using art and storytelling to inspire and empower children and youth, has nearly two decades of expertise in arts and cultural management. His projects drive social change, encourage creative expression, and celebrate cultural diversity.

As the founder and director of The Little Art, Shoaib uses art to educate and uplift young minds. The Little Art, a non-profit arts education organisation, promotes social values among children and young adults through various art forms, including storytelling. Originally established in Pakistan, The Little Art has recently expanded to Aotearoa NZ, building on its successful foundation.

One of The Little Art’s flagship programmes, ArtBeat, engages children through visual arts and hosts art exhibitions that have seen participation from nearly 60,000 children and young people across Pakistan.

Shoaib is also spearheading ReEarth.Studio in New Zealand, a project dedicated to empowering children and youth to engage in sustainable actions through creative expression in art, design, and technology. This initiative helps young individuals find their voice on critical global challenges and empowers them to become advocates for change in their communities.

The first reEarth project is a public call for International Art Prize for children and youth. The Art Prize will be awarded to works created in painting, photography and digital art forms. There is a range of prizes, including two physical exhibitions that will be hosted in Auckland and Vienna this year.

Shoaib matured reEarth from the network of support from EHF Fellows who helped to ground the project with their wisdom, knowledge and connections, and supported as advisors. This includes Fellows Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafuna'i, CliMatt - Matthew Shribman, Brad Leibov, Cheryl Reynolds, Mark Bregman, & Christopher Bean. EHF Fellows Alex Lee and Deborah Crowe helped to set up The Little Art New Zealand and reEarth Studio.

Shoaib has advised prestigious organisations such as the British Council, UNESCO, and the Government of Sharjah in the UAE, helping to shape and execute arts, storytelling, and cultural strategies on a global scale.

Through using arts and culture as catalysts for social change and mediums for cross-cultural dialogue, Shoaib is helping to empower young people to find their voices and be the storytellers of the next generation.

Shoaib is part of the Fellow group Kohia, which had its EHF Welcome Experience in March 2019. Learn more about Shoaib via the Fellow Directory on our website: https://www.ehf.org/fellow-detail?fellow=Shoaib-Iqbal =sho&numRecords=24&minMatchCharLength=1

reEarth International Art Prize

Create for a Sustainable Future and Win Prizes, Exhibitions in Auckland and Venice, Global Recognition with a World-Class Jury of Artists and Curators

https://reearth.studio/artprize/

ArtBeat New Zealand
National Child Art Competition & Exhibitions
Its vision is to promote visual culture, understanding of issues among children and youth from their own perspective and present children’s view as a point of discourse to the community. It celebrates children and youth as artists.

Open for Submissions Now
Selected artworks will be showcase at Youth Peace Week 2022 (7-13 August, 2022), hosted by New Zealand Peace Foundation in Auckland.

Theme
The Power of Unity
Te Mana O Te Kotahitanga

Jury
Julia Morison
Michel Tuffery
R.M. Naeem
Joanne Webber
Kathy Ready
Khalid Albaih

Deadline
16 July, 2022

More information and Submission;
https://nz.thelittleart.org/

The exhibition of ArtBeat 01 and the results are out.

Congratualtions to all the young artists who participated and all who are part of the exhibition showcase.

Please visit our website to experience the artworks;
https://nz.thelittleart.org/

You can leave your email address on our website if you want to hear from us for the next call.

Upon selection, Google Cultural Institute will host the exhibition of the artworks with the credits and complete information of artists for future.

For Details: https://nz.thelittleart.org/

Hurry up!

To win public choice award get maximum likes on your artwork, posted on our page album.

Voting deadline: 12th December 2020

ArtBeat Digital - National Child Art Competition New Zealand is here. It is an Online competition for children and youth. ArtBeat offers children an open space to freely express themselves, be more critical about life experiences, and connect with family, friends, and community.

We invite you to explore diversity and inclusion in your own unique ways Showcase your creativity and be a part of ArtBeat Digital National Child Art Competition. For Details: https://nz.thelittleart.org/

ArtBeat New Zealand - National Child Art Competition & Exhibitions
Artwork by;

Name: Vani Singh
Age: 10
Place: Auckland

Statement:
This piece represents diversity of many birds. I have painted them in different colours to show that even things of the same kind can be different and beautiful.
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The Little Art invites you to explore diversity and inclusion in your own unique ways through the following topics, and express through artworks;
Cultural | Natural | Colors | Languages | Gender | Religion | Ethnic
Details and submission https://nz.thelittleart.org/
Zealand

ArtBeat New Zealand - National Child Art Competition & Exhibitions
Artwork by;

Name: Anastasiia Churakova
Age: 9
Place: Auckland

Statement:
Cats like to eat fish biscuits these days. So I decided to draw a cat with a fish biscuit. I enjoyed drawing my cat artwork. I was drawing it using watercolour paint, thin black pen and a pencil.

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The Little Art invites you to explore diversity and inclusion in your own unique ways through the following topics, and express through artworks;
Cultural | Natural | Colors | Languages | Gender | Religion | Ethnic
Details and submission https://nz.thelittleart.org/
Zealand

ArtBeat New Zealand - National Child Art Competition & Exhibitions
Artwork by;

Name: Zainaa Hilal
Age: 14
Place: Palmerston North

Statement:
Perspective is everything. your Perspective is life changing for yourself or somebody else. These characters represent different cultures, personalities, gender identities. These characters can be whatever your perspective desires them to be- but only if your perspective doesn't hurt anyone. Choose wisely.
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The Little Art invites you to explore diversity and inclusion in your own unique ways through the following topics, and express through artworks;
Cultural | Natural | Colors | Languages | Gender | Religion | Ethnic
Details and submission https://nz.thelittleart.org/
Zealand

Meet our ArtBeat Mentor Khalid Albaih, creative cultural producer from New Zealand.

We are thankful to him for supporting the project.

Khalid Albaih is a creative cultural producer who plans, designs, organises and manages artistic projects that have a cultural impact on the public that will interact with them. He has also been a political cartoonist since 2011and was named one of the top 5 cartoonists in the world in 2018 by The Independent. He publishes his cartoons on social media under “Khartoon!,” a wordplay on cartoon and Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.

He has published widely in international publications including The New York Time, The Atlantic, PRI, and NPR, BBC, in addition, Albaih has published his written social and political commentary in publications such as The Guardian, CNN and Al Jazeera. Khalid has been hosted in various TV shows and news programs around the world as a trusted commentator on political events around the world.

Submissions are open now for ArtBeat Digital - National Child Art Competition New Zealand!

Deadline 28 November 2020

For Details: https://nz.thelittleart.org/

Meet our ArtBeat Mentor R.M Naeem, finest visual artist and painter from Pakistan.

We are thankful to him for supporting the project.

R.M. Naeem is one of the finest visual artist and painter from Pakistan. Upon completing his BFA in 1993 as a distinction student at the National College of Arts Lahore, subsequently held the position of assistant professor at his alma mater. In the past nineteen years, he has held eleven solo shows both in Pakistan and abroad and curated various international shows. In addition, his work has been exhibited in numerous group shows nationally and internationally, including The Asian Art Biennale Dhaka Bangladesh, The International Artists’ Biennale Iran, The Pyeongtack International Art Festival Lake Museum Korea, Art Expo Malaysia 2010, Slick Art Fair Paris 2010 France and in 2011 AAF Affordable Art Fair Singapore, 2012 Art Melbourne, Australia. His work has also been showcased in India, Oman, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE, USA, China, UK, Norway, Srilanka, and Canada.

R.M. Naeem is a founding mentor of ArtBeat in Pakistan with The Little Art. He also runs Studio RM to support young and emerging artists, and currently lives and works in Lahore, Pakistan.
Submissions are open now for ArtBeat Digital - National Child Art Competition New Zealand!

Deadline 28 November 2020

For Details: https://nz.thelittleart.org/

Haven't sent your artwork yet? The deadline has been extended. Hurry up!

Submit your artwork online:
https://nz.thelittleart.org/

Zealand

ArtBeat New Zealand - National Child Art Competition & Exhibitions
Artwork by;

Name: Niharika Nair
Age: 8
Place: Auckland

Statement:
Little Neha loves sea and beaches. When heard about portraying diversity , The first thing she could think of is Ocean!!

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The Little Art invites you to explore diversity and inclusion in your own unique ways through the following topics, and express through artworks;
Cultural | Natural | Colors | Languages | Gender | Religion | Ethnic
Details and submission https://nz.thelittleart.org/
Zealand

ArtBeat New Zealand - National Child Art Competition & Exhibitions
Artwork by;

Name: Kesten
Age: 7
Place: Horowhenua

Statement:
These flags represent the LGBT community , love all , be you, love is love!

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The Little Art invites you to explore diversity and inclusion in your own unique ways through the following topics, and express through artworks;
Cultural | Natural | Colors | Languages | Gender | Religion | Ethnic
Details and submission https://nz.thelittleart.org/
Zealand

ArtBeat New Zealand - National Child Art Competition & Exhibitions
Artwork by;

Name: Miringa Eketone
Age: 10
Place: Hamilton

Statement:
Title: MANA WAHINE
Strong Māori Women empowering youth using the necessary tools to navigate through this journey we call LIFE.✨

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The Little Art invites you to explore diversity and inclusion in your own unique ways through the following topics, and express through artworks;
Cultural | Natural | Colors | Languages | Gender | Religion | Ethnic
Details and submission https://nz.thelittleart.org/
Zealand

ArtBeat New Zealand - National Child Art Competition & Exhibitions
Artwork by;

Name: Keala Fraser
Age: 8
Place: Hastings

Statement:
The animals are joining up for a party in the woods. They have decorated the trees like rainbows. Even a little fairy came. They are having so much fun. The bunny is staying away from the lion.

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The Little Art invites you to explore diversity and inclusion in your own unique ways through the following topics, and express through artworks;
Cultural | Natural | Colors | Languages | Gender | Religion | Ethnic
Details and submission https://nz.thelittleart.org/
Zealand

ArtBeat New Zealand - National Child Art Competition & Exhibitions
Artwork by;

Name: Yifeng Huang
Age: 12
Place: Christchurch

Statement:
My artwork is about culture. It is a lion dance that is normally seen over the Chinese New Year. It represents good luck.

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The Little Art invites you to explore diversity and inclusion in your own unique ways through the following topics, and express through artworks;
Cultural | Natural | Colors | Languages | Gender | Religion | Ethnic
Details and submission https://nz.thelittleart.org/
Zealand

ArtBeat New Zealand - National Child Art Competition & Exhibitions
Artwork by;

Name: Rose Bao
Age: 6
Place: Auckland

Statement:
Name of the art work : BIRD OF PARADISE

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The Little Art invites you to explore diversity and inclusion in your own unique ways through the following topics, and express through artworks;
Cultural | Natural | Colors | Languages | Gender | Religion | Ethnic
Details and submission https://nz.thelittleart.org/
Zealand

ArtBeat New Zealand - National Child Art Competition & Exhibitions
Artwork by;

Name: Jazz Vidamo
Age: 11
Place: Waikato

Statement:
In this drawing, I used water colour and pencil.
I painted her hair in different colors because each color is unique and beautiful in its own way but if you put them together it makes a stunning statement of diversity in unity. ♥️💙💜

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The Little Art invites you to explore diversity and inclusion in your own unique ways through the following topics, and express through artworks;
Cultural | Natural | Colors | Languages | Gender | Religion | Ethnic
Details and submission https://nz.thelittleart.org/
Zealand