Annual Digital Art Competitions
Amongst 700 High Schools in Silkroad Cities & Towns
Competition for Students
Art plays a pivotal role in cultural exchange and understanding. It serves as a universal language that transcends linguistic barriers and geographical boundaries. It provides a window into the soul of a culture, offering unique insights into its history, values, struggles, and aspirations. From traditional art forms like painting, sculpture, and music to contemporary forms like digital art and multimedia installations, art is a powerful tool that can express the depth and diversity of human experience.
MarcoPolo700 Foundation will organize annual digital art competitions for students among the participating cities. These competitions can foster creativity, promote cultural exchange, and inspire understanding and appreciation among diverse groups.
The goal is to promote understanding and appreciation of different cultures through various digital art forms. It also aims at fostering student creativity and providing an international platform for showcasing their digital art skills. The finalists nominated by the different participating cities will enter the final judging process held in year that year's host city. This is an excellent opportunity for students, teachers, and judges from different cities to meet and share their aspirations.
Digital art can be expressed in many different forms and formats.
The following three formats have been chosen for the MarcoPolo700 Digital Art Competition in 2024:
Other forms and formats of digital art expression can be adopted and added to this list by the Executive Committee of the MarcoPolo700 Digital Art Competition to reflect the prevailing needs of the time.
The theme encourages participants to explore and express their cultural backgrounds and visions of the future and humanity.
The themes chosen for the MarcoPolo700 Digital Art Competitions are:
Our People and Our Land - The land we live on often plays a significant role in shaping our cultural identity, language, art, folklore, environmental stewardship responsibilities, and spiritual beliefs. Sharing artwork under this theme will significantly improve our understanding of the different cultures and gain appreciation for them.
Propriety in the 21st Century - Propriety is traditionally defined as conforming to established standards of behavior or morals of a given culture. In the 21st century, the concept of propriety has evolved significantly, reflecting the societal and cultural shifts brought about by globalization, digitalization, and the advent of the information age. Propriety is not limited to the interactions between people; it has extended to cover how companies, organizations, and even nations should behave in their interactions with others.
Our Shared Future - As we move towards an increasingly digital future, technology will continue to shape the humanities. New technology offers new tools and mediums for exploration and expression within the humanities and raises further questions and challenges that our young people need to equip themselves to address.
Other themes can be adopted and added to this list by the Executive Committee of the MarcoPolo700 Digital Art Competition to reflect the prevailing needs of the time.
Primary School – generally for students from six to twelve years of age.
Secondary School – generally for students from thirteen to eighteen years of age.
Post Secondary School – generally for students from nineteen to twenty years of age.
Recognition of the Winners
Co-Chair Digital Arts Competition: Dr. CK Wong
Second Co-Chair Digital Arts Competition: Dr Helen Chan
Project Management: Vacant