Vesak Art Exhibition
We are excited to announce an art exhibition in honour of Vesak 2024! Vesak is the holiday celebrating the Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana. To commemorate this special day, we invite you to submit artworks expressing Buddhist messages of harmony and peace.
We welcome submissions of paintings, drawings and crafts. Please submit your entries by 20 April 2024 to info@dharmashoka.org. Contributors will receive certificates at our Vesak mini art gallery event on May 6th!
This is a special chance for you to share your creative talents and Buddhist spirit. We can’t wait to see your artworks spreading messages of wisdom, compassion, and interfaith friendship.
May your creativity and goodwill shine brightly this Vesak!
Vesak Art Exhibition Entry
We welcome entries from all ages! Anyone interested can join and exhibit their artwork celebrating Buddhist teachings and values.
To participate:
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- Entrants of any age are eligible
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- Create an original art piece related to Buddhism, wisdom, harmony, etc. This could be a drawing, painting, sculpture, photograph, craft, or other creative work.
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- Submit your entry by 20 April 2024 to be considered.
In the email, please provide the following information:
Artist Name
Age
School
Medium
Dimensions of artwork
Information about the artwork and what inspired you (No more than 100 words)
Contact telephone number
This is an open call exhibition showing the talents of our community. We encourage participants of all skill levels to showcase their gifts. Let’s fill the gallery with beautiful art spreading messages of peace and mindfulness!
How to enter
Submitting your artwork is completely free. If you’re 12 or under, a parent/guardian or teacher will need to enter for you. If you’re 13 or over, you can submit artwork yourself.
Each young artist can submit one artwork on the theme ‘Buddhist messages of harmony and peace‘.
Artwork should be in a 2D format no larger A3. A4 – Children below 10 and A3 – above 10. It can be any medium including painting, drawing, collage, photography, textiles, and printmaking.
The image must be original and completed entirely by the young artist.
Submission Guidelines for Buddhist Art Exhibition
We welcome artwork submissions from Buddhist artists for our upcoming Vesak Art exhibition. To submit your work, please send to:
Post or Hand deliver to;
Dharmashoka Buddhist Vihara
91 Queniborough Road
Leicester
LE4 6GX
Telephone: 0116 4299118
For those interested artists located in Birmingham, please hand-deliver your artworks to:
Our headquarters address :
Birmingham Buddhist Maha Vihara,
216 New John St W
Birmingham
B19 3UA
Telephone: 0121 523 6660
For those interested artists located in Stoke-On-Trent, please hand-deliver your artworks to:
Stoke on Trent Buddhist Vihara
27 Ufton Close
Newstead
Stoke On Trent
Staffordshire
ST3 3NQ
Telephone : 01782 852704
Registration: 20 April 2024
Deadline for submissions: 20 April 2024
Exhibition dates: 06 May 2024
Please contact Dharmashoka Buddhist Vihara at info@dharmashoka.org with any questions. We look forward to your entries and celebrating creativity together!