World Habitat Day Special Art Project -
“MANY THANKS” Let’s express “Thank You”
to the people working
for our community

Think about where you live and the places around you, who has helped you recently? Perhaps your teacher, neighbour, carer or doctor? In this challenging time of COVID-19, many people are working hard to protect our lives. At UN-Habitat we are supporting people’s efforts around the world to make our cities and towns better places to live.

Every year on the first Monday of October we join together to celebrate World Habitat Day and think about how we can create towns, cities and communities that are safer, healthier and more inclusive for all. For World Habitat Day 2020,
we want you to express “Thank You” to the people that help you most in your community through drawing, painting or sketching whatever you feel.

We look forward to your participation!

World Habitat Day Special Art Project “MANY THANKS” Let’s express “Thank You”
to the people working
for our community Call for Submissions

Theme

Let’s express “Thank You” to the people working for our community

Submission Period

Monday, 13 July - Friday, 18 September 2020

You must be in the 4th to 6th grade at school (mainly Asia and the Pacific) to qualify and are free to use any materials you like (paints, pens, colouring pencils, computer illustration etc).

NOTE
  1. 1There are no awards associated with this Art Project.
  2. 2Submitted drawings belong to the organizers. Selected drawings (fully or partially) and messages may be placed on the Art Project website / social media and used for UN-Habitat promotional purposes with your consent.
  3. 3The selected drawings will feature in the 2021 Habitat Original Calendar (available to download from the Art Project website). Printed versions will be used for a donation campaign by Fukuoka Habitat Institute in support of UN-Habitat’s “Water for Life” projects in Asia and the Pacific.
How to submit by email

Please send 1 digital image of your drawing (by digital camera, smartphone, scanner),
2 your information and a short message (See link below) to:

Total image size should not exceed 10MB and we will not accept drawings by post this year due to COVID-19.

Submission form
for email attachment
How to submit by online application form

Please read the Terms of Use and click the box to accept. You can access the application form by clicking "Application Form" button. Fill out required information and upload the image of your drawing in jpeg, png, or PDF format. Click “Submit”.

Terms of Use

NOTE

  1. 1.There are no awards associated with this Art Project.
  2. 2.Submitted drawings belong to the organizers. Selected drawings (fully or partially) and messages may be placed on the Art Project website / social media and used for UN-Habitat promotional purposes with your consent.
  3. 3.The selected drawings will feature in the 2021 Habitat Original Calendar (available to download from the Art Project website). Printed versions will be used for a donation campaign by Fukuoka Habitat Institute in support of UN-Habitat’s “Water for Life” projects in Asia and the Pacific.

Handling of Personal Information:

Your personal information will be managed securely by the organisers and only used for administrative purposes and the publication of the submitted drawings on the Art Project website, social media and UN-Habitat promotional materials such as calendar with your consent.

Application form

Let’s Enjoy

Art while Staying at Home!

UN-Habitat has partnered with art museums in Japan to bring you exclusive art activities to enjoy at home!

You are a designer!

Let's design your own original mask

If you could make your own unique and original mask, how would you design it? Now you can try using the template available to download here. Have fun using different colors, patterns or graphics and upload your design to the Art Project website!

Design areas where colored in pink. Design areas where colored in pink.
Mask Pattern

Upload your design from here!

Please read the Terms of Use and click the box to accept. You can access the application form by clicking "Application Form" button. Fill out required information and upload the image of your drawing in jpeg, png, or PDF format. Click “Submit”.

Total image size should not exceed 10MB and we will not accept drawings by post this year due to COVID-19.

How to submit using the Application Form

NOTE

Submitted drawings belong to the organizers. Selected work (fully or partially) may be placed on the Art Project website / social media and used for UN-Habitat promotional purposes with your consent.

Handling of Personal Information:

Your personal information will be managed securely by the organisers and only used for administrative purposes and the publication of the submitted drawings on the Art Project website, social media and UN-Habitat promotional materials such as calendar with your consent.

Application form