Launching the International Children's Painting Competition "I Love Hanoi - City for Peace" 2025

The contest is held to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2025) and the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2025), and the 26th anniversary of Hanoi being honored by UNESCO as a "City for Peace " (July 16, 1999 - July 16, 2025).

Attending the launching ceremony were Deputy Head of the Hanoi Party Committee's Propaganda Department Vu Ha; Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations - People's Artist Tran Quoc Chiem; President of the Hanoi Fine Arts Association Nguyen Xuan Thuy, representatives of the Embassies of Russia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Laos, Palestine... and secondary schools in Hanoi.

The International Children's Painting Contest "I Love Hanoi - City for Peace" aims to propagate and educate about the love of peace for Vietnamese and international children and teenagers, promoting the image of Hanoi - the thousand-year-old capital, the creative city of "Cultured - Civilized - Modern". The contest encourages children to deeply express their love for the culture, history and beauty of Hanoi, their love for their homeland, their country, their love for peace and humanity, their dream of a peaceful, stable and developing world without war and poverty.

Encourage and motivate children's passion for painting and creative artistic thinking. Thereby, finding young talents to train and nurture, creating a healthy playground, helping children have the opportunity to exchange and learn, strengthening friendship and solidarity between Vietnamese children and international children.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Nam Hai, Vice President of the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations, said that the contest is an opportunity for Vietnamese and international children to unleash their creativity and show their artistic talents with the theme of Hanoi - City for Peace, Creative City "Civilized - Cultural - Modern" about love for peace, people, life, beautiful nature, against war, poverty, etc.

Coming to the contest, students not only get to create paintings but also get to interact and increase mutual understanding through artistic performances and interesting questions on the sidelines of the contest," Mr. Hai emphasized.

In 2025, the Organizing Committee hopes that the Contest will continue to be an educational and meaningful art playground, where Vietnamese and international children can develop their painting talents, nurture their aesthetic thinking, and at the same time convey pure "artistic messages" about love for Hanoi, national pride, and aspirations for peace, cooperation and development.

According to the Organizing Committee, this year's contest continues to accept entries from children aged 6-15 years old with content expressing love for Hanoi, homeland, dream of peace, opposing war, poverty, promoting the beauty of nature and friendly, humane Vietnamese people. Works by Vietnamese contestants can be submitted directly to the Hanoi Cultural Center and Library (Ha Dong and Ba Trieu campuses). International contestants can submit to the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations.

The submission period is from August 15 to September 10, 2025, at two locations of the Hanoi Cultural Center and Library (No. 7 Phung Hung, Ha Dong and No. 47 Ba Trieu, Cua Nam Ward). For international contestants, submit your entries to the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations (22nd floor, City Inter-Agency Area, 258 Vo Chi Cong, Tay Ho). The Closing and Award Ceremony is scheduled for September 20.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/khoi-dong-cuoc-thi-ve-tranh-thieu-nhi-quoc-te-em-yeu-ha-noi-thanh-pho-vi-hoa-binh-nam-2025-711539.html