The winners of IAMA’s 2024 International Youth Art Contest were announced on July 14, 2024. At the award presentation, the Chairman of the Jury Committee, Professor Adam Caldwell from San Francisco Academy of Art University, gave high praise to the outstanding quality of the entries, although it made it difficult for the judges to decide the winners. He encouraged the contestants to continue to develop their art and to participate in future contests.
The artworks will be on exhibit until next Sunday, July 21. Please feel free to invite your friends to view your artwork and be inspired by the museum’s amazing collections. We would like to extend our hearty congratulations to the winners and all participants, and our sincere thanks to our generous sponsors and many dedicated volunteers who made the exhibition possible!
Thank you all for joining and attending the ceremony today. Congratulations to you all! Come back and visit this webpage as we upload photos, videos, interviews with the winners,and more.
| Age Group 7-10 | ||
| Artist Name | Award | Artwork Title |
| Angela Tse | 1st Place | Yanyu Ancient Town |
| Kaden Liu | 2nd Place | Year of Dragon |
| Adalind Bu | 3rd Place | Wish-Fulfilling Bird |
| Brianna He | Honorable Mention | Crashing Oceans |
| Charlene Zhen | Honorable Mention | Floral Harmony |
| Audrey Tang | Honorable Mention | Cube Galaxy |
| Madelynne Li | Honorable Mention | Panda |
| Megan Guo | Honorable Mention | The Little Elephant’s Big Circus Debut |
| Carolyn Guo | Honorable Mention | Silence |
| Evelyn Yao | Honorable Mention | Peaceful wandering goose |
| Dylan Xu | Honorable Mention | Flora |
| Jasper Lee | Honorable Mention | My favorite food |
| Felix Chen | Honorable Mention | Bulbtopus |
| Laura Chen | Honorable Mention | Journey In Outer Space |
| Age Group 11-14 | ||
| Artist Name | Award | Artwork Title |
| Aviva Zhilin Wang | 1st Place | Roman relief |
| Clayton Poon | 2nd Place | Owl |
| Keven Ye | 3rd Place | Memories in the last century |
| Juyoung Hong | Honorable Mention | The Reality |
| Sanchita Devnath | Honorable Mention | Not Enough |
| Zacchaeus Vaughn | Honorable Mention | Old Man |
| Alice Lin | Honorable Mention | OverSea |
| Mochen Li | Honorable Mention | Crane |
| Camellia Wang | Honorable Mention | Spring Mountain residence |
| Pushya Dutt | Honorable Mention | Glory of Zeus |
| Olivia Suh | Honorable Mention | Reminiscence |
| Aanya Iyer | Honorable Mention | Flow of Life |
| Bernice Chan | Honorable Mention | Consequences |
| Age Group 15-18 | ||
| Artist Name | Award | Artwork Title |
| Joy Son | 1st Place | Fountain of Youth |
| William Shi | 2nd Place | Picture of 100 Chickens |
| Emily Su | 3rd Place | Envy |
| Tiffany Lai | Honorable Mention | Flowers of Apathy |
| Jinzhu Chen | Honorable Mention | The Ugly Duckling |
| Amber Ding | Honorable Mention | Grandma |
| Katelyn Wang | Honorable Mention | Safe Zone |
| Lee Wing Lam | Honorable Mention | Chinese Guardian Lion |
| Ella Yun Shang Jiang | Honorable Mention | Inyun |
| Jemiarth | Honorable Mention | The Subject |
| Hanwen Zhang | Honorable Mention | Chinese painting Hemerocallis |
| Angelina Chen | Honorable Mention | Stomach |
| Sophia Li | Honorable Mention | Self portrait |
| Hau Yee Zhao | Honorable Mention | Grass in front of home |
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Master Class by Prof Adam Caldwell Replay
IAMA Youth Art Contest Itinerary
- Exhibition of Second Round Entry Artworks
Dates: July 13th to July 21st, 2024, 10am – 5pm
(Mondays and Tuesdays Closed)
Location: Grand Exhibition Hall – Lower level (3 age-group sections)
- Ceremony for Prizes Presentation
Date: July 14th, Sunday, 2024, 10am – 11am
Event sign-in at 9:30 am
Location: Garden Hall
11am – 1pm: Champagne celebration at 11am; Lunch break at 12, Refreshments and Live Music Performance
Dress Code: Business casual / Formal Casual
- Master Class
Date: July 14th, Sunday, 2024, 1pm – 2pm
Location: Garden Hall
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2024 IAMA Youth Art Contest
The International Art Museum of America (IAMA) is holding an International Youth Art Contest and Exhibition to promote and showcase young talents from around the world. The exhibition will take place July 13 – July 21, 2024, with a ceremony to award prizes on July 14, 2024
This will be an exhibition with contest awards dedicated to young artists aged 7 through 18, providing them with an avenue to exhibit their talents and to gain invaluable experience in meeting and exchanging ideas with young artists from other countries. We welcome all young artists to take part in this fun and exciting activity. Submit your artwork with no registration fee! Selected artworks entering the second round will be invited to participate in a one-week exhibition at the galleries of the International Art Museum of America. All second-round entries will also receive certificates for participation in the exhibition. A presentation ceremony for winning artworks will be held on July 14, 2024.
About Our Jury Panel
Dr. Gabriela Sotomayor
Dr. Gabriela Sotomayor received her doctoral degree from the University of Oxford in Roman Gems & Jewellery. As the Director of Department of Liberal Arts and the School of Art History, Academy of Art University in San Francisco, Dr. Sotomayor has been dedicating her effort in fostering an environment that supports curiosity and academic inquiry through scaffolded curriculum, integrated feedback, and personalized guidance, as well as working directly with students to build degree planners, plan their collegiate
journey, and advise on coursework depending on their interests. Before Dr. Sotomayor joined Academy Art University, she had served as a Curator at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England.
Prof. Adam Caldwell
Prof. Adam Caldwell at Academy Art University in San Francisco has focused on his art in paintings and drawings that juxtapose elements of abstract expressionism and classical figuration. During his training at the California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC), Prof. Caldwell began to create collage drawings that layered disparate images on top of one another. The eclectic nature of his work reflects his wide range of interests and influences. Prof. Caldwell’s figurative painting and drawing has been influenced by the realistic yet expressive work of Odd Nerdrum, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Antonio
López García, Jenny Saville, and Barron Storey that Prof. Caldwell studied at CCAC.
Dr. Amy Hughes
As the Director of Student Services at New York Academy of Art, Amy Hughes was born in Leicestershire, UK, she spent her years growing up between Cheshire, UK and Moscow, Russia. In 2013 she received a degree in BA Hons Fine Art from Liverpool Hope University, UK. At her undergraduate show, she was awarded the ‘purchase prize’ by the Liverpool Women’s Hospital, where a painting can be found in private collections. In 2016, Hughes graduated with an MFA from the New York Academy of Art (MFA-2016). Hughes has continued to exhibit her work internationally in numerous solo and group shows, working as an Artist in Residence; both in the UK and New York, and as an instructor of painting at the New York Academy of Art. Most notably, Hughes has sold work at Sotheby’s Auction House (NY) and has exhibited in the International Biennale Portrait Competition at Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art. Her work has been featured in several publications, including W Magazine, Southwest Art, Aesthetica Magazine, Cheshire Life, The Liverpool Echo, and more. Dr. Hughes is also the
recipient of HRH Prince of Wales Award.
About the Contest and Exhibition
Artwork Types
All two-dimensional artworks, including paintings in various media, oil, watercolor, sketches, etching, calligraphy, and block printing, are welcome.
Timeline
(1) Free Registration: North America Submission: now through Jun 25 2024. Overseas submission: Now through May. 31st 2024.
(2) First-round submission: please submit your profile information and artwork in thesection at the bottom of this page. You can have 1-5 pieces of artwork uploaded online.
(3) Second-round submission: A minimum of two original physical paintings are required to be submitted in the second-round semi-final competition. Deadline for submissions is July 5, 2024. All original artworks should arrive at IAMA before 3 p.m., July 5, 2024.
(4) Exhibition of semi-finalists’ artworks: All second-round entries will be put on display at the museum gallery from July 13 to July 21, 2024, for public viewing.
(5) Presentation of prizes, awards and certificates will be held July 14, 2024.
Awards
(1) All entries will be divided by age into three groups: 7-10, 11-14, and 15-18
(2) All second-round entries will be awarded with exhibition certificates.
(3) First Prize in each age group will receive an award certificate and a cash prize of $500.
(4) Second Prize in each age group will receive an award certificate and a cash prize of
$300.
(5) Third Prize in each age group will receive an award certificate and a cash prize of $200.
(6) 10 Honorary Mentions in each age group will receive Young Artist Awards.
Exhibition Fee
(1) No registration fee for initial online submission.
(2) Candidates entering the second-round, semi-final stage will submit two artworks for a one-week exhibition for public viewing. The fee for exhibition and handling is $200.
(3) Candidates are welcome to submit more than two paintings to the contest and exhibition. Fees for each additional artwork advancing to the second round is $100 for handling and exhibition space.
Size and Handling
(1) All paintings are to be a maximum of 18” x 24” (60 cm x 45 cm).
(2) Artwork in paper format doesn’t need to be framed. IAMA will provide frame rental and installation services. The handling fee is $30 to cover the cost of frame, installation for exhibition, deisntallation, and shipping back to artist services.
(3) For submissions with frames already or artwork in non-paper format, which requires services from IAMA for installation and shipment back to the artist, please contact us.We will provide a customized quote for each individual artist.
Come and join us at the International Art Museum of America!