DRAWING CONTEST
ENTRIES UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 2024
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
DRAWING, PAINTING, PRINT, DIGITAL
The AP|PCU Student Drawing Contest is a yearly international contest where all university students worldwide are invited to create a drawing related to fair play in university sport. The aim of the contest is to develop a synergy between the worlds of student art and student sport, implementing the first fundamental principle of the Olympic Charter which states, inter alia, that Olympism blends sport with culture and education. The winning artists are honored with Contest Awards. Registration for the 2024 Drawing Contest is simple by filling in the form below before 31 December 2024.
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CONTEST REGULATIONS
CONTEST REGULATIONS
§1. Eligibility
The participant has to be a student in a university or any other institution of higher education according national law.
§2. Materials
The drawing can be made on paper or computer by using any drawing methods and techniques. Instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, conté, charcoal, chalk, pastels, various kinds of erasers, markers, styluses, various metals (such as silverpoint) and digital painting. Other art forms such as painting and printmaking are also allowed by the Selection Commission.
§3. Theme
The drawing illustrates the vision of the Olympic Movement towards Ethics in University Sport and especially Fair Play and Universal Friendship.
§4. Size
The size of the drawing is – 30 cm x 40 cm – or – 40 cm x 50 cm – or – 50 cm x 70 cm.
§5. Application
A photo with resolution not less than 3264×2448 pixels (8.0 M Camera) or a file of the drawing is to be uploaded with your registration.
§6. Entry Deadline
The final entry deadline is 31 December 2024.
§7. Sending us your drawing
If your drawing is selected, you are requested to post the drawing at own charges to the PCU Committee in Antwerp (Belgium).
§8. Property Rights
The 15 best drawings become property of the PCU Committee with all ownership rights included. The PCU Committee reserves all reproduction rights for all drawings entering the contest.
§9. Agreement
By entering the contest, the artist agrees with the regulations mentioned above and the decisions of the Selection Commission. Their decision shall be final and is not subject to appeal. By entering the contest, the artist also represents his/her University or Institute of Higher Education in the PCU Committee Network without any obligation. No work that already belongs to a museum or a private collection can be entered in this contest. The works entered in this contest must be free of any third-party rights. The Contest organizer shall not be liable in relation to any such third-party rights.
SELECTION & AWARDS
SELECTION
The PCU Committee selects the best 15 drawings which are exhibited online. The Drawing Contest Selection Commission appoints within these 15 drawings the best, second best and third best drawing. Decisions within the Selection Commission are taken by majority. In case no decision can be taken, the vote of the President of the Selection Commission is decisive.
AWARDS
The winner is honored with the Alain Verschoren Award, named after Prof. Dr. Alain Verschoren, the first Chairman of the PCU Contest Selection Commission. He initiated the idea of the contest as Rector of the University of Antwerp. The 3 best artists are rewarded financially:
- 1st place, € 1.000,00 (Alain Verschoren Award)
- 2nd place, € 300,00
- 3rd place, € 150,00
RESULTS GALLERY (2016-2024)
Drawing Contest 2024
The top 15 drawings from the 2024 contest will be showcased online in March 2025, after the selection commission appoints the top 3, and displayed a first time live during all ceremonies of the 2025 PCU Games.
Drawing Contest 2023
Due to changes associated with the new host organization, the top 15 drawings from 2023 will be showcased online in January 2025. However, exhibitions featuring the 2023 drawings were already held in 2024. Stay tuned for an opportunity to view these remarkable works!
Drawing Contest 2022
The 15 finalists of the 2022 Drawing Contest are exhibited during the 2023 expositions.
1st place (Alain Verschoren Award for Drawing), “Fair Play Handshake”, by Mariia Lazarchuk (Art College of Artistic Modeling and Design, Ukraine) | 2nd place, “University Sport Equilibrium”, by Oleksandr Ivanenko (Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, Ukraine) | 3rd place, “Be free together and change life”, by Nur Karaayvaz (Cyprus International University, Turkey)
Download 7th PCU Contest Catalog PDF
1ST PLACE | Alain Verschoren Award | “Fair Play Handshake” by Mariia Lazarchuk (Art College of Artistic Modeling and Design, Ukraine)
2ND PLACE | “University Sport Equilibrium” by Oleksandr Ivanenko (Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, Ukraine)
3RD PLACE |”Be free together and change life” by Nur Karaayvaz (Cyprus International University, Turkey)
“Conquest of the Peak of Victory” by Shabeha Rahnamo (Cyprus International University, Tajikistan)
“One Percent” by Anna Deligianni (School of Visual and Applied Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
“We rise by lifting others” by Godwin Oyetunde Azeez (Arkin University of Creative Art and Design, Nigeria)
“Colors of the world” by Mateja Ferk (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
“Fight for fair” by Aylin Ghasempour (Cyprus International University, Cyprus)
“We Are Olympic” by Sally Ayoub (Lebanese International University, Lebanon)
“Olympic Valor” by Boston Nkumbu Silungwe (Cyprus International University, Zambia)
“Faces of Unity” by Nour Mroue (Lebanese International University, Lebanon)
“Peace, sport and friendship” by Iris Ligtenberg (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
“Side by side” by Reem Itani (Lebanese international university, Lebanon)
“Above the divisions” by Natalia Drzewiecka (University of Nicholas Copernicus in Toruń, Poland)
“Sports is Age Limitless” by Ranim Bassem Sanjar (Lebanese International University, Lebanon)
Drawing Contest 2021
The 15 finalists of the 2021 Drawing Contest are exhibited during the 2022 expositions.
1st place (Alain Verschoren Award for Drawing), “Unity in diversity”, by Črtomir Polak (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) | 2nd place, “Equality”, by Louna Abou Omar (Lebanese International University, Lebanon) | 3rd place, “Tangled By The Beauty of Creativity, United By the Formidable Definition of Olympic and Sportsmanship”, by Jesus Ramos Tejada (Colegio De Dagupan, Bahrain)
Download 6th PCU Contest Catalog PDF
1ST PLACE | “UNITY in DIVERSITY” by Črtomir Polak (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
2ND PLACE | “EQUALITY” by Louna Abou Omar (Lebanese International University, Lebanon)
3RD PLACE | “TANGLED BY THE BEAUTY OF CREATIVITY, UNITED BY THE FORMIDABLE DEFINITION OF OLYMPIC AND SPORTSMANSHIP” by Jesus Ramos Tejada (Colegio De Dagupan, Bahrain)
“OLYMPIC STRINGS” by Alma Rebronja (University of Padua, Italy)
“ALL FOR ONE GOAL” by Stanley Verroya (University of Guam, Guam)
“THE LAST LAP” by Aleksander Łukasik (Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Poland)
“RIDER ON BLACK HORSE” by Markha Youchaeva (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
“THE GAME OF ALL” by Holly Hulse (Wrexham Glyndwr University, UK)
“RESPECT AND FRIENDSHIP ARE THE REAL VICTORY” by Cristina Morandi (University of Padua, Italy)
“CONNECTED & SUPPORTED” by Nina Tome Skarja (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
“SPREADING PEACE” by Sarah Abdullah Habbouch (Lebanese International University, Lebanon)
“APPLAUSE FOR ALL” by Zhuo Yang (Brunel University London, UK)
“DON’T JUDGE, PLAY FAIR” by Nancy Gaby Badaan (Lebanese International University, Lebanon)
“EQUAL” by Joanna Kaźmierska (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland)
“WE PLAY TOGETHER” by Zofia Pogoda (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland)
Drawing Contest 2020
The 15 finalists of the 2020 Drawing Contest are exhibited during the 2021 expositions.
1st place (Alain Verschoren Award for Drawing), “Colors of Sports”, by Kithmini Jayaweera (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka) | 2nd place, “Over the Limit” by Chiara Giusti (University of Padua, Italy) | 3rd place, “Lift Each Other” by Una Foigta (EKA University of Applied Sciences, Latvia) | Honorable Commendation, “Golden Girls” by Maksim Shishov (Nothern Arctic Federal University, Russia)
Download 5th PCU Contest Catalog PDF
1ST PLACE | “COLORS OF SPORTS” by Kithmini Jayaweera (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka)
2ND PLACE | “OVER THE LIMIT” by Chiara Giusti (University of Padua, Italy)
3RD PLACE | “LIFT EACH OTHER” by Una Foigta (EKA university of Applied Sciences, Latvia)
HONORABLE COMMENDATION | “GOLDEN GIRLS” by Maksim Shishov (Northern Arctic Federal University, Russia)
“EQUITY” by Inna Kuzminova (Prague College, Czech Republic)
“RAYS OF HOPE THROUGH SPORTS” by Mariyam Shathrath (Maldives National University, Maldives)
“UNITED THROUGH COLORS” by Delaiah Tromp (University of Aruba, Aruba)
“UNITED WE WIN” by Paolo Zin (University of Padua, Italy)
“PATH TO THE DREAM” by Erika Silkova (Coventry University, England, United Kingdom)
“FAIR PLAY” by Monika Evstatieva (National Academy of Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria)
“WE HOLD THE KEY” by Maja Žižek Lebeničnik (University of Primorska, Faculty of Education, Slovenia)
“MOVEMENT IS FREEDOM” by Safiya Bourhile (University of Padua, Italy)
“I WILL CATCH YOU IF YOU FALL” by Dilyana Valcheva (New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria)
“SHARED VICTORY” by Nina Tome Skarja (Veterinary Faculty of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
“THE CORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF UNITY” by Mina Purešić (Berlin University of the Arts, Germany)
Drawing Contest 2019
The 15 finalists of the 2019 Drawing Contest are exhibited during the 2020 expositions.
1st place, “Pure Sport”, by Inga Liepa (Management College, Latvia) | 2nd place, “Unity” by Maria Markovic (University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia) | 3rd place, “Fortitude” by Ksenia Kotelnikova (Nekrasov Kostroma State University, Russia) | Honorable Commendation, “Not without everyone” by Kithmini Jayaweera from the University of Kelaniya (Sri Lanka)
Download 4th Edition PCU Contest Catalog PDF
1st place | “Pure Sport” by Inga Liepa (Management College, Latvia)
2nd place | “Unity” by Maria Marković (University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia)
3rd place | “Fortitude” by Ksenia Kotelnikova (Nekrasov Kostroma State University, Russia)
HONORABLE COMMENDATION | “Not Without Everyone” by Kithmini Jayaweera (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka)
“Taste of Victory” by Alina Temur (Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine)
“Climb Beyond Limitation” by Liangyi Li (Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands)
“Help and Fly with PCU” by Pranav A.S. (College of Fine Arts Trivandrum, India)
“Fair Play” by Igor Veljković (University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia)
“Shaking Hands” by Anna Rebecca Unterholzner (Belas-Artes Ulisboa, Portugal)
“Fair Play = Victory” by Ljubomir Mitrovic (Kishinev College, Moldova)
“If You Fall I Pick You Up” by Dariusz Jankowicz (KSW in Cracow, Poland)
“Versus” by Filip Miletic (University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia)
“Olympiad. The Way to Victory” by Anastasia Kineshova (Financial University, Russia)
“The Beauty of Pure Victory” by Polina Belous (Financial University, Russia)
“Queen of the Waves. Gertrude Ederle” by Alejandra de la Torre (IDEP Barcelona, Spain)
Drawing Contest 2018
The 15 finalists of the 2018 Drawing Contest are exhibited during the 2019 expositions.
1st place, “Union”, by Francisca Ojeda (Liceo Experimental Artístico, Chile) | 2nd place, “Jump into the unknowns” by Maria Makacheva (St. Mary’s Shelter, Russia) | 3rd place, “Sporting Compassion” by Liyana Gasnafar (Ashoka University, India) | Honorable Commendation, “Let’s Play Basketball” by Michael Wu (University of California, USA)
1st place | “Union” by Francisca Ojeda (Liceo experimental artístico, Chile)
2nd place | “Jump into the unknown” by Maria Makacheva (The St. Mary’s Shelter, Moscow, Russia)
3rd place | “Sporting Compassion” by Liyana Gasnafar (Ashoka University, India)
HONORABLE COMMENDATION | “Let’s Play Basketball” by Michael Wu (University of California, Irvine, USA)
“The impossible is possible” by Anastasia Garkovets (Kyiv State Institute of Decorative and Applied Art and Design, Ukraine)
“The Art of Sport” by Sofiya Kuzmina (School of Visual Arts, New York, USA)
“Cyclist” by Anna Martynenko (KNUCA Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Czech Republic)
“Unity” by Milena Radivojevic (Faculty of Applied Arts, Belgrade, Serbia)
f Podium” by Chaitanya Koli (Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded, India)
“Fair Play as an Ultimate Goal” by Mina Purešić (University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia)
“Limitless” by Thangmaism Bikram Singha (Indian Institute of Public health, Hyderabad, India)
“The Route” by Catarina Figueiredo (College of Art from the University of Edinburgh, UK)
“A Road To Glory” by Dimas Muhammad Iqbal Putra Budiman (Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia)
“Olympic Respect” by Federico Aguiar (EASD Ramón Falcón, Spain)
“Passing The Torch” by Chiu Yi (The One Academy of Communication Design, Malasia)
Drawing Contest 2017
The 15 finalists of the 2017 Drawing Contest are exhibited during the 2018 expositions.
Shared 1st Place, “Fair Play”, by Ernest Seah (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore) | Shared 1st Place, “Ludis Iungit” by Artem Tereschenko (Art College Minsk, Belarus) | 3rd place, “Fair Play Volley” by Marcos Santos Magnani da Silva (CE Visconde de Cairu Art School, Brazil) | Honorable Commendation, “Creation of a Panathlete” by Aigul Kuldibaeva (Almaty College of Decorative and Applied Art, Kazakhstan)
shared 1st place | “Fair Play” by Ernest Seah (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore, Singapore)
shared 1st place | “Ludis Iungit” by Artem Tereschenko (Art College, Minsk, Belarus)
3rd place | “Fair Play Volley” by Marcos Santos Magnani da Silva (CE Visconde de Cairu Art School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Honorable Commendation | “Creation of a Panathlete” by Aigul Kuldibaeva (Almaty College of Decorative and Applied Art, Kazakhstan)
“Fair Play Handshake” by Stavicka Patricija (Art Academy of Latvia, Jurmala, Latvia)
“Five differences” by Veronica Cherednichenko (Lviv Academy of Arts, Ukraine)
“Sports palette” by Mirela Rumenova Petrova (Veliko Tarnovo University, Pleven, Bulgaria)
“Essence of the Fight” by Sean Oo Kaijie (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore)
“Friendship, Fun and Fair Play” by Samuel Putra Hadi Wiyanto (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore)
“Parade of nations” by Mezentsev Georgiy (MITU-Moscow Architecture and Construction Institute, Russia)
“Victory in my heart” by Natalya Scunchaya (South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University, Odessa, Ukraine)
“The GREA_TEST” by Dmitry Shurygin (University Synergy, Moscow, Russia)
“Tae bo and fitness” by Katrin Georgieva Aleksandrova (Veliko Tarnovo University, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria)
“Gymnastic Olympics” by Olariu Irina-Alexandra (University National of Arts Bucharest, Romania)
“Olympic Universe” by Alexandra Martsenkovskaya (Drawing studio Lyubertsy, Russia)
Drawing Contest 2016
The 15 finalists of the 2016 Drawing Contest are exhibited during the 2017 expositions.
1st Place, “Olympiad” by Yana Ivanchina (Herzen University, Russia) | 2nd place, “Sport uniting the world” by Eric Djivo (Polytechnic University of Abomey, Benin) | 3rd place, “Flanders’ wheels” by Roxanne Bral (University of Antwerp, Belgium) | Honorable Commendation, “Gymnasts” by Catherine Borisova (Southern Federal University, Russia)
1st place | “Olympiad” by Yana Ivanchina (Herzen University, St. Petersburg, Russia)
2nd place | “Sport uniting the world” by Eric Djivo (Polytechnic University of Abomey, Benin)
3rd place | “Flanders’ wheels” by Roxanne Bral (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Honorable Commendation | “Gymnasts” by Catherine Borisova (Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia)
“Badminton Female” by Nami Sano (University of Leipzig, Germany)
“Breaking the ice” by Maria Kostuk (Art School named after V. Polonev, Moscow, Russia)
“Euphron. God of sport” by Maria Piterbarg (Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Industrial and Applied Arts, Russia)
“Fair Heart” by Matthis Frickhoeffer (Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany)
“Fair Play” by Anita Alunāne (Riga Art High-School, Latvia)
“The highlight” by Natalya Yarovaya (University of Customs and Finance, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine)
“Highline” by María De Los Ángeles Carro Colón (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain)
“Ice Symphony” by Svetlana Melnikova (Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia)
“Olympic principles through the ages” by Alex Karpov (Art school, Ivanteevka, Russia)
“Resembling uniformity” by Sara Pećanić (Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, Croatia)
“What are skates singing…” by Lyudmila Petrenko (Voronezh State Pedagogical University, Russia)
EXPOSITIONS (2017-2024)
EXPOSITIONS 2024
The 2024 expositions exhibit the 15 finalists of the 2023 Drawing Contest.
Antwerp and Ghent (Belgium)
15 May 2024 | Selection Commission | AP University of Applied Sciences
24-26 April 2024 | PCU Games | AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts
4 November 2024 | Panathlon Flanders | Ghent
8-10 November 2024 | PCU Bridge | AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts
22-24 November 2024 | PCU Chess | AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Agrigento (Italy)
21 June 2024 | 51st General Assembly Panathlon International
EXPOSITIONS 2023
The 2023 expositions exhibit the 15 finalists of the 2022 Drawing Contest.
Antwerp (Belgium)
15 May 2023 | Selection Commission | UAntwerpen Campus Middelheim
24-26 November 2023 | PCU Chess Cup | AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Campus “Lange Nieuwstraat”
Rome (Italy)
11 October 2023 | Panathlon Rome Award | CUFA, Via XX Settembre 2
12 October 2023 | Erasmus+ Days | University of Rome Tor Vergata, CX Rome Student Place
EXPOSITIONS 2022
The 2022 expositions exhibit the 15 finalists of the 2021 Drawing Contest.
3D virtual exhibition
1 April 2022 – 1 March 2023 | KUNSTMATRIX
Antwerp (Belgium)
21 March 2022 | Selection Commission | University of Antwerp Campus Middelheim
22-24 April & 27-29 April 2022 | University of Antwerp City Campus
Lausanne (Switzerland)
10-11 June 2022 | 50th General Ordinary Meeting Panathlon International
Rome (Italy)
28-30 October 2022 | CUS Roma Tor Vergata, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Antwerp (Belgium)
25-27 November 2022 | University of Antwerp Hof van Liere
EXPOSITIONS 2021
The 2021 expositions exhibit the 15 finalists of the 2020 Drawing Contest.
3D virtual exhibition
1 May 2021 – 31 January 2022 | KUNSTMATRIX
Antwerp (Belgium)
12 May 2021 | Selection Commition | University of Antwerp Campus Middelheim
Venice (Italy)
June 2021 | Panathlon Club Venice (depending on the Covid-19 situation)
Moscow (Russia)
October 2021 | Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation (depending on the Covid-19 situation)
Antwerp (Belgium)
29-31 October 2021 | University of Antwerp Hof van Liere
3-5 December 2021 | University of Antwerp Hof van Liere
21 February 2022 | University of Antwerp Grauwzusters Cloister
EXPOSITIONS 2020
The 2020 expositions exhibit the 15 finalists of the 2019 Drawing Contest.
As a result of the cancellation of all PCU events on venue during 2020, a virtual exposition of the PCU Drawing Contest has been created and two exhibitions were held on our partner university campuses in Belgium and Russia.
3D virtual exhibition
1 October – 28 February 2021 | KUNSTMATRIX
Antwerp (Belgium)
15 October – 17 December 2020 | University of Antwerp Campus Middelheim
Moscow (Russia)
24-28 December 2020 | Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
EXPOSITIONS 2019
The 2019 expositions exhibit the 15 finalists of the 2018 Drawing Contest.
Antwerp (Belgium)
19 February 2019 | University of Antwerp | Panathlon Antwerp Sport Personality Awards
Rome (Italy)
12-14 March 2019 | University of Rome Tor Vergata | University Rome Tor Vergata Games
Antwerp (Belgium)
19-22 April 2019 | University of Antwerp | PCU Bridge Trophy 2019
24-26 April 2019 | University of Antwerp | PCU Games 2019
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
3-6 October 2019 | Scala Hotel Buenos Aires | XIII Panathlon Panamerican Congress
Moscow (Russia)
18-20 October 2019 | Financial University Moscow | PIUTT 2019
Antwerp (Belgium)
6-8 December 2019 | University of Antwerp | PCU Chess Cup 2019
EXPOSITIONS 2018
The 2018 expositions exhibit the 15 finalists of the 2017 Drawing Contest.
Antwerp (Belgium)
15 February 2018 | University of Antwerp | Panathlon Antwerp Sport Personality Awards
Grenoble (France)
23-25 March 2018 | Mercure Grenoble President | Panathlon International Flambeau d’Or 2018
Antwerp (Belgium)
25-27 April 2018 | University of Antwerp City Campus | PCU Games 2018
Florence (Italy)
15-17 June 2018 | Palazzo di Parte Guelfa | Panathlon International Congress & General Assembly 2018
Dubna (Russia)
19-21 October 2018 | Dubna State University | PIUTT 2018
EXPOSITIONS 2017
The 2017 expositions exhibit the 15 finalists of the 2016 Drawing Contest.
Antwerp (Belgium)
26-28 April 2017 | University of Antwerp | PCU Games 2017
Rapallo (Italy)
11-13 May 2017 | Hotel Rosabianca | Panathlon International President’s Committee Meeting
Dubna (Russia)
20-22 October 2017 | Dubna State University | PIUTT 2017
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION FORM
Submit your drawing through the registration form below. You will receive an automatic email as confirmation. The registration deadline is 31 December 2024.
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CONTACT & HOST
CONTACT |
OFFICE DESK AP|PCU STUDENT DRAWING CONTEST
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Ellermanstraat 81 – B-2060 Antwerp
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Official Host Organisation
As a University of Applied Sciences and Arts, AP is more than a higher education institution. AP is a learning metropolis, an enricher of talent, an amplifier of commitment and an expander of students’ world view. By way of enthusiastic teachers, progressive content, direct honest orientation and maximum interaction with expertise, AP ensures that all students can realise their full potential. The hosting of the AP | PCU Student Drawing Contest incorporates a unique opportunity to expand the world view of our institution to ensure all of our students to realise their full potential.