The Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest (O2C Art Contest), launched on the World Ozone Day, 16 September 2021 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Asia and the Pacific Office, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the National Ozone Units (NOUs) in Asia Pacific in partnership with Mahidol University, aims to engage the general public, particularly youth to call actions and raise awareness for the protection of ozone layer and mitigation of climate change through a visualization of artwork in three categories- 🎨 drawing, 📸 photography, and 🖼️ graphic design.
The O2C Art Contest received over 5,300 pieces of artwork from 34 participating countries in Asia Pacific across three different categories; through both online, offline submission as well as direct platforms that were established by some countries.
|  | National Level Competition – O2C Art Contest | After national evaluation and selection that was concluded in June by the Asia Pacific’s National Ozone Units, almost 100 pieces of artworks selected as the national winner of each category have got through for competing at the O2C Art Contest’s regional level competition. |  |
|  | Regional Level Competition – O2C Art Contest |
The regional winner will be determined by the highest scores received and combined from three evaluation groups: the voting by NOUs, the Regional Judging Committee and the Popularity Voting by the general public. | Â |
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Professor. Yuan Xikun, UNEP Patron for the Arts and Environment calls young generations to be part of the journey to display actions and approaches to protect ozone and climate through an ongoing Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest with his inspiring story of the sculpture of the Chinese Goddess NĂĽwa. (Watch Full Video |
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Asia-Pacific Ozone Officers Advance Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest at the 2022’s first virtual workshop, Held on 9 and 10 February 2022. Read more... |
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| CHINA | NOU China actively engages with the public for the popularity voting of the O2C Art Contest |
| VIET NAM | Grade 7 student wins first prize in climate change art contest |
