Mission | The Arts Olympiad

The 7^th Arts Olympiad this year will:

Encourage your students aged 8 to 12 to view themselves as artist-athletes with a creative mind and healthy body, shattering harmful stereotypes.

Awaken the dormant inner artist and the slumbering inner athlete to encourage young athletes to express themselves creatively and inspire young artists to explore physical activities.

Solidify their revised self-image when they depict themselves as artist-athletes in their artwork.

Make the school a more integrated, peaceful, and creative community when the number of artist-athletes grows.

The mark “Arts Olympiad” is used under license from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

We invite schools, after-school programs, art studios, and the homeschooled to participate in the 7th Arts Olympiad, the world’s largest art program for schoolchildren.

Please download and implement the lesson plan, organize an art contest, select the winner, and mail us their artwork. The paintings or drawings must be 18x24 inches (45x65 cm).

Deadline: Your mail to ICAF must be postmarked on or before December 20, 2024.

U.S. Arts Olympiad Lesson Plan: [English pdf]
Global Arts Olympiad Lesson Plan: [English pdf] [French pdf]

A distinguished panel of judges in Washington, D.C. will select the 7th Arts Olympiad winners, who will be invited as “Official Delegates” representing their school communities at the 7th World Children's Festival in june 2025 at The National Mall across the U.S. Capitol.

While the Global Arts Olympiad is free of charge and the festival has zero registration fee, the delegates make their own travel, accommodation, meals, and local transport arrangements.