XC Creative Art Contest

Program 01

A Celebration of Multi-Disciplinary Art —
Open Theme

XC Creative Art Contest, for grade 6 - 12, encourages originality and embraces cross-disciplinary mediums, aiming to reshape the meaning of creativity and redefine art itself.

2025 Finalist Results are out!

Finalist Results

Cross-Disciplinary Categories

FREE to Enter

Win Cash Award up to $1000

Submit up to 3 works

Timeline

8 . 20 - 10 . 20

Submission Period

11 . 3

Preliminary Review: Finalist announcement

12 . 14

Award Ceremony

Judging Process

Preliminary Judging

We are implementing a dual-judging process, in which each category will be evaluated by two judges, each with a unique perspective and expertise.

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Final Evaluation

Our Main Judge will review the finalists selected by the preliminary judges and determine the Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention awards.

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Finalist & Beyond

Free to Enter

The contest is FREE to enter! Each student can submit up to 3 artworks across categories.

This is an open theme contest, you can submit previous works made by you.

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$25 Fee to Advance

If your piece is selected as part of the top 10%, you'll be invited to move forward and asked to pay a $25 fee to help cover judging costs. As a nonprofit, this fee supports the administration of the contest.

Top 10% awardees include Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention recipients.

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Cross-disciplinary art education helps students think outside the box, connect ideas from diverse perspectives, and solve problems in creative ways—skills they’ll need to adapt and learn quickly in a fast-changing world.

Feng Zhang

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Investigator, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT

Core Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

James and Patricia Poitras Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, MIT

Creativity in my view, is the courage to step outside your comfort zone.

William Norton

Main Judge, XC Creative Art Contest

Independant Curator based in NYC, New York

Gallery Director, PeepShow Space

Why cross-discipline ?

Amid the global educational trend led by the STEAM philosophy, this competition centers on "cross-disciplinary innovation" and offers youth a comprehensive growth journey—from creative ideation to international showcase. Whether the goal is to enhance college competitiveness or to cultivate lifelong creativity, this international event, which integrates science, art, and technology, will serve as a key milestone in a child's academic and career development. Act now and let your child’s creativity shine on the global stage!

Competition Category

Science + Art

3D Printing and Art

Kinetic Sculptures

Artistic Circuits

Architectural 3D Modeling

Drawing Robots

Video Art + Music

Short video (animation/film)

Music video

Performance video

Literature + Art

Book Design

Literature and Illustration

Traditional Art

Drawing

Painting

Photography

Digital Art

Mixed Media

Requirements

Info

Students need to add their basic information (name, nationality, email, parent’s info, school district, school teacher)
Students need to add their art study information ( Who helped them if any, which art studio they went to if any)

Artworks

Students need to add their art information:
- Artwork title
- Its category
- Material/medium
- Dimensions (canvas size, paper size, or if installation HxWxL, if video then frame rate/video length.

Some Writing

Students need write a brief explanation of their thought process and what does their art mean to them. As well as if they got any inspiration from other artists.

Done!

Once you successfully submit, you should see a congratulative message.
If you are selected to the second round of review, you should receive a notification through your email.

Full Requirement