Rome International Youth Art Competition

The 2026–2027 Rome International Youth Art Exhibition invites children and teenagers from around the world to share their imagination. Its theme, The Garden of the Gods and the Imagination of a Teenager, opens a world of possibilities: a candy paradise hidden on the moon, cloud animals that tell stories, or a rainbow kingdom inhabited by gentle monsters.

Young artists' work will begin a creative journey to Rome, where it will meet work by children from other countries. Each picture is a small window onto a child's way of seeing, and a chance to discover a wider world.

Although the exhibition has a shared theme, entries are not limited to one subject. Children can follow their own artistic inspiration, whether they imagine a new place, tell a story or give a familiar scene a surprising form. The article presents creativity as the centre of the event, with an official exhibition certificate and opportunities for young artists to exchange greetings and ideas by video.

The published age bands overlap at age 12. Confirm the appropriate group and fee currency with the campus when requesting the application form. The rules accept two-dimensional entries only, even though the article's introductory illustrations also show handmade objects.

The event materials name the China–Italy Art, Education and Culture Association and the Rome International Youth Art Exhibition Organising Committee as joint organisers, with support from Rome City Hall and Palazzo Velli in Rome as the organising venue. The committee image introduces Eclario Barone, Cinzia Bevilacqua, Nicoletta Perondi, Francesco Astiaso Garcia, Mario Tacinelli and Valeria Cirone.

The source article introduces AECCI, the Associazione Cina-Italia per l'Arte, l'Educazione e la Cultura, as a nonprofit arts and cultural organisation registered in Italy and based in Rome. Its role in the exhibition places children's creativity in a setting of cultural exchange: one painting, one conversation, and a wider world to imagine.