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International Artistic Competition on the theme: The Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt: Classical and Contemporary Visual Approaches

01/10/2026 06:21 PM - 10/12/2026 06:21 PM
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The Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO) hereby announces its Second International Visual Arts Competition, entitled: “The Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt: Classical and Contemporary Visual Approaches.” The competition aims to bring to light artistic interpretations of the Sacred Journey, which—whether situated within or beyond its specific historical and geographical context—approach both the spiritual dimensions and the timeless, profoundly human aspects of this event. Within the framework of the competition, works may be submitted that either directly depict the event itself or, based on the central theme, highlight the concepts of family, motherhood, and childhood, the need for the protection of children, as well as issues of hospitality, the protection of strangers, and respect for otherness. Artistic Fields of the Competition The artistic fields participating in the Competition are Painting and Graphic Arts (Printmaking( The competition is open to the international artistic community, and artists are free to create their works in the manner they deem appropriate, including both classical and contemporary visual approaches that employ imagination, symbolism, and abstraction. Objectives of the Competition The objectives of the Competition are: • the visual expression of Christian values inspired by a significant event in the life of the God-Man, • the contribution of art to the promotion of fundamental humanitarian values, • the affirmation of art’s creative capacity for diversity and renewal through contemporary, classical, abstract, or conceptual approaches.