Contests

World Children Choir's

International Voices for Children Festival

Washington, DC (USA) * June 2007

Contests

Students age 10 - 18 may apply to appear in one or more Festival categories — circus arts, crafts, creative writing, fine and visual arts, music composition, and/or performing arts. All applicants are advised to read the Festival information and guidelines very carefully to insure that a complete application and entry is provided. The Voices for Children Festival is not just about presenting your artistic and creative work to the public. The Festival is designed to foster cross-cultural communication and to begin "outside-the-box thinking" and conversations that foster international understanding, friendship, and peace. All applicants must work through the Peace Collage process described below (also on pages 4 & 5 of the guidelines/application document).

Circus Arts

Acrobatics

Clown

Dance

Face Painting

Juggling

Unicycling

Note: the Festival cannot provide equipment for aerial, tightrope, and trampoline activities.

Crafts

Beading

Bottles

Candles

Cards

Clay

Crochet

Cultural

Flowers

Folk

Glass

Home Decorating

Jewelry

Knit

Nature

Ornaments

Recycling

Seashell

Sewing

Seasonal

Shadow Box

Stone

Wood

Creative Writing

1	Student writers age 10 - 18 may submit original, unpublished works in any area, including but notlimited to:

Essays

Poetry

Plays

Prose

Short Story

Story Telling

1	*Materials must be suitable for children's audiences.

Fine and Visual Arts

Calligraphy

Caricature

Ceramics

Collage

Drawing

Painting

Photographs

Pottery

Jewelry

Sketches

Sculpture

Music Composition

1	Student composers age 10-18 may submit original, unperformed composition for any combination of voices and instruments/all styles of music, including, but not limited to:

Song & Lyric*

Choral

Instrumental

Chamber &
Electronic Music

Symphonic

Classical

Jazz

Popular

World Music

1	*Lyrics must be provided in English and suitable for children's audiences.

Performing Arts

Band

Chorus

Orchestra

Instrumental
Soloist

Vocal Soloist

Small
Instrumental
Ensemble

Small Vocal
Ensemble

Drumming

Cultural / Folk

Dance

Rhythmic
Gymnasts

Theater

Poetry / Essay
Reading

*All entries must be suitable for children’s audiences.

World Children's Choir
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8116, McLean, Virginia 22106
Office Address: Arts Council of Fairfax County, 4022 Hummer Road, Annandale, VA 22003
Phone: 703-883-0920 • Fax: 703-448-0973