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YOU can help build international friendship and understanding through your involvement and support of the International Voices for Children Festival. 


  • APPLY to showcase the talents of your city’s children and teens (age 10 – 18):

 

  • AUTHORS (age 10 – 18) can enter the CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST

  • Poems

  • Essays

  • Stories

  • Articles

  • Plays 

  • CIRCUST ARTISTS (age 10 – 18) can apply to apply to demonstrate their skills
  • Acrobatics

  • Clowning

  • Dancing

  • Face Painting

  • Juggling

  • Unicycling

  • Other – You tell us

  • COMPOSERS (age 10 – 18) can enter the MUSIC COMPOSITION COMPETITION and submit original, unperformed composition for any combination of voices and instruments/all styles of music, including, but not limited to:

  • Song & Lyric (Lyrics must be provided in English)*

  • Choral

  • Instrumental

  • Chamber and Electronic Music

  • Symphonic

  • Classical

  • Jazz

  • Popular

  • World Music

*Lyrics must be suitable for children's audiences.

  • CRAFTERS (age 10 – 18P can apply to exhibit

Beaded, Bottles, Candles, Cards, Clay, Crochet, Cultural, Flowers, Folk, Glass, Home Decorating, Jewelry, Knitting, Nature, Ornaments, Recycling, Seashell, Sewing, Seasonal, Shadow Box, Stone, Wood – You tell us

  • PERFORMING ARTISTS and ENSEMBLES (age 10 – 18) can apply to become part of WCC's International Voices for Children Festival — three days of workshops and performances
  • Band

  • Chorus

  • Orchestra

  • Instrumental and Vocal Soloists

  • Small Ensembles

  • Drumming

  • Cultural

  • Dance and Theatrical Performances

  • Poetry Readings

  • PERFORMING ARTISTS (age 10 – 18) who can arrive early for four days of Pre-Festival Rehearsals may apply to participate in one of the Festival Ensembles:

  • Chorus

  • Dance

  • Drumming

  • Theater




Volunteer Opportunities for Adults
  • APPLY to present a workshop
  • APPLY to present an activity for Paths to Peace workshops. Activities are not restricted to the arts…may include games, other kinds of workshops that teach tolerance, peace, conflict resolution, etc. to children and teens.
  • VOLUNTEER to assist with Planning and Staging
    • Event Planning
    • Hospitality
    • Marketing
    • Grant Writing
    • Fundraising
    • Internet Research
    • Stage Manager
    • Assistant Stage Manager
    • Lighting Technician
    • Sound Engineers
    • Activities Manager
    • Graphic Artists
    • Videographers
    • Editors
    • Photographers
    • Professional Skill — You tell us
  • SPONSOR your State Artists participation in the International Voices for Children Festival by making an online donation TODAY

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