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Rated Advanced, An international visual-art competition interpreting the story of an approved historical Unsung Hero. Students enter individually with an original artwork and an English reflective statement, supported by adult confirmation. The challenge combines research, thoughtful visual interpretation and careful craft: the image must communicate a meaningful action while the writing explains artistic choices and personal reflection rather than supplying a biography alone.

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Rated Advanced, An international environmental arts contest inviting original work about environmental disinformation in visual art, writing, film, performance or multimedia. Middle and high school students ages 11–18 may participate worldwide, individually or in groups, with an adult sponsor contact. The main challenge is combining accurate research, a distinctive creative response and an authentic reflection within the chosen category’s requirements.

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Rated Advanced, An environmental short-film contest combining research with original visual storytelling. Youth from grade 3 through age 25 enter individually or in groups; international entrants need an affiliated institution agreement. The challenge is making an accurate, engaging film that communicates a clear environmental idea, with different requirements for live action and animation.

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Rated Advanced, A student film festival accepting original films across narrative, documentary, animation and other categories for selection and public screening in New York. International directors must have been in high school or younger during production, with the stated graduate exceptions. The main challenge is completing a coherent film that combines purposeful storytelling, sound and editing while meeting category and technical requirements.

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A Great Britain and Ireland art competition where young people create original two-dimensional artwork responding to an annual theme. Open to young people aged 17 or under living within Rotary GB&I districts, with Junior, Intermediate and Senior age groups. Rated Intermediate Level, with difficulty mainly coming from artistic originality, interpretation of the theme and progression through local, district and national judging.

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A Great Britain and Ireland photography competition where young people submit original photographs responding to an annual theme. Open to young people aged 17 or under living within Rotary GB&I districts, with Junior, Intermediate and Senior age groups. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from originality, composition, interpretation of the theme and progression through local, district and national judging.

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Rated Advanced, MTNA’s national music programme spans solo performance, original composition, piano duets, chamber ensembles and two-piano duos. Age-based streams serve children through young adults, with U.S. residence and category-specific requirements. The central challenge is preparing compliant repertoire or a polished score for successive adjudication; fees, entry windows and routes differ by stream.

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Rated Advanced, Youth America Grand Prix is a dance competition combining classical ballet and contemporary performance with master classes. Nonprofessional soloists enter age divisions from 8 to 20; groups follow average-age rules. The main challenge is delivering controlled technique and convincing artistic interpretation in a public performance, with preparation matched to the dancer’s development.

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Rated Expert, A national musical-theatre awards programme combining coaching, ensemble rehearsal and live performance adjudication. High school performers in grades 9–12 must be nominated through an approved regional programme after a qualifying school-musical role. The main challenge is sustaining expressive singing, acting and movement under selective live assessment; there is no direct national individual entry.

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Rated Intermediate, FAI’s international aviation art contest asks children to interpret an air-sports theme in original handmade artwork. Three birth-date categories enter through national FAI members, whose local participation and deadlines must be checked. The main challenge is turning an imaginative scene into a coherent, finished composition using permitted permanent media; national selection is required for international judging.

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Rated Advanced, An Irish circular-fashion competition asking students to create and present original wearable designs primarily from recycled or discarded materials. Students must belong to a verified school and meet the12–19 age rule measured at year-end; teams contain one to three Creators. The main challenge is combining inventive materials, safe construction and a coherent stage presentation through selective Irish and global progression.

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Rated Intermediate, An international environmental arts contest built around a changing annual theme. Students ages 11 to 18 enter online, individually or in groups, with an adult sponsor contact and no entry fee. Entrants must combine research, a distinct creative voice, technical control in their chosen medium and a concise reflection that explains their process.