{"id":1740,"date":"2025-02-21T09:08:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/?p=1740"},"modified":"2025-02-15T09:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T09:13:07","slug":"nato-launches-2025-mural-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/?p=1740","title":{"rendered":"NATO launches 2025 mural competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"introtxt\">Are you a young artist from a NATO member country? Would you like to create a mural for the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, in June? Submit your design for a chance to win a unique opportunity to showcase your talent and creativity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box box-media box-media--stretched\">NATO is launching its third annual mural competition to mark a NATO summit and highlight the Alliance\u2019s vital role in protecting one billion people across Europe and North America.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The\u00a0first mural\u00a0was created for the 2023 Vilnius Summit in Lithuania and unveiled in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>A competition was held to select the designer of the mural commemorating NATO\u2019s 75th anniversary summit in Washington, D.C. in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Now, NATO is calling on young artists from across the Alliance to submit their proposals in view of the upcoming 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague. The winner will work with a local street artist to immortalise their mural on a wall in the city.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s competition theme is: \u201cMaintaining our Shared Future\u201d. Young artists are asked to submit entries in a 3D street-art style that creates an optical illusion via three-dimensional impressions on a two-dimensional horizontal surface.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible to apply,\u00a0<strong>you must be a\u00a0<\/strong><strong>citizen of a\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/topics_52044.htm\"><strong>NATO member country<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0under the age of 35. Only individuals may apply; team applications will not be accepted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To apply to the competition, complete the\u00a0<strong>form below<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>together with your design (in JPEG, PNG or PDF format) and a brief description.<\/p>\n<p>Following the deadline, all submissions will be evaluated by a panel of NATO officials and Michiel Corver, Director of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehaguestreetart.nl\/en\/about\">The Hague Street Art<\/a>. Top-rated entries will be contacted with further information.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for entries is\u00a0<strong>31 March 2025 at 23:59 CET.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"purehtml\">\n<div class=\"form-header-group  header-large\">\n<div class=\"header-text httal htvam\">\n<p id=\"header_1\" class=\"form-header\" data-component=\"header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/news_232961.htm?selectedLocale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Enter the NATO Mural Competition<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a young artist from a NATO member country? Would you like to create a mural for the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, in June? 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