The Mayor of London's Christmas card competition 2024
We’re inviting all London school children aged 4 to 14 to take part in our annual competition to design the Mayor of London's official Christmas card.
The theme
This year, we're inviting pupils to design a card on the theme, 'A new dawn, a fresh hope’. We want your pupils to show scenes that highlight the special kind of hope that Christmas represents, including the stories and symbols that bring love, peace and light to the depths of winter.
By entering our competition, your pupil stands the chance to have their artwork featured on the Mayor’s 2024 Christmas card which will be sent to dignitaries across the world, including our sovereign, His Majesty King Charles III.
The prize
The winning design will feature on the Mayor’s official Christmas card. It will also feature the winner’s first name, age, and school on the back of the card.
The competition is supported by Cass Art, the UK’s leading independent art supplies retailer. The winner will be invited to the Mayor’s Christmas carol service event, receive a certificate, copies of the card to send to their friends and family, have their Christmas card personally signed by the Mayor, and a £100 Cass Art gift voucher. Also, the two highest praised entries will each receive a certificate and a £30 Cass Art gift voucher.
The Cass family has supported artists of all ages for over 100 years. Find out more about Cass Art.
How to enter
To take part in this year’s competition, you’ll need to submit a photo or scanned image of your student’s design to our online entry form below.
Remember to hold on to the original artwork, because we will need this posted to us if selected as the winner.
Read the competition guidelines to find a brief and the terms and conditions.
The application deadline is Sunday 10 November at 11:59pm.
Submit your Christmas card design
Christmas card competition
Read the competition guidelines
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