Space competition

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2. The best event of 2026 - Our students’ work could literally orbit earth in a REAL satellite

The best event of 2026 Our students’ work could
literally orbit earth in a
REAL satellite
The SCA-2 art satellite is in low Earth orbit, waiting
for your ideas!

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One of these satellites is very special. Its name is SCA-2
and it is our very own satellite for art.
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Theme
The theme of this competition is imagining new relationships
between Earth, space, art, and humanity.
Students are invited to explore how creativity can transform
satellites into tools for imagination, cultural expression,
communication, and peace. Through art, they are encouraged to
think about how outer space can be used in fairer, more creative,
and more diverse ways.

5. Competition Options ( Please choose only one option!)

Option A
Digital artwork
upload:
Imagine Art in Space
Create artwork or a
performance that could only
• Note that only digital works
exist in space.
can be sent on the satellite.
Option B
Celebrate a
Colourful Universe
Share your culture, traditions,
patterns, sounds, or stories
through space art.
Option C
Develop a
Completely New Idea
Invent an original concept
showing how satellites and art
could work together in the
future.
work is on paper or a
physical form, please
digitise it , either by taking
photographs, video
recording,scanning paper
documents or any other
methods you see fit.Only
digital works of a landscape
orientation can be
displayed on the satellite
and preferably of1920 x
1080 pixels..
Three winning entries
are selected from your
centre/country and
submitted by the agreed
deadline.18 JUNE
Winning entries notified
by end of September.
Xu Bing
will launch an official
website showcasing the
winning entries.
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6. This is the example idea of option A-Create artwork or a performance that could only exist in space.

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7. This is the example idea of option B -Share your culture, traditions, patterns, sounds, or stories

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8. This is the example idea of option C Invent an original concept showing how satellites and art could work together

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9. Global Competition entries are open to all age group students

You may submit work in a variety of formats, including:
Drawings/ Paintings/ Posters
Photography
Poetry / Writing
Video
Performance concepts
Written proposals for future space art ideas
Deadline of the submissions 18 JUNE
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10. Each winning entry must include:

• Student full name
• Age
• Class / Level
• Teaching Centre / School
• Country
Title of artwork (Maximum 200-word
title/ description of the work written by the
student)
When uploading your files, please ensure:
● You are uploading either a Video (.MP4) or
Image (.JPG / .PNG)
● If a video, please ensure the file is no more than
3-minutes and 500mbs in size or less.
● You may upload files with sound. But remember,
space is a vacuum, works will playwithout sound in
space, if selected. However, sound may be added
when work is presented on Earth.
● You title each file uploaded using the following:
[SchoolName_StudentFirstName_ProjectTitle]
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Important Guidelines
Regarding what is included in artworks, please note what
we can NOT accept:
○ We cannot accept works that are unoriginal and infringe
on copyrights. All works must be original and created by
students.
○ Works cannot include identifiable information or likeness
related to students, including photos of students faces, full
names, address, street names, business names, school
names etc. for the purposes of safeguarding.
○ Works cannot include political content or historical
figures.
○ Works cannot include individuals who have not given
consent to be in the artwork, or contain any material that
could be deemed offensive, inappropriate or illegal.
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What happens next?
• Three winning entries are selected from
your centre
• Local winners will be recognised with
certificates and prizes chosen by the
centre.
Submit your entry to your teacher
Please make sure the file is named with
[SchoolName_StudentFirstName_ProjectTitle]
Note: by submitting an entry you agree to allow the British Council
to use your name and your work for any promotional material,
exhibitions and for posts on social media.

13. Submission deadline- Thursday 18 June

Judging criteria
● Context-specificity (Connection to Space): Outstanding works should engage
deeply
with the unique conditions that space provides
ideas that fully realise their meaning in
space, on a satellite. If a work could be just as complete on Earth, then its necessity to
exist in space may not be strong enough.
● Creativity and ideas: Outstanding works should present a clear "space art"
concept.
They should explore what art or technology could become in space, and how humans
might connect with them. They should propose new ideas for the future, or connect with
the directions explored in the E-book's Activities and Options.
● Visual Design: The best works will have a clear visual or text 'artwork' element
where
the medium communicates the student's idea.
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Good Luck!
We believe that everyone on Earth is
creative and that we are all
explorers.
By sharing the art satellite, we are
letting people use a kind of super
paintbrush

15. Thank you

Speaker name
email@britishcouncil.org
www.britishcouncil.org