Edition 01 · Where I’m From
Where areyou from?
Make it, frame it, pitch it. A global creative competition for ages 5 to 30.
Opens 1 December 2026. Closes 31 January 2027, 23:59 UTC.
- Opens
- 1 December 2026
- Entries close
- 31 January 2027, 23:59 UTC
- Winners announced
- 1 March 2027
- Who can enter
- Ages 5 to 30, worldwide
01 · How it works
Four steps,one theme.
Step 1
Register
Adults aged 18 to 30 register themselves. Young people aged 12 to 17 register, and a parent or guardian confirms by email. A parent or guardian enters on behalf of a child aged 5 to 11.
Step 2
Make your entry
Choose a category, tell us about your work and upload it. You can save a draft and come back to it.
Step 3
Pay the entry fee
USD 2 by card, or BDT 100 through bKash, Nagad or a local card, per entry. Entry is free with a waiver code from one of our school or community partners.
Step 4
Judging and results
After entries close, every entry is checked, then a shortlist goes to an independent jury. Results are announced when the next edition opens.
02 · Age groups
Three groups,one theme.
Ages 5 to 11
Node
Parent or guardian, on the child's behalf.
Ages 12 to 17
Ray
The creator.
Ages 18 to 30
Orbit
The creator.
Your age group is set by how old you are on the day entries close, not the day you enter.
03 · Categories
Make it, frame it,pitch it.
Make
Art & Craft
Images of physical work, 1 to 5 images.
Frame
Photography
Single image, or a series of up to 5.
The Brief
Advertising Brief Challenge
Poster or idea boards, or a film up to 60 seconds.
Enter one work in each category, so up to three entries in an edition.
04 · Prizes
Recognitionthat lasts.
One per age group
Grand Prix
The standout entry across all three categories in each age group.
Per category and age group
Clan Winner
The top entry in each category, within each age group.
Printed and digital
Clan Commendation
Highly regarded work that the jury wants to celebrate.
Digital certificate
Finalist
Every finalist receives a digital certificate and feedback from the jury.
Every award has an official certificate with a QR code that anyone can check online. See all prizes
05 · The jury
Judged blind,by practitioners.
Art & Craft jury
Jurors to be announced.
Photography jury
Jurors to be announced.
Advertising jury
Jurors to be announced.
Jurors never see a name, school, city or file name. They score on their own before seeing anyone else's marks.
06 · Entry fee
USD 2 or BDT 100per entry.
Fees are set by your country of residence. Outside Bangladesh you pay USD 2 by card. In Bangladesh you pay BDT 100 with bKash, Nagad or a local card.
Entry is free for young people reached through our school and community partners, who receive waiver codes to share.
Fees are not refundable unless Global Creative Foundation cancels an edition.
07 · For parents and teachers
Safe bydesign.
You give consent
A parent or guardian enters for children aged 5 to 11 and confirms entries for ages 12 to 17.
We write to you
Every email about a young person goes to their parent or guardian. There is no messaging with young people.
Very little is shown
Under 18s appear as a first name, last initial, age group and country. Photo location data is removed.
08 · Our family
Part of somethingbigger.
Our home
Global Creative Foundation
Creative Clans is one of the Foundation's initiatives.
Another initiative
Global Creative Council
Another initiative of Global Creative Foundation.
Questions?
Entries close 31 January 2027, 23:59 UTC. There are no late entries.