Art contest to nurture environmental awareness among children

ParkCity Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, collaborated with MY Art Studio to jointly organize the i-Kiddo & MyArt drawing competition for budding artists earlier this year.

The organizers received close to 200 entries submitted by children aged 3 to 12 years from across the country. Participants were required to creatively express their view on the environment and incorporate the hospital’s mascot i-Kiddo to be part of the artwork.

The team of judges selected 28 creative artworks from the entries with the shortlisted artworks displayed at an art exhibition which was held at ParkCity Medical Centre (PMC) hospital.

The young artists who created the 28 entries received prizes including tablets, art and craft kits, health screening vouchers, stationary sets and Lego sets.

Lee Xun Yi, 7, and Aleesya Qaireen Qaisarah, 10, emerged as the winners for the junior and senior categories respectively. Their winning artworks were later used to produce exclusive tote bags to raise funds for charity.

60 exclusive tote bags featuring their winning artworks were gifted to the National Autism Society of Malaysia (Nasom) Titiwangsa Centre in conjunction with World Autism Day with volunteers from PMC spending a day with the children.

MY Art Studio together with PMC hopes to instill greater environmental awareness among children through this competition.

“Our corporate responsibility’s focus this time around was aimed at encouraging the younger generation to think more about how the environment affects them and how they need to take care of it.

“With climate change drastically altering our world, it is important that we instill good values and start educating our children on the importance of preserving the environment for the well-being of people today and the generations to come,” said PMC acting chief executive officer Dr Ong Kuo Ghee.

According to MY Art Studio director Jeffers Lim, the educational hub goal has always been to inspire children to express themselves through art.

“We are happy to join PMC to spearhead a fun yet educational activity that instills environmentally-conscious values from a young age. It is important that we provide children with creative platforms to explore their potential while building character. After all, every man was once a child who needs education and experience to turn wise and kind,” Lim said.