ADSW | Digital Art Competition

Join us at ADSW 2025

As the urgency to create a more sustainable world grows ever greater, ADSW invites artists to consider our collective challenges and opportunities through the dynamic and multifarious medium of digital art.

We welcome artists to enter ADSW’s second annual Global Digital Art Competition by responding to the ADSW 2025 theme or to one of ADSW’s core focus areas below.

Submissions for the ADSW Global Digital Art Competition are now officially closed!

Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their incredible talent with us.

Stay tuned for the announcement of our finalists coming soon!

Strategic Partner

Supported by

ADSW Strategic Priorities

Sustainable economic development
Creating a stable and sustainable economic environment, where businesses can grow and thrive while minimizing their impact on the environment. This includes promoting sustainable production and consumption patterns.

Innovation and tech
Supporting the development of new technologies and ideas that can drive sustainable economic growth. This includes promoting research and development, fostering collaboration between different industries, and supporting start-ups and entrepreneurs.

Just energy transition
Accelerating the transition towards clean and renewable energy sources. This includes promoting the adoption of new technologies such as solar and wind power, reducing energy consumption, and increasing energy efficiency.

Financing for scale
Facilitating access to financing and capital for businesses and projects that are aligned with sustainable economic development goals. This includes promoting investment in green and sustainable projects, facilitating access to funding for small and medium-sized enterprises, and supporting the growth of sustainable industries.

Entering the competition

Open to all, the competition will accept submissions until December 10, 2024.

2D and 3D digital artworks, works that are interactive, VR/AR, and AI are all accepted in any format that can be digitally presented, including image files (JPEG, PNG), video files or interactive works.

Submitted material must have a minimum of 2,000 pixels on the long side, 1,200 pixels on the short side, and be editable for social media.
Awards

Winners will be invited to be recognized at the ADSW Opening Ceremony on January 14, 2025 in Abu Dhabi, with airfare and accommodations provided.

Submissions for the ADSW Global Digital Art Competition are now officially closed!

Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their incredible talent with us.

Stay tuned for the announcement of our finalists coming soon!

Our Judging Panel

We’ve brought together some of the most influential creative minds in the region to join our judging panel, including:

These experts will judge the awards according to your artistic originality, interpretation of the theme, and creative application of digital tools and methods. Not only do we have some of the region’s foremost curators, artists and experts on our panel, but we’re also offering finalists unique prizes.