The RCE Youth Art Challenge exhibition was held from 15 May – 15 July 2023 in the GEOC space at the UNU Headquarters. Featuring artwork by young people from around the world, the exhibition spotlighted species, habitats, and ecosystems in need of protection and actions that we can all take to conserve biodiversity. More than 2,900 visitors came to see the drawings, paintings, craft work, digital art, and photographs.
Aiden Chew, an awardee visiting from Singapore, received Honourable Mention for his artwork featuring sea turtles. He explained that his inspiration was a video about the threats posed to sea turtles by humans, which had left a profound impact on him. Aiden’s mother, Candice Wu, noted that:
Even within South-East Asia, the once-frequent sight of turtles nesting on beaches has become a rare occurrence due to light pollution and other environmental disturbances.
The exhibition was organised by UNU-IAS.
