Art, Essay and Poetry Invitational
Each year, in conjunction with Global Love Day, The Love Foundation hosts an open Art, Essay and Poetry Invitational. Submission are accepted from around the world and have been profound examples of the creative expressions of unconditional love.
Our primary theme is "Celebrating Our Humanity" and we encourage orignial submissions to be centered around this theme and/or incorporating the Global Love Day tenets: We are one humanity on this planet.; All life is interconnected and interdependent.; All share in the Universal bond of love.; Love begins with self acceptance and forgiveness.; With respect and compassion we embrace diversity.; Together we make a difference through love.
Anyone "young at heart" may participate (no age limit) and Finalists and Honorable Mentions are selected by The Love Foundation Board and recognized with certificates in mid May. Find out how you can participate by clicking the link below for full current Guidelines and special Flyers that you can share.
2025 Guidelines and Flyers.
The 2025 Invitational launches on January 1st, 2024 and we will take submissions through March 31, 2025 (click here for flyers and guidelines).
2024 Art, Essay and Poetry Finalist Awards
Director's Award for Art 2024 - Arlene Boyce - "See the Best in Everyone" (USA) (PDF)
Director's Award for Essay 2024 - Chioma Nita Okpala "Love Begins with Me" (Nigeria) (PDF)
Director's Award for Poetry 2024 - Ashok Chakravarthy Tholama - "To Make Us Ever Active" (India)(PDF)
Honorable Mention for Art 2024- Mahhieemar Jegathesvaran "Love Begins with Me" (Malaysia) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Art 2024 - Abishekappriyan Sarawanan - "Self Love" (Malaysia) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Essay 2024 - Leon Enriquez - "Being Love" (Singapore) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Essay 2024 - Marty Schirn "Three Prerequisites for World Peace" (USA) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Poetry 2024 - Leon Enriquez - "Love" (Singapore) (PDF)
2023 Art, Essay and Poetry Finalist Awards
Director's Award for Art 2023 - Reethya Maidoo Murugayah - "Happy Global Love Day" (Malaysia) (PDF)
Director's Award for Essay 2023- Leon Enriquez "One Wholesome Humanity" (Singapore) (PDF)
Director's Award for Poetry 2023 - Hilary Canto - "Celebrating Humanity/Love Begins with Me" (UK)(PDF)
Honorable Mention for Art 2023- Raelynn Chidel "Love Begins with Me" (USA) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Poetry 2023 - Belay Girma Guluma - "Love in Me" (Ethiopia) (PDF)
2022 Art, Essay and Poetry Finalist Awards
Director's Award for Art 2022- Karuna Parmar "Global Love Day" (USA) (PDF)
Director's Award for Essay 2022- Leon Enriquez "Love: Celebrating Our Humanity" (Singapore) (PDF)
Director's Award for Poetry 2022 - Dr. Ashok Chakravarthy Tholana "A New Beginning" (India)(PDF)
Honorable Mention for Art 2022- Raelynn Chidel "Love Begins with Me" (USA) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Essay 2022 - Tricia Sybersma "A Prickly Opportunity" (Canada) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Poetry 2022 - Amber Lee "Humani-Tree" (USA) (PDF)
2021 Art, Essay and Poetry Finalist Awards
Director's Award for Essay 2021- Leon Enriquez "Love Lives Forever" (Singapore) (PDF)
Director's Award for Poetry 2021 - Tricia Sybersma "Gather" (Cayman Islands) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Essay 2021 - Chioma Nita Okpala "Celebrating Our Humanity" (Nigeria) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Poetry 2021 - Ashok Chakravarthy "To Love Every Human" (India) (PDF)
2020 Art, Essay and Poetry Finalist Awards
Director's Award for Art 2020- Arline Boyce "Shooting Star" (USA) (PDF)
Director's Award for Essay 2020- Leon Enriquez "Yes Unconditional Love Begins With Me" (Singapore) (PDF)
Director's Award for Poetry 2020 - Jonathan Kump "I Love" (USA) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Essay 2020 - Rosemary McCarthy "Creating Loving Feelings" (USA) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Poetry 2020 - Shearonder King "Luv" (USA) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Poetry 2020- Dr. T. Ashok Chakravarthy "Life is a Bond of Universal Love" (India) (PDF)
2019 Art, Essay and Poetry Finalist Awards
Director's Award for Art - Arline Boyce "Divine Feminine" (USA) (PDF)
Director's Award for Essay - Leon Enriquez "Unconditional Love Uplifts" (Singapore) (PDF)
Director's Award for Poetry - Dr. T. Ashok Chakravarthy "Let Us Pledge" (India) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Art - Saylor Davidson (USA) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Essay - Ana-Maria Voiculas "Celebrating Our Humanity" (Romania) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Essay - Brenda Bolanos Gallegos "Love Begins With Me" (Mexico) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Essay - Tochukwu Nnabugwu "Love is a Power" (Nigeria) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Poetry - Judith Grace Hastings "Hey" (USA) (PDF)
Director's Award for Art - Faith Adeleke "Universe of Love" (Nigeria) (PDF)
Director's Award for Essay - Leon Enriquez "Unconditional Love Empowers" (Singapore) (PDF)
Director's Award for Poetry - Dr. T. Ashok Chakravarthy "Cannot We" (India) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Art - Lauren Chidel "Growth" (USA) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Essay - Hilary Canto "Love Begins With Me" (England) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Essay - James Gandi "Love Begins With Me" (Nigeria) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Essay - Tochukwu Nnabugwu "Love is a Field" (Nigeria) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Poetry - Patrick Higgins "Love Begins With Me" (Scotland) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Poetry - Judith Grace Hastings "What Will It Take" (USA) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Poetry - Karen Palmer "Be The Love" (USA) (PDF)
Director's Award for Art - Saylor Davidson "Love Begins With Me" (USA) (PDF)
Director's Award for Essay - James Gandi "Love is a Humane Circle" (Nigeria) (PDF)
Director's Award for Poetry - Hilary Canto "Love Begins with Me" (Greece) (PDF)
Director's Award for Art - Arline Boyce "Shine - A love letter from the Sun to Beloved Earth" and "Love Boomerang" (USA) (PDF)
Director's Award for Essay - Leon Enriquez "Knowing Unconditional Love" (Singapore) (PDF)
Director's Award for Poetry - Francisco Gomes de Matos "LOVE Begins with Me" (Brazil) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Art - Sandy McIntyre "Celebration Times through Loving Kindness Everywhere" (USA) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Essay - Tasha Halpert "We Can All Be Beacons of Love" (USA) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Poetry - Debra Mittler "I'm So Happy" (USA) (PDF)
Honorable Mention for Poetry - Sabina C.R. Scherlippens "Jubilant Wonder of Nature" (Italy) (PDF)
Director's Award for Art - Nina Goncharova "Divine Love Blessing to a New Earth" (Russia) (PDF)
Director's Award for Essay - Linda Nuss "Unconditional Love - the New High" (USA) (PDF)
Director's Award for Poetry - Christina Ngo "Love Begins with Me" (USA) (PDF)
Director's Award for Art Arline Boyce "Joy to the World" (USA)(PDF)
Director's Award for Essay Leon Enriquez "Unconditional Love Starts With Me" (Singapore)(PDF)
Director's Award for Poetry Philip Brown "Love Begins with Me" (Nigeria)(PDF)
Director's Award for Art Samantha Stankeiwicz (Germany)(PDF)
Director's Award for Essay Bankole Kolawole "The World of Love" (Nigeria)(PDF)
Director's Award for Poetry T. Ashok Chakravarthy "Love Begins With Me" (India)(PDF)
Honorable Mention Essay Jean Rodolfo (USA)(PDF)
Honorable Mention Essay Obi Chikwudi Sunny "Uncommon Love" (Nigeria)(PDF)
Honorable Mention Poetry Leon A. Enriquez "Yes Unconditional love Begins With Me Now (Singapore)(PDF)
Honorable Mention Poetry Stephanie Fletcher "Love Begins with Me" (United Kingdom)(PDF)
