50th Children’s May Art Salon

The 50th Children’s May Art Salon competition was thematic this year, as the exhibition was organized to mark a significant anniversary—half a century of this museum event, continuously held since 1974.

The theme of this year’s competition, titled “A Childhood Memory” provided a broad conceptual framework for creative and artistic expression. The exhibition showcased the most successful visual compositions in which participants depicted their most significant childhood memories. The chosen theme allowed for artistic creation across various genres and motifs – such as toys, objects, digital and television content, video games, events, people, places, landscapes, and more – that held special importance during the participants’ upbringing.

The goal of the theme was to foster a sense of shared cultural and emotional heritage among children, as well as to encourage empathy and mutual understanding through the sharing of personal stories. The intention was that, after five decades of presenting different topics explored in art education classes, key elements of material and spiritual culture in generations of children growing up in the present time would be recognized.