Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan held the first worldwide contest in 2004. Nearly 90 countries now host their own national contests. The FY23 fiscal year marks the 12th time that the contest has been presented in the United States.
STEP 2. Design an Artwork: Youth create an original drawing by hand using crayons, color pencils, ink pens, markers, watercolor or acrylic paint and/or using digital tools on a computer.
Submit by Mail: Download the Mail-In Entry Form, then print, complete, sign and send by USPS mail: Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest; c/o CauseConnect; 5535 Memorial Dr., Suite F-666; Houston, TX 77007-8021. Regardless of the postmark date, any Submissions mailed via USPS or any other physical delivery method must be received no later than the deadline on the Official Rules or the Submission may not be reviewed. NOTE: No tracking available for UPS or FedEx.
Submit Online: To access the correct online entry form, click on the button of the age category below that aligns with the age of the youth applicant at the time of the artwork submission. Produce either a digital photograph of the artwork (if completed by hand) or an image file of the artwork (if drawn using digital tools on a computer) to upload on the online entry form. Uploaded files should be no smaller than 1MB and no larger than 5MB in size. Acceptable digital file formats are GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG, and PDF. Artwork digital files must be titled in the following way: [LAST NAME, FIRST NAME-Artwork Title].
HAND-DRAWN: Artwork must be drawn entirely done by hand on using crayons, color pencils, ink pens, markers, watercolor or acrylic paint, and/or by using digital tools on the computer.
DIGITAL FILES: Image files of Artwork (e.g., digital photograph of a hand-drawn Artwork or a digital image of the computer-created Artwork) should be no smaller than 1MB and no larger than 5MB in size. Acceptable digital art file formats are GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG, and PDF. Artwork digital files must be titled in the following way: [LAST NAME, FIRST NAME-Artwork Title]. Printed copies may be requested if the Artwork is selected for an award.
INELIGIBLE CONTENT: Artwork must not contain lewd, obscene, sexually explicit, pornographic, disparaging, defamatory, libelous, or otherwise inappropriate content or objectionable material as determined by Toyota in its sole discretion; images that are copyrighted, trademarked, private, public or in any other way that affects the intellectual rights of any person or entity; material or elements not owned/created by the youth and/or subject to the rights of third parties or Images of people who are readily recognizable; commercial content, logos, or images of cars by manufacturers other than Toyota; personally identifiable information of person(s) other than youth or family members; any commercial content or logos other than that of Toyota. In addition, artwork that has been collaboratively drawn by multiple individuals or has been created by a person other than the youth is ineligible. Artwork submitted without a signed or completed entry form is also ineligible. Last, Artwork that resembles previous contest submissions, as determined by Toyota, or that resembles famous paintings, is ineligible.
*NOTE: MENTIONS OF THIRD PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH AWARDS ARE FOR REFERENCE AND IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT INTENDED TO SUGGEST ENDORSEMENT, SPONSORSHIP, OR AFFILIATION WITH TOYOTA OR THE CONTEST.
A solar-powered, babysitting car aimed at reducing pollution while providing a safe and fun environment for kids was one of nine award-winning designs in the 2023 Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest. The program seeks to inspire creativity in youth and encourage innovative ideas for future mobility.
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