Toyota Dream Car Art Contest 2024

Toyota Cyprus participated for the 14th consecutive year in the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, organized for the 17th time by Toyota Motor Corporation, inviting children up to 15 years old to create artwork on the theme “Your Dream Car.”

The contest took place between December 1, 2023, and January 31, 2024, under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Cyprus.

This year’s Toyota Dream Car Art Contest attracted 780,000 participants worldwide, highlighting its importance as one of Toyota Motor Corporation’s most prominent international initiatives. The competition continues to expand, now taking place in over 90 countries, including Cyprus.

Through the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, Toyota inspires children to imagine and draw the car of their dreams, encouraging them to express their creativity and innovation for a chance to win. Interest from young Toyota fans in Cyprus reached new heights this year, setting a record number of local entries with 1,545 submissions.

The participants were divided into three age categories. The first category included children 8 years old and under, the second included those aged 8 to 11, and the third included participants aged 12 to 15.

Initially, contestants submitted their drawings, which were evaluated by a panel of judges consisting of professionals from the fields of media, art, education, and the automotive industry. The judging committee then selected the three best artworks from each category.

The members of the judging panel for Category A and Category C (ages 8 and under, and ages 12–15) were:

• Nikos Kotsonopoulos, Sales Manager, ANT1

• Efi Pilava, Educator and Consultant for Art Education Programs, Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth

• Gloria Kassianidou, Owner of “Gloria Gallery”

• Lenia Georgiou, Visual Artist & Art Therapist

• Dimitris Giokkas, Editor-in-Chief, 4 Τροχοί

For Category B (ages 8–11), the judging panel consisted of:

• Dikran Ouzounian, Managing Director, Dickran Ouzounian & Co Ltd

• Vaso Komninou, Commercial Manager, Politis

• Panayiotis Passantas, Sculptor & Visual Artist

• Petros Soutsis, Freelance Motoring Journalist & Autobest Association – Cyprus Jury

• Anastasia Iasemi, Graphic Designer, MarketWay Publicis

The award ceremony took place on Wednesday, March 13, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., at Toyota’s showroom in Nicosia, where the young winners of the local competition were honored in the presence of Toyota Cyprus’ official ambassador, Olympic athlete Milan Trajkovic.

It is particularly noteworthy that the Cypriot winners will have the opportunity to represent Cyprus at the World Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, which will take place in Japan in May 2024, alongside winners from other countries around the world.

The young winners of each age category were as follows:

Category A (8 years old and under):
1st Place – Savvas Sofocleous
2nd Place – Margarita Stylianou
3rd Place – Angelos Kolotouros

Category B (8–11 years old):
1st Place – Anna Mavrommati
2nd Place – Paris Andreou Chatzipavlou
3rd Place – Christiana Daniel

Category C (12–15 years old):
1st Place – Marios Themistocleous
2nd Place – Kiahna Elizabeth Friend
3rd Place – Alexandra Fterakidi