LUMI'S UTOPIA

Where young imaginations shine

Lumi’s Utopia Children Drawing Contest is an annual art competition hosted by LuminoCity Festival, in collaboration with the Long Island Children's Museum (LICM), now proudly celebrating its 5th year Inspired by this year’s theme, “Fantasy Winter Fairyland,” participant winners’ original 2-D artworks will be brought to life as stunning 3D light sculptures and showcased at the 2025 LuminoCity Festival, offering young artists the extraordinary opportunity to see their creativity brought to life on a grand, illuminated scale.

2019 Theme

Lumi's 8 Friends

2021 Theme

Shine Again

2023 Theme

Underwater
Creatures

2024 Theme

Your Favorite Gift

2025 Theme

Fantasy Winter Fairyland

lumi's utopia

Lumi’s Utopia Children Drawing Contest is an annual art competition hosted by LuminoCity Festival, in collaboration with the Long Island Children's Museum (LICM), now proudly celebrating its 5th year Inspired by this year’s theme, “Fantasy Winter Fairyland,” participant winners’ original 2-D artworks will be brought to life as stunning 3D light sculptures and showcased at the 2025 LuminoCity Festival, offering young artists the extraordinary opportunity to see their creativity brought to life on a grand, illuminated scale.

See utopia contest 2025's winners

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the winners

2023
theme title

Super Robots
by Jasiel Hill (Age 5)
Land of Magic
by Dmitri Desilets (Age 5)
Majestic Crab
by Sebastian (Age 7)
Happy Happy Happy Candy Bowl by
Penelope Bridge Mansfield (Age 8)

2022
theme title

Seo
by Lilly McComsey (Age 9)
Loggerhead Lobsturtle
by Vertulia Gardenhire (Age 6)
The Sea Helk
by Sadie Rose (Age 11)
Blue Ring Octopus
by Orsan Zou (Age 7)

2023
UNDERWATER CREATURES

Ballerina Narwhals
by Misha Shankar (Age 9)
Pleesapuss
by William-Dombrowski (Age 7)
Angler Fish
by Ellie Yu Han-Zheng (Age 10)
Alhale
by Sara Vasquez (Age 11)