Entry to result
Participants register, download the month's art sheet, submit their artwork and track their status.
Case study · Art for Awareness · Labs · Marketing
Art for Awareness: a monthly national art competition, run end to end
A cause-based drawing competition open to every age in India, with no entry fee. One theme a month, a blind jury, results on a fixed day, and a certificate for every participant. We built the platform and run the demand.
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Monthlytheme cycle
Everyparticipant certified
The problem
Running a national contest by hand means thousands of emails, spreadsheets of entries, jurors who can see names, and certificates made one at a time.
The programme also needed steady sign-ups every month without an ad budget.
What we built
Blind jury
Judges score entries without seeing names or schools. Results publish on a fixed date.
Certificates for all
Every participant receives a certificate; winners get theirs with prize details.
Five roles
Separate panels for participants, judges, sponsors, school coordinators and admins.
Results & gallery
Public results and a gallery for every grade, each on its own page.
Demand engine
Search ads run on Google Ad Grants, paired with SEO pages for each competition type.
How it works
- AnnounceA new theme goes out on the 10th with a downloadable art sheet.
- SubmitEntries open on the 15th and close at month end.
- JudgeA blind jury scores across 27 categories.
- CelebrateResults, certificates and the gallery go live on the 5th.
Decisions that mattered
Hand-drawn only
The rules require artwork on physical paper. The platform is built around that, not around digital uploads of AI art.
The calendar runs itself
The monthly phase is computed from the date, so the site never depends on a scheduled job firing on time.
Built with
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Vanilla JS front end
- Transactional email
- Google Ad Grants
Quick answers
What is Art for Awareness?
A monthly cause-based drawing and painting competition open to every age in India with no entry fee, with 27 categories and a certificate for every participant.
What did OIAS build for Art for Awareness?
The full platform: registration, submissions, blind judging, results, certificates and role panels, plus the Google Ad Grants and SEO engine that brings in participants.
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