The Sydney Peace Prize is a celebration of inspiring people and their achievements. The award has national and international significance in terms of support given to leaders for peace and identifies Sydney as a city with a prominent peace agenda. The Sydney Peace Foundation has set a theme for 2015 ‘The Art of Peace’, to provide a framework for a more targeted selection process and an advocacy program centering on the theme.
The Art of Peace
The theme for 2015 is “The Art of Peace”, the theme marks the centenary of the First World War and draws attention to the role of art in the pursuit of peace.
Criteria for Selection
The Sydney Peace Prize is awarded to an individual or an organisation whose life and work has demonstrated:
• Significant contributions to the achievement of peace with justice - the practical realisation of human rights;
• Commitment to the promotion and attainment of human rights; and
• The philosophy, language and practice of nonviolence.
Nomination and Jury Process
Nominations are invited from the international community. To nominate an artist for the 2015 Sydney Peace Prize please fill out the form download here Nominate an Artist -Info and Form (pdf). The deadline is the August 31st, 2014.
The Jury who selects the Sydney Peace Prize recipient considers all nominations in detail. To learn about the Jury’s composition and deliberation process visit: www.sydneypeacefoundation.org.au/nominate
Past recipients include Noam Chomsky, Desmond Tutu, Mohammed Yunus, Mary Robinson, Arundhati Roy, Dr Cynthia Maung.