Contest theme
Your Dream Car
Target applicants
15 years old and under who live in Nigeria
Age categories
- Category 1: 7 years old or under
- Category 2: 8-11 years old
- Category 3: 12-15 years old
Entry period
Start Practicing now till January 2026
Entry guidelines
original artworks will be accepted at the drawing venue.
Hand-drawn artworks
- Drawing Paper: The Contest organizer; Toyota (Nigeria) Limited (TNL) will provide a drawing sheet
for all contestants. - Drawing materials:
* Any drawing materials can be used, such as color pencils, markers, crayons, or paints.
* Collage or cutout pictures will be allowed for plane drawings, excluding those that make other
artworks dirty.
Unacceptable Artworks
- Artworks that do not meet the regulations mentioned above
- Artworks using photographs, free images, purchased products (stickers, wrapping paper, newspaper,
etc.) - Artworks that resemble the previous Toyota Dream Car Art Contest artworks, famous paintings,
paintings created by other artists - Artworks including trademarked characters, corporate logos, and specific items
- Artworks that depict cars manufactured by companies other than TOYOTA.
- Collaborative artworks created by multiple individuals
- Artworks created by someone other than the participant, or with the help of adults (parent, legal guardian, instructor, etc.)
- Artworks with incomplete Entry Forms or missing information
Entry form
Please download the entry form at the bottom of this page and fill it correctly.CLICK here to Download
Original artworks
- Submit the correctly filled form with your artwork
- Do not staple the form to the artwork.
- Application (Submission) Location
- Drawings and entry forms will be collected by TNL representatives at the drawing contest venues in Port Harcourt, Abuja and Lagos.
Judging
Judging will be strictly conducted in two stages.
National Contest
- Artworks entered are judged as the Nigeria National Contest. The top three excellent artworks are to
be selected from each category. - The top 3 place in each category in the Nigeria National Contest will be submitted to the World
Contest that will be held in Japan.
World Contest - In the World Contest, these entries selected from each country and region will be judged by a jury panel, where award winners will be selected.
Note: Past Winners of World Contest cannot be awarded in the same category again.
“Winners” refer to; Grand Prize, Best Finalist (Encouragement Award in the 11th and the 12th Contest), and Special Award winners.
Prizes
National Contest
The top three artworks from each age category at the Nigeria National contest will be announced in a national newspaper and on our website at https://www.toyotanigeria.com and a prize (laptop) will be
awarded to the winners.
World Contest
As supplementary prize, prize money intended for educational purposes will be presented as follows:
- 5,000USD prize money to each Grand Prize winner in each category (1 person in each category, 3
persons in total *1 ) / each Special Award winner in all categories (2 persons in total *1 ) - 10,000USD prize money to the school *2 where each Grand Prize / Special Award winner belongs
- 3,000USD prize money to each Best Finalist in each category (7 persons in each category, 21 persons
in total *1 )
*1 : Each number is the maximum number of winners that can be awarded in the World Contest.
*2 : Compulsory educational institutions (elementary / junior high / high schools) of the country where the applicant lives in
Guidelines for Prize Money
- All the taxes related to prize money and expenses which are not specifically described on this
official terms and conditions should be paid and borne by the winner or his/her parent(s)/
guardian and winner’s school themselves. - The prize money payment should be settled based on the rate of remittance date.
- When receiving prize money, the winner’s parent(s)/guardian and responsible person of his/her
school need to sign on the receipt. - The necessity of filing final tax returns/tax payment should be confirmed by the winner or his/her
parent(s)/guardian and winner’s school themselves based on local regulations and proceeded
accordingly. - World Contest Winners and their schools should agree with the Terms and Conditions which will
be separately set to receive prize money. - Regarding supplementary prize, please note that there is possibility to change depends on
contest organizer’s discretion.
Announcement of winners
Winners (or the person in charge of each group) will be notified to them and their schools by the contest office.
The results of the Nigeria National Contest are scheduled to be announced around March 2026, while
the result of the World Contest will be announced on the Official Website of the Toyota Dream Car Art
Contest around August 2026.
(URL: https://www.toyota-dreamcarart.com)
Reminders
- Submissions that have previously been released, submissions that have been entered in other
contests, and submissions that infringe on a third party’s copyrights will not be accepted. - Multiple submissions are allowed from the same person. However, only one prize will be
awarded per person. - Family members of employees of Toyota or Toyota Motor Corporation related companies are
also eligible to participate. - Any private information collected as part of the contest will not be used for any other purpose.
- All rights in the submitted artworks, including but not limited to publication, use, adaption,
editing, and revision rights, will belong to Toyota Motor Corporation. - The submitted artworks may be used in advertisements and printed materials by Toyota Motor
Corporation and partner companies that have supported the contest and obtained an official
approval by Toyota Motor Corporation for the purpose of advertising. - Prize eligibility may not be transferred or sold to a third party.
- The winners must submit to Toyota Motor Corporation a declaration attesting that they meet the
eligibility requirements and an agreement that they will not submit their award-winning artworks
to any other art contest. - This contest will be invalid in regions which are prohibited or restricted legally.
Handling of personal information
- Usage purposes:
(1) Notification of judging and judging results of this contest
(2) Sending of supplementary prize for this contest by mail
(3) Surveys for the purpose of improving the content of this contest, and for anonymous statistical
analysis for marketing, etc.
(4) Under adequate safeguards any usage deemed necessary by Toyota Motor Corporation in order
to conduct the contest fairly and safely. - Disclosure of personal information to third parties: With the exception of providing personal
information to contractors within the necessary scope of conducting this contest, personal
information will not be disclosed to third parties without the permission of the individual. - In operating and managing this contest, personal information will be provided to a company
contracted to handle personal information that has adequate safeguards in place.
*For details and the history of the contest, please refer to the Toyota Global website or our website:
Toyota Global website: https://www.toyota-dreamcarart.com
Our website: www.toyotanigeria.com
Toyota Dream Car Art Contest
Our website:
www.toyotanigeria.com
Contact information (administration office)
Toyota (Nigeria) Limited / Marketing Department /Cynthia
TPAO 992 Ojulari Road Lekki Peninsula Scheme Lagos
08033046077 (TEXT MESSAGES ONLY)
