This afternoon, Lord Mayor Sven Schulze presented the special prize in the Mayors for Peace international art competition to ten-year-old Marius*, a pupil at the Chemnitz partner school.
The international competition was launched in 2025 with the theme “Peaceful Towns – What Peace Means to Me”**. Children and young people of various ages were invited to submit their own artwork exploring the theme.
In Chemnitz, 43 children and young people from several schools took part with creative entries. A total of 8,079 pictures were submitted from 153 towns and cities in 19 countries. Fifty-two prize-winners were honoured worldwide.
In 2019, the city of Chemnitz took part in the initiative’s annual art competition for the first time. In 2022, Collien Gröber from Chemnitz won first prize in the art competition.
The Mayors for Peace initiative is committed to a world free from nuclear weapons and to peaceful coexistence in society. Chemnitz has been a member of the initiative since 2006.
* Marius has asked that only his first name be given.
** Amended on 19 August 2026