About the Contest

The Toyota Dream Car Art Contest invites children
under 15 to envision their dream cars
and express them through drawings.

Starting Nationally,
Then Going Global.

Entries are first selected at the national level.
Winning works then move on to the World Contest.

Outline of the 19th
Toyota Dream Car Art Contest
(2026)

Theme
“Your Dream Car”
Eligible Age for Application
15 years old or younger
Awards
Grand Prizes and Best Finalists:
For each age category — Age 7 and under, Age 8 to 11, and Age 12 to 15 — one Grand Prize winner and seven Best Finalists are selected.
Special Awards:
• Let’s Change the Future of Cars Award
• Waku-Doki Award
How to apply
Please submit your artwork through the National Contest in your country or region. For submission details, please contact your local Toyota distributor. World Contest winners will be selected from entries that advance through their National Contests.
Schedule
National Contests
National Contests are held first, with schedules varying by country/region.
World Contest
The World Contest is held from March 2026, with winners announced in August 2026.
Judging
A judging panel of experts carefully reviews each entry based on its message, originality, and artistic quality. The panel brings together specialists from the worlds of art, design, motorsports, journalism, and curation, along with members of Toyota Motor Corporation dedicated to creating ever-better cars through design and technology. The judges exchange opinions from their diverse perspectives and backgrounds before making their final selections.

Panel of Judges in the
World Contest

  • Koichi Ebizuka
    Artist / Professor Emeritus of Tama Art University
    Let go of familiar ideas and what you're used to seeing.
    Drop all your assumptions, draw a picture with a free perspective and enjoy mistakes.

  • Tatsumasa Watanabe
    Professor Emeritus of Tama Art University
    Draw a pleasant dream landscape, and a car of the future will appear.
    Let's depict a wide world by drawing.

  • ©Naoya Ochiai

    Chie Morimoto
    Art director, Goen Inc.
    Please draw a picture of the future everyone really wants.
    Your picture may change the future.
    I will honor your wishes and intentions.

  • Manjot Bedi
    Creative Director / Director / Director of Photography, “just on time Inc.”
    It is a wonderful experience to witness the future of dream mobility through diverse perspectives from across the globe.

  • Peter Lyon
    Motor Journalist
    When painting try to draw a real-world car that could benefit the people or the environment of your country.

  • PHOTO：三橋仁明/
    N-RAK PHOTO AGENCY

    Juichi Wakisaka
    Team Director, SUPER GT TGR TEAM SARD
    Your "Dream Car" may change the world and the future.
    We look forward to seeing your artwork that will surprise and excite us.

  • Harumi Nishizawa
    Curator, The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama
    There are many artists who were inspired by children’s pure desire and joy to create.
    I look forward to seeing your artworks.

  • Yuki Ito
    Art critic
    Take time to imagine, think and pause.
    It’s okay to get lost—then try moving your hands.
    Let’s share the wishes and forms that arise along the way.

What Judges Look For

A drawing can say more than words.
The judges share what they look for in each drawing,
and invite young artists to discover new worlds through
their imagination.