VICTA braille art competition 2024
  • Who: There are two age categories

    • Category 1  – Under 10s
    • Category 2 – 10 & overs
  • Closing date: 31 January 2024

This competition has now closed, thank you for your entries. Competition winners will be contacted once our judging has taken place with Clarke Reynolds. We look forward to sharing all the entries with you.

Do you have an interest in tactile art? Do you think you can impress the VICTA team with your creative flair? Would you like to enter the Braille Art Competition? Then what are you waiting for?

To mark Louis Braille’s birthday on 4 January, we celebrate #WorldBrailleDay to honour the Braille code which has made written literacy accessible for individuals with a vision impairment. In celebration, VICTA launches its annual Braille Art Competition on this date every year.

Entering the competition

The VICTA Braille Art Competition has two categories….

Category 1 – Braille your name!
Age: 0 to 9 years

The challenge for category 1 is to make your name out of Braille in the most creative way possible. You can be as creative as you like and use items found at home, it could be your favourite toys, mugs or oranges, the possibilities are endless!

Once you have completed your creation, ask an adult to photograph it and email your entry to activities@victa.org.uk. Please email your photo high resolution as a jpeg format. Alternatively you can post the finished artwork (if you can!) to: VICTA, Braille Art Competition, Challenge House, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, MK3 6DP.

The prize:

  • 1st place will receive a £40 Hobbycraft e-voucher
  • 2nd place will receive a £20 Hobbycraft e-voucher
  • Chosen finalists will be displayed in our online gallery

Terms and conditions:

  • This category is open to children who are registered or are registrable blind or partially sighted aged between 0 and 9 years on 31 January 2024
  • Entrants must be residents of the United Kingdom
  • The entries will be judged by VICTA staff & VICTA Patron, Clarke Reynolds. The judge’s decision will be final
  • By entering the competition, you agree to you/your child’s name and competition entry being used on the VICTA website and social media. Please note, if you do not want your child’s photo to feature on the website/social media, please do not include them in your photograph of your artwork.
  • The competition closes at 5pm on 31 January 2024

Category 2 – Time!
Age: 10 to 29 years

The challenge for Category 2 is to create a piece of Braille art with the theme of ‘time’. Time is the 2024 theme for British Science Week and we would like you to be as imaginative as possible: show us what makes you tick (tock)! You could design a tactile clock or show us the changing seasons – we can’t wait to receive your creations. There are some prizes up for grabs too!

Once you have completed your creation, either email the instructions to activities@victa.org.uk or post the finished artwork to:
VICTA, Braille Art Competition, Challenge House, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, MK3 6DP.

The prize:

  • 1st place will receive a £40 Hobbycraft e-voucher
  • 2nd place will receive a £20 Hobbycraft e-voucher
  • Chosen finalists will be displayed in our online gallery

Terms and conditions:

  • This category is open to children and young adults who are registered or are registrable blind or partially sighted aged between 10 and 29 years on 31 January 2024
  • Entrants must be residents of the United Kingdom
  • The entries will be judged by VICTA staff & VICTA Patron, Clarke Reynolds. The judge’s decision will be final
  • By entering the competition, you agree to you/your child’s name and competition entry being used on the VICTA website and social media channels. Please note, if you do not want your child’s photo to feature on the website/social media, please do not include them in your photograph of your artwork.
  • The competition closes at 5pm on 31 January 2024

Group / School Entries

We are welcoming group entries from VI organisations or primary and secondary schools or colleges that wish to get involved with our competition. Groups and schools can enter both categories.

If you wish to submit multiple entries as a group, please ensure that you send the creations altogether to: VICTA Braille Art Competition, Challenge House, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, MK3 6DP with the name of your group or school, the category you are entering to along with a named person to contact should you be successful. If you wish to enter by email instead, please send these to activities@victa.org.uk

The prizes:

  • The winning primary school will receive a £50 Hobbycraft e-voucher
  • The winning secondary school / college will receive a £50 Just Eat e-voucher so you can host a celebration
  • The winning VI organisation will receive a £50 Amazon voucher

Terms and conditions:

  • This category is open to children and young adults who are part of a VI organisation, VI school or mainstream school with a VI resource base and are aged between 0 and 29 years on 31 January 2024
  • The VI organisation, school/college or resource base are able to confirm the participants entering as part of their group are registered or registerable as blind or partially sighted.
  • Entrants must be residents of the United Kingdom
  • The entries will be judged by VICTA staff & VICTA Patron, Clarke Reynolds. The judge’s decision will be final
  • By entering the competition, you agree to you/your child’s name and competition entry being used on the VICTA website and social media channels. Please note, if you do not want your child’s photo to feature on the website/social media, please do not include them in your photograph of your artwork.
  • Entrants can only enter once – either as part of a group entry or as an individual.
  • The competition closes at 5pm on 31 January 2024

International Entries – CNIB

VICTA are delighted to invite participants from the CNIB to enter our Braille Art Competition. International entrants can enter category 1 or category 2. If you are in Canada and would like to enter, please contact Karen at the CNIB on Karen.Brophey@cnib.ca

Braille inspiration

Not sure how to get started? You’ll find some great inspiration below:

visit last year’s image gallery >

Family activities