LAHORE: The Grand Dream Car Art Contest was held in the country after a gap of five years.

This global initiative, launched in 2004, aims at encouraging creativity and imagination among the children aged 15 years and below by providing them with a platform to dream big and express their vision of the future through art.

This year’s contest witnessed an overwhelming response with 25,324 entries collected from across Pakistan, engaging 1,118 schools, including 183 government institutions, across 29 cities, spanning from Quetta to Kashmir.

The grand event celebrated 27 regional winners, with nine exceptional young artists honored as ‘National Winners’ whose artworks will represent Pakistan on the global stage at the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest finals in Japan in the coming August.

Additionally, two artworks received the ‘Jury Choice Award’, while three entries were recognised with the “Waku Doki” (heart-pumping excitement) award, selected by the female engineers of the Indus Motor Company (IMC). The ‘CEO Choice Award’ was presented to three outstanding artworks by IMC CEO Ali Asghar Jamali.

Mr Jamali, the CEO of IMC, said: “The Dream Car Art Contest reflects Toyota’s core belief in nurturing imagination and innovation among youth. The incredible response from across the country shows how deeply rooted creativity is in our children, and we’re proud to provide them a platform that could one day turn those dreams into reality”.

Published in Dawn, June 25th, 2025