The Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College and Rhode Island Day of Portugal are pleased to announce:

The Lusophone Art Calendar Contest has returned!

The Art Calendar Contest returns in 2025 for its 18th edition! The contest is open to students from the ages of 5 through 18 (inclusive) who are studying Portuguese in public, private or charter schools or community Portuguese schools. The artwork from the winners of the IPLWS/RI Day of Portugal Lusophone Calendar Art Contest will be featured on the 2026 Bilingual Lusophone Calendar.

Desde 2004

Since 2004

Dear Teachers,

The Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College in collaboration with the organization Day of Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc. is organizing its annual Lusophone Calendar Art Contest. The contest is open to students from the ages of 5 through 18 (inclusive) enrolled in Portuguese language and culture classes in public, private or charter schools or community Portuguese schools. Teachers are asked to work with their students in exploring themes and in encouraging their students’ imagination and creativity through artistic expression. 

The 2025 contest themes and rules are available on the document below. Students in ages 5-10 (grades K-5) will explore a bilingual picture book provided by the IPLWS and will submit drawings based on the story of the book. Students in ages 11-18 will explore the theme, “A Lusophone Picture of the Past.” The artwork from the winners of the IPLWS/RI Day of Portugal Bilingual Lusophone Calendar Art Contest will be featured on the 2026 Bilingual Lusophone Calendar.

Sponsorship of the 2026 Bilingual Lusophone Calendar is available!

View the sponsorship letter:

This event is a collaboration of the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College with the organization Day of Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in Rhode Island, Inc.

Thank you for your kind attention,

Dr. Sílvia Oliveira, IPLWS Director

Soliveira@ric.edu | (401)456-8748

Rhode Island College is a regional comprehensive public college that serves approximately 6,200 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students through its five schools: the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the Zvart Onanian School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. Established in 1854, we are Rhode Island’s first public institution of higher education. For more information, visit www.ric.edu

Established in 2006, the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies supports the Portuguese Studies academic program at Rhode Island College, bridges the connection between Rhode Island College and the Lusophone community, and pursues scholarly and cultural research in the areas of the Portuguese language and Lusophone cultures. For more information, visit: https://www.ric.edu/department-directory/institute-portuguese-and-lusophone-world-studies

Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College