Spirited Arts 2025 Winners Announced

Celebrating creativity and diversity: Spirited Arts competition 2025 showcases global talent

Date: October 2025
Issued by: RE Today Services / NATRE

This year’s Spirited Arts Competition has once again captured the imagination of thousands of pupils, teachers, and schools around the world. Over 3,000 entries were received from around 572 schools, reflecting the exceptional creativity and thoughtfulness of young people engaging with big questions in life, religion, and worldviews.

The most popular theme this year, “Living in a diverse world”, inspired over 800 submissions, encouraging pupils to explore how people live together with difference and respect. The theme “God’s Creatures” followed closely, with around 500 entries, celebrating care for the natural world and all living beings.

In addition to UK entries, the competition welcomed international submissions from Wales, Ireland, the U.S.A., India, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Indonesia, Gibraltar, Thailand, South Africa, Norway, Vietnam, and Iran, highlighting the truly global reach and relevance of the competition.

The winning and highly commended artworks can now be viewed on the NATRE website at:
👉 View the 2025 Winners

Certificates and Prizes:
Winners and Highly Commended pupils will receive certificates and prizes by post in early December. In addition, all participating schools can download a free PDF certificate to print and distribute to every pupil who took part—recognising the effort, imagination, and enthusiasm that make this event so special.

The next Spirited Arts competition will be announced in November 2025, continuing to inspire pupils to express their spiritual and creative responses to some of life’s biggest questions.

Notes to Editors:
NATRE
NATRE, the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education, is the leading subject teacher association dedicated to supporting and empowering professionals in the field of Religious Education (RE), Religious Studies (RS) and religion and worldviews education. With a strong commitment to educators across diverse schools and institutions, NATRE provides invaluable resources and comprehensive guidance at every stage of the career journey. 

RE Today
RE Today works in partnership with NATRE as managment service providers, administing backoffice functions inclsuing the lositic managemtns of the annual Spirited Arts Competition.

It is committed to teaching religious and non-religious worldviews in Religious Education and to accurately and fairly representing their beliefs, values, and practices in all teaching materials. Working in the UK and internationally to with over 10,000 schools and reach over 3.5 million pupils.

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