06-03-2025
Girl, 10, from Rochester receives international recognition as part of Mayors for Peace Art Competition
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Rochester city leaders and educators gathered Wednesday night to watch as Mayor Malik Evans honored a young student, who was recognized internationally for her artwork!
Her name is Zahra Farady, and she's only ten years old. She attends Abelard Reynolds School No. 42 on Lake Avenue in Rochester.
Her artwork was recognized in the special prize category of the International Mayors for Peace Children's Art Competition. The certificate was sent by the Mayors for Peace President, Kazumi Matsui, the Mayor of Hiroshima, Japan.
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'We discussed what peace means to us, and how we can convey that in a drawing,' said Zahra's art teacher, Amy Graham. 'Many students used peace doves and the peace symbol in their drawings, but Zahra chose to draw a picture that conveys the feeling of peace in a moment in time. This is a picture of her swinging on a swing. It's a fall day, the leaves are fluttering to the ground, and it conveys the carefree, safe childhood that everyone deserves.'
The City of Rochester is one of more than 8,000 cities and 166 countries around the world that is a member of the Mayors for Peace, a group dedicated to achieving lasting world peace.
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