Our World
Canvas
Leave your mark
A living artwork, made by everyone

One World.
Created Together.

Choose your country, create your own artwork, and become part of a shared global canvas celebrating unity.

Every person has a place here
THE WORLD CANVAS — OPEN EDITION
ZimbabweZambiaYemenVietnamVenezuelaVatican CityVanuatuUzbekistanUruguayMicronesiaMarshall IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsUnited States Virgin IslandsGuamAmerican SamoaPuerto RicoUnited StatesSouth GeorgiaBritish Indian Ocean TerritorySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaPitcairn IslandsAnguillaFalkland IslandsCayman IslandsBermudaBritish Virgin IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsMontserratJerseyGuernseyIsle of ManUnited KingdomUnited Arab EmiratesUkraineUgandaTurkmenistanTürkiyeTunisiaTrinidad and TobagoTongaTogoTimor-LesteThailandTanzaniaTajikistanTaiwanSyriaSwitzerlandSwedenEswatiniSurinameSouth SudanSudanSri LankaSpainSouth KoreaSouth AfricaSomaliaSomalilandSolomon IslandsSlovakiaSloveniaSingaporeSierra LeoneSeychellesSerbiaSenegalSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PríncipeSan MarinoSamoaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint LuciaSaint Kitts and NevisRwandaRussiaRomaniaQatarPortugalPolandPhilippinesPeruParaguayPapua New GuineaPanamaPalauPakistanOmanNorwayNorth KoreaNigeriaNigerNicaraguaNew ZealandNiueCook IslandsNetherlandsArubaCuraçaoNepalNauruNamibiaMozambiqueMoroccoWestern SaharaMontenegroMongoliaMoldovaMonacoMexicoMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMaliMaldivesMalaysiaMalawiMadagascarNorth MacedoniaLuxembourgLithuaniaLiechtensteinLibyaLiberiaLesothoLebanonLatviaLaosKyrgyzstanKuwaitKosovoKiribatiKenyaKazakhstanJordanJapanJamaicaItalyIsraelPalestineIrelandIraqIranIndonesiaIndiaIcelandHungaryHondurasHaitiGuyanaGuinea-BissauGuineaGuatemalaGrenadaGreeceGhanaGermanyGeorgiaGambiaGabonFranceSaint Pierre and MiquelonWallis and FutunaSaint MartinSaint BarthélemyFrench PolynesiaNew CaledoniaFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsÅland IslandsFinlandFijiEthiopiaEstoniaEritreaEquatorial GuineaEl SalvadorEgyptEcuadorDominican RepublicDominicaDjiboutiGreenlandFaroe IslandsDenmarkCzechiaN. CyprusCyprusCubaCroatiaIvory CoastCosta RicaDR CongoRepublic of the CongoComorosColombiaChinaMacauHong KongChileChadCentral African RepublicCape VerdeCanadaCameroonCambodiaMyanmarBurundiBurkina FasoBulgariaBruneiBrazilBotswanaBosnia and HerzegovinaBoliviaBhutanBeninBelizeBelgiumBelarusBarbadosBangladeshBahrainBahamasAzerbaijanAustriaAustraliaIndian Ocean Ter.Heard Island and McDonald IslandsNorfolk IslandAustraliaArmeniaArgentinaAntigua and BarbudaAngolaAndorraAlgeriaAlbaniaAfghanistanSiachen GlacierAntarcticaSint Maarten22 marks1 places22 marks2 places
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Every person has a place here.

Choose a country on the map to begin.

4 approved artworks3 places connected
Coral markers open approved artwork. Zoom in to explore.Drag to explore · Pinch or use + to zoom
Map: Natural Earth · Places: mledoze/countries (ODbL; data). Names and boundaries are a geographic reference, not a position on sovereignty.
A small act. A shared beginning.

Make something.
Mean something.

You don’t have to be an artist.
Just a person with something to share.

01

Find your place.

Choose a country on the map. It can be where you live, where you’re from, or somewhere you feel connected to.

02

Leave your mark.

A drawing, a few words, a little color. Create on your own canvas — a space that belongs to your imagination.

03

Become part of the whole.

After a human review, your artwork joins the map and the global artwork. Your creation stays individually yours.

Different places.
Different perspectives.
One shared canvas.
The idea behind the canvas

Our World Canvas is an independent global collaborative art project. Each contribution is a small expression of what it means to share a world. Together, they make something no one person could make alone.

No competition. No ranking. Just room for another perspective.

Read our story ↗
Before you make your mark

A few things to know.

Do I need to know how to draw?

No. A word, a simple line, or a patch of color is welcome. The canvas includes drawing and text tools, and you can undo changes before submitting.

When will my artwork appear on the map?

Every submission is reviewed before it becomes public. Until it is approved, it will not appear on the map or in the global artwork. This is currently a local beta, with local administrator review.

Who owns my artwork?

You retain your rights. You give us a non-exclusive license to store, display, make thumbnails, and include your work in the shared artwork. This does not grant resale or merchandise rights. Read the submission terms.

Can I remove my artwork later?

Yes. Save the private management key shown once after submission. You can use it to check your artwork’s status and remove your work. Without your key, use the removal request form for a human review.

Why do some boundaries look different?

The map is a geographic index for art, not a statement about sovereignty or borders. It uses generalized Natural Earth boundaries; search also includes small islands and territories that are difficult to see at this scale.