WHY ART?


ART IS THE ACTIVITY THAT EXPRESSES THE HUMAN CREATIVE SKILL, IMAGINATION, EMOTIONAL POWER AND CONCEPTUAL IDEAS. (Oxford)

WE LEVERAGE ART AS A MECHANISM TO ORGANIZE & ELEVATE THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES AND EXPRESSIONS BY AND FROM PEOPLE OF COLOR AND MARGINALIZED VOICES. 

WE ALSO LEVERAGE ART TO IDENTIFY THE DEEP ROOTED ISSUES THAT HAS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED AREAS OF ECONOMICS AND HEALTH OF THE MARGINALIZED.  

CURRENTLY...

WE ARE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FROM WOMEN OF COLOR WHO'S ART DEPICTS THEIR DIRECT SOCIETAL EXPERIENCE. WE ARE EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN ARTWORK THAT UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES THE NEGATIVE THEMES THAT IMPACT BLACK/WOC COMMUNITIES.

WHILE WE DO NOT PUT LIMITATIONS ON ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS OR MEDIUMS, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT SUBMISSIONS BE IN JPEG, PNG OR PDF FORMAT. PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR ART AND HOW IT DIRECTLY DEPICTS YOUR SOCIETAL EXPERIENCE.

PLEASE SEND YOUR MATERIALS TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW. PLEASE PUT ART SUBMISSION IN THE SUBJECT LINE:

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YOU MAY ALSO USE THE FORM TO SUBMIT YOUR DIGITAL PORTFOLIO, WEBSITE OR FOR QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.