OCA-NY 5th Annual Hate Crimes prevention Art Contest

Do you want to: make a difference through art? display your work in a museum? win up to $500 in prize money?
THEME:
This years theme is "Do You K(no)w Me? Using the theme, create a work of art that will challenge yourself and your audience to address how hate crimes can be prevented. You can express a time when someone made assumptions about who you are in a way that was not how you see yourself. How would you convince them otherwise? How could you show the complexities of an individual that lie under the surface?

SUBMITTING ARTWORK:
All submissions must be received by Friday, July 29nd Noon at one of the locations below. On the day you submit your artwork, please send an e-mail to joseph.lin@oca-ny.org, indicating the location where you dropped it off.
Brooklyn Arab American Association of New York 7111 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209 Jennie Goldstein, 718-745-3523 Queens South Asian Youth Action! 54-05 Seabury St., Elmhurst, NY 11373 Sakshi Jain, 718-651-3484 MinKwon Center for Community Action 136-19 41st Avenue, 3rd floor, Flushing, NY 11355 Liz Rhee, 718-460-5600 Manhattan Asian Americans for Equality 108 Norfolk Street, New York, NY 10002 Tiffany Kan, 212-979-8381, ext. 100 The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center 208 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011 Ricardo Martinez, 646-358-1742

See other side for contest guidelines. For more info, contact Joseph Lin at joseph.lin@oca-ny.org or www.oca-ny.org.

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GUIDELINES:

All work must be original. The following media are acceptable: - Sketches - Music - Photography (up to 10 photos in a collage) - Drawings - Poetry - Video (3 minutes max, all music must be original) - Paintings - Collages - Any combination of media - Computer Graphics Artists must be between the ages of 13 and 19. Students can work individually or in groups. All visual art can be no larger than 18 in. by 24 in. and no smaller than 5 in. by 5 in. No sharp or dangerous materials allowed (razors, glass, knives, nails, etc.) Artwork will be displayed on walls, so submissions cannot be too heavy or delicate. The sponsoring organizations are not responsible for any damage to artwork. To be eligible for a prize, all participants must be present at the opening of the art exhibit on Monday August 1st, 2011 at 6:00 PM at the Museum of Chinese in Americas (215 Centre Street, Manhattan Chinatown).

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2011 HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ART CONTEST SUBMISSION FORM

This form MUST be submitted with your artwork, otherwise it will be deemed ineligible.

NAME: _____________________ AGE: ______ HIGH SCHOOL: ________________ YEAR IN SCHOOL: (in Fall 2011): _______ HOME ADDRESS: ________________________________________ E-MAIL: __________________ PHONE: _______________________________ TITLE OF ARTWORK: _______________________________________________________________________________ MEDIUM OF ARTWORK (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY): Sketches Photography Drawings Poetry Computer Graphics Music Video Collages Paintings Other: _____________________

How did you hear about the Hate Crimes Prevention Art Contest? ____________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION: Attach a brief description of your submission (3-5 sentences, 50-75 words) and explain how it relates to the theme. I, __________________________, (print name), hereby submit the attached artwork as an original piece. I understand that my artwork is now property of OCA-New York and will not be returned to me. __________________________ _____________ SIGNATURE __________________________ DATE