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Expressions of Freedom ~ Student Art Contest ~ 150th Emancipation Proclamation
Students throughout the State of California have the opportunity to participate in the National Student Art Contest ~ Expression of Freedom. What Does Freedom Mean to You? Awareness of the opportunity is growing, knowledge of the Emancipation Proclamation is slowly becoming part of the education conversation. People of African Ancestry throughout the State of California have a very unique contribution to the forward flow of humanity. Together, we will build a new way forward, healing what is hurting America by learning about the journey towards America's Second Independence Day, January 1, 1862 through December 6, 1865, ratification of the 13th Amendment. Our California 150th Anniversary Emancipation Proclamation effort will facilitate greater education and advocacy to help form a more perfect union.
Contact: Kathy Kupper NPS, (202) 208-6843 or Marjorie Hall NPF, (202) 354-6460
What Does Freedom Mean to You?
Student Art Contest Commemorates 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
WASHINGTON – Calling all teenage film makers, poets, and photographers! The National Park Service, in partnership with the National Park Foundation’s African American Experience Fund, today launched Expressions of Freedom, a nationwide artistic competition to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Contest submissions will be accepted from students 13 to 18 years old in three categories – photography, poetry, and digital short films. The first-place winner in each category will receive a $2,500 academic scholarship and the second-place winner will receive a $1,000 academic scholarship. The deadline for entries is October 15, 2012. Details are available at http://www.nps.gov/freedom.
Expressions of Freedom is designed to connect student artists to the significance of the American Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the system of national parks that commemorate events associated with the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement.
“The issue that was at the heart of the Civil War – the continual struggle for equality for all – remains relevant today,” said Jonathan B. Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service. “This contest encourages young people to reflect on their own personal meanings of freedom and creatively express those thoughts.”
“One hundred fifty years ago we began a great journey toward equality and freedom in this nation,” said Neil Mulholland, President and CEO of the National Park Foundation. “The story of that journey is told through our national parks, the important work being done by the African American Experience Fund, and now through the creativity of our young people with the launch of this unique project.”
About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 397 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at http://www.nps.gov.
About the National Park Foundation. You are the owner of 84 million acres of the world’s most treasured memorials, landscapes, ecosystems, and historic sites -- all protected in America’s nearly 400 national parks. Chartered by Congress, the National Park Foundation is the official charity of America’s national parks. We work hand in hand with the National Park Service to connect you and all Americans to the parks, and to make sure that they are preserved for the generations who will follow.
Join us in supporting your national parks -- this is your land. http://www.nationalparks.org
About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 397 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at http://www.nps.gov.
What Does Freedom Mean to You?
Student Art Contest Commemorates 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
WASHINGTON – Calling all teenage film makers, poets, and photographers! The National Park Service, in partnership with the National Park Foundation’s African American Experience Fund, today launched Expressions of Freedom, a nationwide artistic competition to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Contest submissions will be accepted from students 13 to 18 years old in three categories – photography, poetry, and digital short films. The first-place winner in each category will receive a $2,500 academic scholarship and the second-place winner will receive a $1,000 academic scholarship. The deadline for entries is October 15, 2012. Details are available at http://www.nps.gov/freedom.
Expressions of Freedom is designed to connect student artists to the significance of the American Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the system of national parks that commemorate events associated with the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement.
“The issue that was at the heart of the Civil War – the continual struggle for equality for all – remains relevant today,” said Jonathan B. Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service. “This contest encourages young people to reflect on their own personal meanings of freedom and creatively express those thoughts.”
“One hundred fifty years ago we began a great journey toward equality and freedom in this nation,” said Neil Mulholland, President and CEO of the National Park Foundation. “The story of that journey is told through our national parks, the important work being done by the African American Experience Fund, and now through the creativity of our young people with the launch of this unique project.”
About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 397 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at http://www.nps.gov.
About the National Park Foundation. You are the owner of 84 million acres of the world’s most treasured memorials, landscapes, ecosystems, and historic sites -- all protected in America’s nearly 400 national parks. Chartered by Congress, the National Park Foundation is the official charity of America’s national parks. We work hand in hand with the National Park Service to connect you and all Americans to the parks, and to make sure that they are preserved for the generations who will follow.
Join us in supporting your national parks -- this is your land. http://www.nationalparks.org
About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 397 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at http://www.nps.gov.
For more information:
http://www.nps.gov/freedom
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