four freedoms
reimagined
giving youth a voice
through the arts
Video
artist competition
Ages12-20
Exhibition dates: January 12th - March 26, 2023
Crocker Art Museum
216 O St, Sacramento, CA 95814
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The 2023 Four Freedoms Reimagined Artists Competition is closed and no longer accepting submissions. Thank you to all of the young artists for participating!
The Four Freedoms Reimagined
Giving Youth a Voice through the Arts Competition
The Crocker Art Museum and the VITA Academy are hosting a competition for students ages 12-20 to share their artistic visions of The Four Freedoms, outlined by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in his annual message to Congress on January 6, 1941. The Four Freedoms call for:
Freedom of Speech
Freedom from Want
Freedom of Worship
Freedom from Fear
Coordinators: Deborah Pittman, Stephanie Sugano, Latrice Madkins, and Laurie Friedman-Adler are celebrating a broad re-imaging that will reflect greater cultural, religious, ethnic and gender diversity. Deriving inspiration from the Four Freedoms, please choose one freedom to express your thoughts and ideas through your art form.
The competition is open to students in Northern California and includes students who are enrolled in public schools, private schools and home schooled. All submissions must be an original work by the student. Collaborative pieces (limited to two participants) may be submitted as long as both participants are 12 through 20 year old students. All creative work is limited to one entry per student. Please submit artwork that is age appropriate and free of profanity. There will be $100-250 monetary awards for the winners. Winning submissions will be displayed at the Crocker Art Museum or performed at the Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts in 2023.
Deadline October 29, 2022
Questions? Contact us at fourfreedomsreimagined@gmail.com
categories
2D Visual Art
(including: painting, drawing, collage, fiber-art, photography)
All entries need to be display-ready. All two-dimensional work needs to be framed, including the framing hardware; matting is optional.
3D Visual Art
(including: sculpture: ceramic, wood, paper, mixed media)
All entries need to be display-ready. All three-dimensional work needs to be stable and weigh less than 25 pounds and be no more than 3 feet in any direction.
Digital Art
(created using software on a computer, i.e. multimedia work, drawings using digital software, animation, 3D printers using a computer program)
Digital Art must be submitted as a digital, high resolution (e.g. minimum of 2,400 pixels by 2,400 pixels) image of the student’s original artwork.
OR
Music Composition and Performance
The symbiotic relationship between composing and performing creates a life-long collaboration. Therefore, students willing to reimagine FDR’s Four Freedom Speech through composing and or performing music, can participate by reading the following information:
Music Composition
Music Performance
Theatre Composition
Each student will create and perform an original work in one of the following formats:
Dance Composition
Each student will create and perform an original dance/movement work in one of the following dance genres:
partners
Board of Directors
Deborah Pittman, Stephanie Sugano, Laurie Friedman-Adler, Latrice Madkins
Special thank you to the following organizations for your support.
Important Dates
Zoom Workshops for Students with Master Teachers
Visual Arts 2D/3/D SATURDAY 9/24 12-1pm (Pacific Time)
Master Teacher- Ray Gonzales
Teaching Artist: Gabriel Gonzales
Visual Arts Digital 9/25 4:00pm (Pacific Time)
Master Teacher- Bill Delzell
Teaching Artist: Samuel Vasquez
Music 10/2 1:00pm PST
Master Teacher- Jeff Adler
Teaching Artist- Carlos Fuentes
Dance 10/2 5:00pm PST
Master Teacher- Bernard Brown
Teaching Artist- Laila Shabazz
Theatre TBA
Master Teacher: TBA
Preliminary Application Deadline: October 29, 2022
Final Notification: November 14, 2022
Exhibition Dates:
January 12, 2023 – March 26, 2023
Crocker Student/Community Gallery
virtual artist workshops
Visual Arts 2D/3/D SATURDAY 9/24 12-1pm (Pacific Time)
Master Teacher- Ray Gonzales
Teaching Artist: Gabriel Gonzales
Link to Workshop Video
Visual Arts Digital 9/25 4:00pm (Pacific Time)
Master Teacher- Bill Delzell
Teaching Artist: Samuel Vasquez
Music 10/2 1:00pm PST
Master Teacher- Jeff Adler
Teaching Artist- Carlos Fuentes
Dance 10/2 5:00pm PST
Master Teacher- Bernard Brown
Teaching Artist- Laila Shabazz
Theatre TBA
Master Teacher: TBA
Be inspired by our Master Artists!
Ask questions, meet other contestants, and learn from professional artists in your field.