Note:

Polyphony Lit is collaborating with sister non-profit, Reflect Empathy, to gather visual artwork for a project that will raise awareness on the struggles faced by civilians in the Israel-Hamas war.

 

This submission category is for visual art for Reflect Empathy's Israel-Palestine Gallery Initative. Submissions selected for acceptance may be featured as part of Reflect Empathy's gallery and/or on Polyphony Lit's Voices Blog.

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If you intend to submit visual art as cover art for Polyphony Lit, please submit here.

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Israel / Palestine Gallery Initiative

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Reflect Empathy is a teen-led 501(c)(3) organization committed to teaching empathy to young leaders around the world. One of the principal elements of our approach is raising awareness about global crises through the power of words and art. Given the current, tragic Israel-Hamas war, our idea is to host an art gallery and auction with the works of artists from Israel, Palestine, and the US, with the idea of shedding light on the experiences of affected people. Due to the intense polarization evoked by this situation in communities, we want to create an experience with the intention of raising awareness, through art from diverse perspectives. We plan to rent out a gallery space in our local community, and utilize a virtual art gallery software to showcase work. We are looking for Israeli and Arab student artists interested in donating or creating a piece of art for us to showcase in our community. 

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Contest Guidelines​

 

We encourage all youth of Arab or Israeli Descent to submit to the Gallery Initiative.

 

There is no minimum age limit, however, the maximum age limit is 24. 

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Students can submit their original works (no copyrighted material accepted) in any form, including photography, acrylic, mixed media, etc.. Each artist can submit up to three individual pieces.

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All submissions must include:

A cover letter with the following:

• The artist’s name

• The titles of the pieces submitted

• The medium of your piece(s)

• The artist's email

• Name of the artist’s current school/institution 

• A brief biography of the artist (1-2 sentences)

 

Images must be at least 2700 x 1800 pixels. Images with low resolution will not be eligible for the Gallery Initiative. 

Images must have a resolution of at least 300 DPI (dots per inch). 

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Using Submittable​

• Please upload submissions through Submittable. We do not accept email submissions or hard copies via mail.

• Upload only one piece per submission form. To submit more than one piece, complete more than one submission form.

• There is no fee to submit.

• We do not provide feedback on art submissions. If your piece is accepted for publication, we will notify you at the close of our submission cycle.

• If you are submitting visual art, you give us permission to publish your work as cover art, t-shirt art, or promotional art on Polyphony Lit's platforms as outlined by Polyphony Lit's Copyright Policies.

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