ART CONTEST OVERVIEW
The observance of Digital Inclusion Week Oct 7-11 seeks to increase public knowledge of the importance of digital equity and encourage digital inclusion efforts across our city to improve broadband access, foster adoption, and promote digital literacy.
🎨 Innovate & Create: Digital Art Challenge 🎨
This call is open to Dallas artists of all ages. Unleash your creativity and show off your digital art skills to kick off Digital Inclusion Week 2024! 🖌️✨
🗓️ Submission Deadline:
Monday, September 30th by 8 PM
🏆 Winner Announcement:
Winner will be announced at the Get Connected Dallas event on October 5th, from 10 AM to 2 PM, at For Oak Cliff Community Center. Join us to find out who wins!
🎉Prize: The winning entry will be showcased at the Dallas Central Library, receive four State Fair tickets, a new Lenovo laptop, and additional prizes to be announced soon.
📍 Event Location:
For Oak Cliff Community Center
907 E Ledbetter Dr, Dallas, TX 75216
📣 Artist Award:
The winner will be chosen by guests at the event and have their artwork displayed at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, located at 1515 Young St, Dallas, TX 75201 on the 6th floor!
Presented by:
- Office of Community Care
- Office of Arts & Culture
- Dallas Public Library
- Get Connected Dallas
Don’t miss this chance to be a part of Digital Inclusion Week. Submit your digital art and join this exciting art challenge! 🎉
NOTE: To make sure your artwork looks great when printed, the digital file needs to be big enough. Please create your artwork so that it can be printed clearly at a large size (like a poster), with the shortest side at least 18 inches and the longest side up to 24 inches. The file should have a high resolution, ideally at 300 DPI (dots per inch), to make sure it’s not blurry or pixelated.
CENTRAL THEME
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) announced the 2024 theme as "Stronger Together: Mobilizing Toward Sustainability." We ask that you submit art related to this topic.
Examples of art submission themes include:
- Community and Collaboration: Artwork that showcases how communities work together to achieve sustainability goals, emphasizing collective action and shared responsibility.
- Sustainable Futures: Imagining a future where digital inclusion and sustainability go hand in hand, portraying visions of a greener, more connected world.
- Empowerment through Technology: Illustrating how digital tools and technology empower marginalized groups to contribute to and benefit from sustainable practices.
- Digital Bridges: Art that symbolizes the bridging of digital divides to promote sustainability, focusing on connectivity, access, and shared resources.
- Cultural Sustainability: Exploring how digital inclusion supports the preservation and celebration of diverse cultures, ensuring they thrive in a sustainable future.
- Eco-friendly Innovation: Highlighting technological innovations that contribute to both digital inclusion and environmental sustainability, such as renewable energy-powered digital infrastructure.
- Resilient Communities: Depicting how digital inclusion helps communities become more resilient to environmental challenges, focusing on adaptation and mutual support.
- Youth and Future Generations: Showcasing the role of youth in driving sustainable practices through digital inclusion, emphasizing intergenerational collaboration.