Art for Social Change Competition and Showcase

The Art for Social Change Competition seeks to create space for and recognize the role of art in advancing social justice, as a process and a goal. We seek artistic submissions that provoke, challenge, and inspire.

The goal of this competition is to not only call attention to the importance of recognizing the vast inequalities that persist in the world today, but also to recognize the necessity to build a new world –  to dream, to envision, to invent, to create –  redefining how we live and interact with our surroundings.  

Submission Categories

The Art for Social Change Competition and Showcase includes four distinct categories for students to explore.

Submissions will be accepted for consideration in the following categories:

Remembering MLK

Submissions that commemorate the history of the Civil Rights Movement and the legacy of MLK.

Social Justice In Action

Submissions that address contemporary issues of inequality and injustice at the local, national, or global level. 

Community-Building at WSU

Submissions that foster an inclusive community at WSU (must be specific to WSU).

Community Outreach

Open to K-12 students in Whitman County, Pullman Community College students and Pullman community members.

Submissions that build bridges between WSU (or the WSU community and individuals) and other communities.

Evaluation Criteria

Submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Artistic interpretation of themes
• Ability to provoke and inspire change 
• Innovation and originality