For the 3nd year, the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) is excited to launch the Creative Native Call for Art!
ABOUT CREATIVE NATIVE
Creative Native is a call for art that supports young Indigenous artists ages 5-24 years old by providing them an opportunity to receive national recognition, funding for art supplies, and award of $200. An artist between ages 15-24 will also be recognized as the grand prize winner and have their art featured on the cover CNAY’s 2020 State of Native Youth report. The cover artist will be flown to Washington, D.C. to participate in the report release event in November pending CNAY’s current operating status amid COVID-19. Please read the Contest Rules and Guidelines regarding contest prizes and COVID-19.
SUBMITTING YOUR ARTWORK
• Art submissions must be inspired by the prompt: Native youth are medicine.
• Where do you get your strength from? This year’s theme focuses on what strength and resilience mean to Native youth.
• Submissions will be accepted electronically through the Creative Native Entry Form.
• Examples of submissions are, but not limited to: paintings, poetry, drawings, photography, sculptures, beadwork, carvings, sewing, baskets etc.
Eligibility:
• Self-identify as Indigenous;
• Be between the ages of 5 and 24 years old by the application deadline;
• Currently reside in the United States; and
• Submit a high-resolution image of art.
- To be eligible for the State of Native Youth report cover art, artists must be between the ages of 15-24 years old.
** Each artist may submit one art submission to the 2020 Call for Art. Artists may submit up to three (3) images of their artwork, displaying alternate angles and perspectives if needed.
SUBMISSION SPECIFICATIONS:
• ORIENTATION: PORTRAIT
• DIMENSIONS: 8.5IN X 11IN
• QUALITY: 250 TO 300 PIXELS PER INCH (ppi)
• Format options: .png, .psd, .ai
For a front and back continuous cover page:
• Orientation: landscape
• Dimensions: 17in x 11in
• Quality: 250 to 300 pixels per inch (PPI)
• Format options: .png, .psd, .ai
Submissions are due at 11:59 PM EST August 26, 2020.
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Peacock at jennifer.peacock@aspeninstitute.org. For More Information: https://www.cnay.org/creative-native/
