On behalf of Oxfam America and over 4,000 partners dedicated to international relief, development, and social justice, I am pleased to invite to participate in our Climate Change on Canvas project.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: OCT 1, 2008!!!
If selected, your work will be displayed at Oxfam International’s exhibition at the next UN Conference of Parties (COP) meeting, which takes place this December 1-12 in Poznan, Poland. The selected artist’s work will be displayed alongside internationally renowned, contemporary artists from around the globe. The exhibition will serve as a powerful reminder of the growing, global movement around climate change and poverty.
Oxfam America is seeking art students at US universities—motivated and inspired by Oxfam America’s mission—to create a work that will represent the severe impact that climate change has on vulnerable communities. The selected canvas should represent the pressure these communities face while they try to cope with and adapt to climate change. At the same time, the canvas should present a vision of opportunity and possibility for the future.
Project Details:
•Oxfam will select and present one student canvas from the US to exhibit among internationally renowned, contemporary artists from around the world at the UN COP in Poland in December 2008.
•Oxfam America will produce a story about the selected artist with his/her canvas to be featured on our website.
•The canvas used must be within the range of 36”x24” up to 72”x48”. The medium used is up to the artist’s discretion, but must be permanent and durable. Oxfam will reimburse the artist up to $50.00 for the cost of the canvas material and the shipping costs to our Boston office.
• ALL SUBMISSIONS must be completed and delivered to Oxfam America’s Boston office by October 1, 2008, so that they can be photographed and so the selected canvas can be prepared for delivery to the Poznan COP.
• ALL CANDIDATES are encouraged to document the process and production of their piece through photos, journals and blogging, video, or a combination of the three.
• ALL SUBMISSIONS will be photographed and may be used as a campaigning tool in the US, not only in the run up to the Poznan COP, but throughout Oxfam’s future campaigning on climate change.
• ALL SUBMISSIONS will be displayed on our website.
How to apply for selection:
• Please contact Gabriel Barreras at Oxfam’s Boston Office at (617) 728-2564 or gbarreras@oxfamamerica.org to note your participation and clarify any questions you may have.
• Upon submission of your canvas, please provide a short written description (less than 1 page) about why you are interested in this project and how you believe you will be able to represent Oxfam America. Please emphasize the connection between climate change and poverty that is depicted through your work.
For more information please check out:
www.oxfamamerica.org/climate
