Creative Art Competition for Young South Asian Women
Generations of change:
A Creative Art Competition for Young South Asian Women
Brought to you by CASSA’s South Asian Women’s Action Collective
SAWAC invites you to submit your work for NAME, a competition for young writers and artists, aimed at offering South Asian women between the ages of 15-30, the opportunity to engage with issues related to gender-based violence, showcase their work, and ultimately, be part of a movement to bring about positive social change in their communities.
Selected submissions will be published in Generations of Change: Youth Art Exhibition 2012. Four entries will be selected for cash awards.
Eligibility: Any self-identified South Asianwoman, between the ages of 15-30
Contest Guidelines:
- Acceptable submissions include written work (poems, short stories, essays) and visual art (paintings, drawings, graphic designs)
- Word limit for written work: maximum of 1500 words
- The following information must be submitted with each entry: title of artwork, artist’s full name and contact information
Closing Date: May 31, 2012
Submit your entry to:
hadia@cassa.on.ca or
SAWAC’s Young Artists Competition
2401 Eglinton Ave E., Suite 212
M1K 2N8, Toronto, ON
For more information, contact:
Hadia Akhtar, Youth Engagement Coordinator
No: 416-932-1359 x11
Project Background:
This competition is part of SAWAC’s Generations of Change project.
SAWACworks with women in the Scarborough-area to come up with creative strategies to end systemic and domestic violence against women. SAWAC`s first project, Generations of Change is a three-year project, funded by the City of Toronto, aimed at mobilizing young South Asian women to become leaders in the struggle against violence against women in their communities.
