The Chancellor's Unit Campus Climate Change Team announces the 2022 We All Belong Creativity Exhibit, an all-campus art show focused on the themes of equity and diversity.
Submit Your Work
Students, staff, and faculty are all encouraged to submit artwork beginning in January 2022. Entries will be assembled into a video for everyone to view on March 2 as a part of the 2022 Summit on Equity, Race, and Ethnicity. Student work is eligible for recognition in three display venues, and multiple cash prizes of $25 will be awarded.
New formats: A Video, a Library Display, and a Mural
In 2021 this exhibit took on a new form with an outdoor projection and a YouTube video. In 2022, in addition to the outdoor projection and the YouTube video, selected pieces will be chosen by the Media Hub for a physical display in the UMD library for up to six weeks. In addition, one entry will be chosen for a hallway mural on campus.
See the Video
All of the entries will be assembled in a video for everyone to view beginning on Wednesday, March 2 as part of the 2022 Summit on Equity, Race, and Ethnicity. The winners will be announced in the Kirby Rafters at 12 pm and after the awards, the video will run until 1:30 pm. On the evening of March 2, the video will be shown from 5:30-7:30 pm outside on the walkway between the Med School and HCAMS.
Winners will be contacted no later than March 1.
Submission Details
Submissions on the themes of equity and diversity are open to anyone from the UMD campus community. They will be accepted through an application form.
Submissions will be judged based on two things: A) Short artist statement about equity and diversity (VERY IMPORTANT) and B) Creative expression. Submissions should be original work and should fall into one of the following categories.
1) ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND POETRY - STILL IMAGES
Students are eligible for campus recognition and for cash prizes of $25.
- 2-D (art and photography)
- Photos of 3-D art
- Short Poetry (text on slides) - 25 words
Add a high-resolution photograph or scan of your piece to your Google Drive.
Enter the dimensions of the work.
Student 2-D art and photography will be eligible for the "still images," *library display" and the *mural categories. Check each box on the form.
2) VIDEO AND SPOKEN WORD - MOVING IMAGES
Horizontal or vertical, 1.5 minute max
- Video without sound - (Outdoor Show)
- Video with sound - (YouTube and Indoor Show)
- Spoken word - (YouTube and Indoor Show)
Add a digital video recording of your original spoken word or video piece to your Google Drive and share the file link on the form. File format should be in MP4 or MOV.
3) OTHER WORK: Creative work that does not fit in the guidelines and centers on the equality and diversity theme will be accepted and if at all possible will be included in a YouTube outdoor and Indoor video show. Only work that fits in the guidelines 1) and 2) above will be eligible for the prizes.
Deadline Extended! SUBMISSIONS DUE NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2022
- Please include your first and last name in the file name.
- Limit two original entries per person
Want to learn more about UMD Campus Climate and UMD's Goal 2?
http://d.umn.edu/campus-climate
Check out some amazing submissions we've received during past We All Belong contests: 2020 news | We All Belong show
The We All Belong Committee members include David Cowardin, Emma Deaner, LeeAnn Ilminen, Cheryl Reitan, Faith King, Tiffany Quade, Gloria DeFillips Brush, Valerie Coit, and Sara Sowers-Wills. Students: Eva Moua, Jack Weidner, and Maija Johnson.
New committee members are welcome. Want to join? Questions about the contest? Please contact [email protected]