🚨 Special Announcement🚨
In celebration of Freedom, JCMOMA is holding an art contest! We invite you to submit an original painting or drawing of what symbolizes Freedom for you.
Purvis Young, (1943-2010) was a self-taught African-American artist who spent many years living off the streets, painting and creating pieces using discarded and ordinary objects as canvases. His paintings make rich use of symbolism. Young used a wild horse, untamed, and free to represent the hope of freedom and freedom itself in his paintings.
Thursday, June 19 is Juneteenth, (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, sharing the news that the emancipation proclamation had been signed, a full two and a half years after the signing in 1863. Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education.
Our JCmoma Freedom Contest will run from June 19 until July 4, Independence Day!
- Submissions must be delivered to JCMoma during open museum times or by appointment before July 1st.
- Submissions must be a sketch or painting, any size.
- Submissions will be considered in two divisions:
5 to 15 year old student &
16 years to Adult!
-a selection of finalist will be on display July 4th.
-Multiple Honorable Mention $50 & $100 awards will be awarded.
-Finalist Open House on July 4, 1-4pm before the Independence Day parade!
Please stop by to view our selection of finalist and award winners during festivities before the parade, begins at 4pm.
Feel free to message with questions.
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