Submissions for art competition close Jan. 29

WSU faculty members, students, others involved in education encouraged to participate

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LAUREN PETTIT

This year, the competition is specifically looking for submissions relating to Trevor Noah’s book “Born a Crime.”

ABBY DAVIS, Evergreen copy chief

The annual Art for Social Change Competition is currently looking for submissions from WSU faculty members, students and others involved in the education community. 

The competition is put on by the School of Languages, Cultures and Race. Submissions will be accepted until midnight Jan. 29. Artists must relate their work to at least one of four categories, according to the SLCR website

The four categories are Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. and Revitalizing the Dream, Social Justice in Action, Community-Building at WSU, and Community Outreach, according to the website. 

Guidelines for submissions are listed on the SLCR website. This year, the competition is specifically looking for submissions relating to Trevor Noah’s book “Born a Crime,” according to the website

The competition tries to highlight the importance of various inequalities seen in the world today, according to the website. Winners will be announced in February.