Thank you to everybody who participated to this year’s contest. The winner selection was not easy as the entries are all so compelling. All submissions are posted here for public viewing and recognition. Posters will be printed for display around our community.
Amalia Khaydarova, 7th Grade at Graham Middle School.
The inspiration behind my poster was everything that had been going on in summer 2020. I went to a 'Black Lives Matter' protest with my parents in hopes to end racial injustice.
Hannah Esme Delizo, 9th Grade - Sequoia High School
Amanda Gorman's speech during President Biden and Vice President Harris' inauguration inspired me. It takes a lot of courage to deliver a speech to an entire country where almost half didn't really want to hear it. Amanda's speech made me feel empowered and hopeful as a person of color.
Rosey Morearty, UC Davis
I wanted to highlight a local case of police brutality against Black lives to remind San Carlos residents that police brutality is present around us as well. I chose Chinedu Okobi because his story resonated with me and I had not heard of it before researching. I put a Nigerian flag in the background, and a strong statement to remind residents to fight for racial justice. While the subject matter is bleak, it also implies a dream of a Bay Area free from police brutality and supporting diversity and racial equality.
Maya Olsen - 3rd Grade at San Carlos Charter.
What inspired me was that racial justice is important. I want to show love for everyone. This is why I made this drawing. It said to me that black people have been and still are sometimes treated poorly.
K-4 CategoryWinner:
Name: Maya Olsen
Grade Level: 3
School You Attend: San Carlos Charter
Racial Justice Donation: ACLU
Title of the Art: Racial Love
Write-Up Behind Art Inspiration: "What inspired me was that racial justice is important. I want to show love for everyone, including black people. This is why I made this drawing. It said to me that we need to help the black people who have been and still are sometimes treated poorly."
Middle School Category Winner:
Full Name: Amalia Khaydarova
Grade Level: 7th Grade
School You Attend: Graham Middle School
Racial Justice Donation: Californians for Justice
Title of the Art: No More
Write-up on Inspiration Behind the Art: "The inspiration behind my poster was everything that had been going on in summer 2020. I went to a 'Black Lives Matter' protest with my parents in hopes to end racial injustice."
High School Category Winner:
Full Name: Hannah Esme Delizo
Grade Level: 9th grade
School You Attend: Sequoia High School
Racial Justice Donation: Bay Area Community Health Advisory Committee (BACHAC)
Title of the Art: There is Always Light (A Tribute to Amanda Gorman)
Write-Up Behind Art Inspiration: "Amanda Gorman's speech during President Biden and Vice President Harris' inauguration inspired me. It takes a lot of courage to deliver a speech to an entire country where almost half didn't really want to hear it. Amanda's speech made me feel empowered and hopeful as a person of color."
Adult Category Winner:
Full Name: Rosey Morearty
Grade level: Senior
School You Attend: UC Davis
Racial Justice Donation: ACLU
Title of the Art: Chinedu Okobi
Write-up Behind Art Inspiration: "I wanted to highlight a local case of police brutality against Black lives to remind San Carlos residents that police brutality is present around us as well. I chose Chinedu Okobi because his story resonated with me and I had not heard of it before researching. I put a Nigerian flag in the background, and a strong statement to remind residents to fight for racial justice. While the subject matter is bleak, it also implies a dream of a Bay Area free from police brutality and supporting diversity and racial equality."
Dream of MLK
by Mia Kaminaga
The meaning behind this artwork is a dream of MLK. Where one day black and white are treated equally.
Stain Glass BLM
by Rosemary Hillesland
I got inspired by stain glass windows in churches
Peace
by Xandi Dawes
Rainbow of Love
by Nina Moorthy
Rainbow is the color of Love. Love is the strongest power in the world.
No More Social Injustice!
by Lucia Rodriguez
Last year's event of George Floyd death and many others.
Unity.Equality.Love
by Noelle Lenden
I have always had a passion for creative art and the racial justice movement. Therefore, this project was a natural fit for me to explore my newfound interest of graphic design for a cause that I love.
One United
by Janina Dong
I feel very strongly about racial justice and some of the inspiration came from my idea of wanting to spread the word about racial inequality in a creative and colorful way. I wanted my poster to stand out so I made it really colorful and I made the images big. All of the different colors symbolize people coming in different colors on the inside and on the outside. I think this poster will encourage people to stand up to racial inequality or to change some opinions about racism.
Equal Shades
by Finley Wilke-Hiland
What inspires me is that people come in all shades of colors and we should treat everyone equally and celebrate our differences.
Respect and Celebrate our Differences
by Sahana James
I feel as though the rainbow and multicolored things are inclusive. I believe that our differences make us stronger and should be respected and celebrated.
BLM
by Soren Hillesland
Black Lives Matter
An Injustice Anywhere…
by Lulu Bertolina, Sarah Levin, Julia Horowitz, and Maddie Mitchell
We were inspired to create this masterpiece because we wanted to show many races coming together and celebrating each other's differences. We didn't just want to create one skin color for each race so we made a variety of different colors. We were inspired by the quote: "An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" - Dr. Martin Luther King. In order to have justice everywhere people from all backgrounds should come together as one. We chose to create our art using a collage of paper representing that everyone has their unique way of showing themselves in society.
Journey to Equality
by Maia Kawaguchi
The Journey to Equality was inspired by the BLM movement and attacks on Asian Americans. The brown muddy hills represent the anger, hate, and frustration of all citizens of America from the racial injustice of African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and other minorities. The phrase, “My ethnicity is not a virus,” around the coronaviruses symbolize Asian-American discrimination. The road to equality is a difficult windy journey that everyone should struggle to achieve on their own noble chariot. When we all reach the top of equality hill, “We the people…” have reached what the Founding Fathers wanted.
The Future is Intersectional.
by Amelie Delizo
There is hope, and belonging in this future.
Jacksonization
by Aleksandar Simic
The work inspired the success of Michael Jackson after he turned white. The paper suggests that a black man can only succeed as a white man, and that is a critique of such a society. I named that process after Michael Jackson, Jacksonization. The title says so how to achieve success black color, but expression Jacksonization is white because means success ,bleach. Too razor means the way, black man most peel your skin up and so turn it white if it thinks it will succeed in something. The artwork therefore presents textually and visually the bleaching process and the path to success. The font I used is cooper black.
Thank you for your interest in participating in the Inaugural (hopefully to be annual) Poster Art Contest!
This year’s theme is RACIAL JUSTICE.
We invite you to design a 11”x17” poster that commemorates your hopes and dreams for racial justice. Final artwork should be delivered in the following format: TIFF files, high-resolution .JPG files or PDFs (set to high resolution). The final resolution of the artwork should be at least 300 DPI, sized at both 4" x6" and 11" x 17", in order to print acceptably.
To participate in the contest, please submit your artwork via this Contest Entry Form before Friday, March 5, 2021. *If you are under the age of 18, please have your parent/guardian fill out the form to give consent for your participation.
Winning posters will be judged based on interpretation, showing the most originality of the overarching theme and artistic expression.
Winners will be announced on March 21 to honor the International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination as recognized by the United Nations.
Top entries per age group will have their artwork displayed on the Community Foundation of San Carlos website, social media and around town. Prizes will include a gift card (to Laurel Street Arts or California Art Supply, etc.) AND the Community Foundation will contribute $2000 in donations to a racial justice-focused nonprofit in the SF Bay Area of the winners’ choice.
K - 4th Grade
Middle School
High School
Adults
Ownership of the artwork submitted for the contest will remain with the artist. The Community Foundation of San Carlos reserves the right to reproduce and publish any and all artwork submitted for this contest, the artist’s name, age and school for promotional and marketing use.
Each Entry Form submitted by a minor must include the signature of the student's parent or guardian. Posters submitted without all the required information will not be eligible for the contest.
IMPORTANT: Artwork CANNOT contain nudity, racist, or xenophobic slurs or depictions, sex, drugs, alcohol, etc. Artwork must be the artist's own work. If a submission has any of the aforementioned restrictions or is not the artist's own work, the submission will not be accepted.
