Korok Biswas, born on 17th July 2003 and diagnosed with Down Syndrome. Now, Korok is an accomplished dancer who won the Pradhan Mantri Bal Shakti Award from the President & Prime Minister of India. Korok was a youth applicant and special honoree in the 2021 Art of Unity Creative Award.

Art of Unity Creative Award

in conjunction with

Yahad-in Unum

Mid-America

Submission Window now open!

Interested applicants can send submissions to hello@humanrightsartmovement.org with ‘Art of Unity Creative Award’ as the subject line. There is no entry fee for participation.

Robert McNeil, “Welcome to Hell”

The theme for this edition is, Never Again: Remembering to Heal and Overcome. All pieces must be previously unpublished.

“The most important hallmark of holocaust remembrance and education is the phrase ‘never again’,” Yahad-in Unum says. “Unfortunately, tribal divisions, ethnic cleansing and genocides continue in the 21st century. We are looking for submissions in any creative media (which can be exhibited online), highlighting aspects of human unity and positive cross-pollination between groups, ethnicities, religions and/or nations.”

Interested writers can submit entries in the following formats:

Literature
Poetry
Essay

Prizes:

First prize – $150.
Second prize – $100.
Third prize – $50.
Honourable mention – up to 20 WRITERS will have their work presented as part of the winners.

Note:

All winners and honourable mention recipients will be promoted via the website, Facebook page, Instagram page, e-newsletter.

Interested applicants can send submissions to hello@humanrightsartmovement.org with ‘Art of Unity Creative Award’ as the subject line. There is no entry fee for participation.

NEW THIS YEAR! ALL WINNERS AND HONORABLE MENTIONS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A BOOK FORMAT. WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A PDF COPY OF THE PUBLICATION.

The application deadline is 30 September

In 2023, the Art of Unity Creative Award received 352 entries from 68 countries and 22 US States, including 84 from creators 18 and under.

The most important hallmark of Holocaust remembrance and education is the phrase ‘never again.’ Unfortunately, tribal divisions, ethnic cleansing and genocides continue in the 21st Century. We are looking for submissions in any creative media (which can be exhibited online), and which highlight aspects of human unity, and positive cross-pollination between groups, ethnicities, religions and/or nations.