It’s time to create and submit artwork for the NYC Department of Education’s (DOE) Disability Pride Visual Arts Contest. The goal of the contest is to have students develop visual representations of what the ADA rally cry, “Nothing About Us Without Us,” means to them.
The DOE Disability Pride Visual Arts Contest celebrates the challenges and achievements of people with disabilities in their struggle for equity and equal access, opportunity, and inclusion. People with disabilities are proud of their identity and their accomplishments that resulted in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The DOE invites all students and teachers to join in the celebration of Disability Pride through participation in the Visual Arts Contest.
Theme: Nothing About Us Without Us
Deadline: April 24, 2023
All of the information about the contest can be found by clicking the links below:
Contest Informational Flier
Resources for Educators
Why the Disability Pride Art Contest? informational one-pager
Please submit artwork by April 24, 2023 - SUBMIT ARTWORK HERE
The 10 Finalists and 1 Grand Finalist will have their artwork showcased by the DOE and be invited to a virtual event in Spring 2021. Recognizing that art is an invaluable means of expression and communication, the DOE is encouraging teachers and families to engage their students in developing visual representations of what the phrase, “Nothing About Us Without Us,” means to them. Teachers and families are encouraged to build the contest into their curriculum and/ or have meaningful conversations around disability. The deadline for submission is April 24, 2023.
Please reach out to disabilityprideparade@schools.nyc.gov with any questions.
