Logo design by Dom (@upstate.creative)

Hello!

For the second year in a row (see our first year!), A Little Beacon Blog is holding a Juneteenth art contest. The aim is to reserve space for the African American community to show their voices and visions during Juneteenth.

WHAT IS JUNETEENTH?

Juneteenth is a holiday of independence celebrated on June 19th by the Black community commemorating the liberation of the enslavement of Africans taken from their homes in other countries, separated from their families, and brought to North America so that white Americans could have their own Independence Day from Great Britain on July 4th. Some Native American tribes in Oklahoma kept African slaves as well, as was a recent focus during the Tulsa Race Massacre in Greenwood.

Juneteenth has been celebrated for over 150 years by African Americans, but not all knew about it, as it wasn’t taught regularly in schools. Last year, during the social reckoning of 2020, Juneteenth got elevated, paid attention to, and respected by the white community and other races. On June 17th, 2021, President Joe Biden signed Juneteenth into law as a national holiday, where the government workforce and schools will observe the holiday.

HOW THIS WORKS

Submit your work for consideration to be published on A Little Beacon Blog.

Any age is welcome.
People from the African American community, of any mix or origen.
African Americans living in the Hudson Valley of New York.
Any medium is welcome. If you recorded a song, send it via Spotify or something we can embed. Actually, we can embed an mp3 on our own website! Artwork that is painted, pixelized, collaged, quilted, etc.
Please answer these 2 questions with your submission:
- What do you want to tell the United States about what you want changed?
- What do you want to tell _______ your town in the Hudson Valley about what you want changed? Any wish. What is your greatest wish?
A Description of your artwork.
Selected submissions will be published on A Little Beacon Blog, along with your answers. You can elect to skip giving an answer.
Selected submissions will win grant money if we get sponsors. Of the sponsorship dollars, 100% will be divided among the artists.
Email art file to katie@alittlebeaconblog.com
Deadline: June 23rd. Publish Date: June 26th

100% Of SPONSORSHIP GOES TO PRIZES/GRANTS

We can offer prizes if we have sponsorships. Depending on how many submissions we get, we could award grant money to several people. Therefore, 100% of sponsor dollars will go towards these grants.

To sponsor:

Visit our Reader Support page and select a dollar amount.
In the Comments, please indicate if this is to sponsor this initiative, and we will set it aside. Please also indicate if you want your name or business name listed with the final publishing of all artwork.

Once all sponsorships are in, the dollar amount will be divided evenly among the selected submissions.

HELPING A LITTLE BEACON BLOG CONTINUE

If you want to help A Little Beacon Blog at large continue to run these kinds of initiatives - consider sponsoring ALBB in a sustaining way. Visit our Media Kit for options or contact us. Or, you can send a contribution at any time. A Little Beacon Blog is a business, and we do pay salaries to feed our families, add to our savings accounts, pay student loans, and produce news you love.

PS: Love this logo design? It was designed by Dom (@upstate.creative) for a A Little Beacon Blog.