It feels wrong to say that my latest project is “fun” given the subject matter (the Holocaust). Perhaps “rewarding” is the right sentiment.
The People Next Door is an annual art and creative writing contest for South Bend area high schoolers. The contest invites students to review and reflect on the history of the Holocaust, and create a work of art, poetry, prose, or video in response.
For this project, I designed the poster (PDF), wrote the contest packet (PDF), and coordinated a bit of email marketing. I also registered a new domain and created their contest website. I used Google Sites so that it could easily be revised by members of their volunteer committee going forward.
We’ve launched, and now we wait for submissions. The fun I mentioned starts in a few weeks: this year, the gallery exhibition will be online, and I’ll be creating their virtual gallery space in ArtSteps. The client expects the gallery opening event to be open to the public (though that’s tentative), so watch for a little PR activity around mid-April.
I’m looking forward to seeing this come together. I feel like we need this kind of thing right now.
Shalom / Peace.
