A New Caribbean Climate Change Art Contest Launches

by Carolee Chanona
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Despite our individualities as Caribbean nations, climate change affects us all and we live in a region most vulnerable to to its effects — especially with our collective reliance on tourism and/or nature-based economies. Extreme weather events like hurricanes, droughts, and flash floods are more destructive; livelihoods, including those in fisheries and agriculture, are threatened by unpredictable weather patterns; fragile ecosystems like coral reefs struggle to survive continuous coral bleaching events and disease outbreaks; while shoreline communities are forced out of their homes and ways of life due to sea-level rise.

With the launch of this Caribbean-based art competition for legal residents and citizens of CARIFORUM countries, you can add your voice to the global community in this climate crisis. For the winning artist, this is an opportunity to have your work and opinion appreciated by the entire Caribbean and EU community, alongside a cash prize of USD$300.  

Enter here: www.mcnabvisual.com/climate-change-cariforum 

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HOW HAS CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTED YOU?
WHAT’S YOUR MESSAGE TO THE WORLD ON CARIBBEAN CLIMATE CHANGE?

Answer these two questions with original artwork for a chance to win USD$300!

Entries will be evaluated based on creativity, composition, clarity, theme interpretation, boldness and issue impact.

Contest period

The competition launches on August 2, 2021, and ends on August 31, 2021, at 5:00 PM EST.  

Submission styles of multimedia art
  • Photography

  • Drawings

  • Illustrations

  • Paintings (watercolor, ink, acrylic, oil, etc.)

  • Mixed media and/or collages

  • Digital art
  • Data visualization and/or infographics

  • Crayon/pencil art

  • Cartoons

The use of words displaying a clear message within your submission is mandatory. Any medium of art is acceptable once meeting requirements. 

Competition website

www.mcnabvisual.com/climate-change-cariforum 

Who can enter

Any citizen and legal resident 3 years and older belonging to any of the 16 CARIFORUM Member States. CARIFORUM Member States: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. 

How to enter

Submit a photo of you and your artwork (JPG, JPEG, TIF, PNG or PDF) at 240 DPI or higher via the website by August 31, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST. One entry per person/group.  

For more Information and the entry form click here. 

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