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(This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home1/diqosbmy/public_html/clients/strive-together/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131The 2019 Art Inspires scholarship application is available in English here<\/a>.\u00a0La aplicaci\u00f3n de la beca\u00a0El Arte Inspira\u00a0est\u00e1 disponible en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n There is an overused idiom often said about art: \u201cA picture is worth a thousand words.\u201d While the phrase is clich\u00e9, it speaks to the power of the arts to evoke emotion, explain the inexplicable and inspire action.<\/p>\n Last year, StriveTogether launched the Art Inspires scholarship<\/a> for high school seniors and postsecondary students. Student artists from our 70 Cradle to Career Network communities across the country expressed what community, courage, equity, progress and results (our core values<\/a>) meant to them. StriveTogether awarded five $1,000 scholarships<\/a> to the selected artists: Amaia Johnson<\/a> and Denzel Chase<\/a> from Memphis, Tenn.; Camille Richmond<\/a> \u00a0and Lauren DeMarco<\/a> from Charleston, S.C.; and Shani Salinas<\/a> from Racine, Wis. Their winning pieces of art are now exhibited in StriveTogether\u2019s Cincinnati headquarters.<\/p>\n \u201cI saw children and adults working together to accomplish something\u2026 The kids learn that working together is the only way to successfully make a change that is bigger than themselves.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n This year, students will find inspiration for their visual<\/em> art from two pieces of spoken<\/em> art. At our national conference in October, Christian Paige<\/a>, an educator, keynote speaker and spoken word poet who grew up in Tacoma, Wash., performed two poems. The first, \u201cTrees<\/a>,\u201d describes how a local Tacoma organization empowered Christian and his peers not to only succeed academically but to grow into young leaders and changemakers in their communities. The second, \u201cThe Eyes of Your Enemy<\/a>,\u201d envisions what equitable opportunities look like for every child and challenges communities to come together to make that vision a reality.<\/p>\n To apply for the 2019 Art Inspires scholarship, students should create a work of wall art or a sculpture that expresses their interpretation of \u201cTrees\u201d or \u201cThe Eyes of Your Enemy.\u201d Each submission should include a video by the artist that explains the piece\u2019s inspiration and meaning, photos of the artwork, a scholarship application form, and proof of enrollment or intent to enroll in a postsecondary institution.<\/p>\n Applications<\/a> should be submitted to info@strivetogether.org<\/a> by May 10, 2019. Scholarship winners will be notified by May 29 and will receive their award upon receipt of the student\u2019s proof of enrollment and submission of their artwork to the local Cradle to Career Network partnership. The 2019 Art Inspires scholarship application is available in English here<\/a>.\u00a0La aplicaci\u00f3n de la beca\u00a0El Arte Inspira\u00a0est\u00e1 disponible en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n Christian\u2019s poems created a powerful call to action. In \u201cThe Eyes of Your Enemy,\u201d he said,<\/p>\n \u201cThe only gaps that truly exist are the ones that we allow to persist when we wish instead of move\u2026 Dream instead of create. Tomorrow is too late. Our children can\u2019t wait another year to be loved and supported from cradle to career.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n Through his performances at our conference, Christian ignited a sense of urgency and inspired education leaders and practitioners to return home newly invigorated to create change. I can\u2019t wait until May 2019 when 10 more artworks will create new inspiration for StriveTogether\u2019s communities!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 2019 Art Inspires scholarship application is available in English here.\u00a0La aplicaci\u00f3n de la beca\u00a0El Arte Inspira\u00a0est\u00e1 disponible en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed. 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Each of the artworks captured a unique aspect of StriveTogether\u2019s mission and values. I was particularly inspired by the way Amaia visualized the work we do \u2014 a community coming together to create a mural. She described her painting by saying,<\/p>\n