(United Way of Lethbridge & South Western Alberta)

By Justin Goulet

Submissions open for third annual Expressions of Reconciliation Art & Media contest

Sep 28, 2020 | 11:36 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – A call has been put out once again for local artists to share their talents.

The third annual #YQL Expressions of Reconciliation Art & Media contest is open.

Coming off the heels of Reconciliation Week 2020, the contest is a collaborative effort between the United Way of Lethbridge & South Western Alberta, the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee, Lethbridge Indigenous Sharing Network and The Gallery at CASA.

The contest is a way to continue discussions on reconciliation in southwestern Alberta.

The theme for this year is ‘Indigenous Plants & Medicines’ to coincide with the United Nations declaration of 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health.

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Each contest submission has to incorporate this theme.

“We distributed orange shirts during Reconciliation Week with a unique design featuring Indigenous plants by local artist, Chataya Holy Singer. We support all artists and look forward to all of the entries,” said Pamela Beebe, Indigenous Relations Coordinator for the City of Lethbridge.

First, second and third place winners will be picked by a jury comprised of representatives from the community and contest partner organizations.

Community members will also be able to vote for their favourites, with the designs featured on the United Way’s Facebook page later next month.

Contest winners will have their work displayed at The Gallery at CASA in downtown Lethbridge in November and December.

Full contest rules and further information is available here, with the deadline to submit set for October 23 at 5:00 p.m. Winners will be announced in mid-November.