We welcome artwork from all children for the “Hope” exhibit. To participate in this exhibit, each child should draw on an 8.5” x 11” paper (cardstock preferred) responding to the following question:

What is your hope for the children of Palestine?

Please include 1-2 sentences describing your artwork and the first name of the artist and their age on the drawing. If you are an educator and would like your students to participate in this display, please reach out to us so we can arrange to collect the drawings from you. We accept submissions of physical drawings; they do not need to be scanned and sent in.

To parents and teachers: please note the theme of this display is about hope specifically. We would like the children to imagine what they want the children in Palestine to have and express themselves freely. The question is vague on purpose so that each child can respond in their own unique way.

We are looking for artwork reflecting certain themes (listed below). This artwork can be a painting or a 3D display. For 3D displays, we recommend that the size of the base does not exceed 14” x 18”. Some examples of displays created in the past can be seen here.

Click here to learn more about the themes we are looking to highlight.

For more information or context about these categories, visit our Sources Cited page.

Rubble - showing the amount of destruction

Displaced - highlighting the issue of forced displacement

Orphaned - bringing attention to the plight of the orphaned children

Amputees - talking about how 10 children a day in Gaza get their limbs amputated

Starving - highlighting the use of forced famine in a genocide

Thirsty - bringing attention to the fact that Israel has cut off water

Dark - bringing attention to the fact that Israel has cut off electricity

Cut Off - bringing attention to the fact that Israel has cut off telecommunications

Pain - talking about how people in Gaza are forced to undergo medical procedures without anesthesia

911 - highlighting the intentional targeting of ambulances and healthcare facilities

28 Days - bringing attention to the lack of menstrual products available in Gaza due to Israeli siege

Unschooled - talking about the interruption to schooling and the targeting of schools

NICU - highlighting the murder of the five NICU babies in Al Nasr hospital

Detained - talking about the systemic imprisonment of Palestinian children

Occupied - showing the apartheid in the West Bank

Targeted Because of Their Dad’s Job - highlighting the targeting of journalists and their families

“Please come get me. I’m scared.” - relaying the trauma of Hind Rajab’s final moments

The Birthplace of Jesus - highlighting the plight of Palestinian Christians

Baiting Starving People - bringing attention to the targeting of starving people looking for food, such as The Flour Massacre

We Are Paying for This - talking about the US’s financial involvement

For more details click here.

YES. If you have any other visual art that doesn’t fall into the categories listed above, we still want to display it! When filling out the art submission form, please provide as much detail as you can about your art piece so we can prepare to display it.

We do not want to turn away any young artists. Your art is welcome even if it doesn’t fall into any of the categories listed above.

We would love our young artists to present their spoken word or poetry (either original or created by others) at our event! Please be sure to sign up in the art submission form and indicate the time you are available to present. Note: you can read a poem that was written by another person, so long as it’s relevant to the subject and you credit the author. For a list of recommended poems, click here.

If you have another form of performance art you would like to present, please let us know in the art submission form. Be sure to provide as much detail as you can so that we are able to accommodate your sound system and space needs.

Yes, you can drop off your art work in one of the following ways:

1. The morning of the day of the event starting at 11:00 AM.

2. A designated art coordinator will reach out to you and arrange a different drop off time before of the event. Please indicate you need this option in your art submission form.

To submit art for our exhibits, please fill out our submission form no later than a week before the event.

Note: We reserve the right to refuse any artwork that does not fall in line with the theme or goals of our exhibit.

Go to our home page by clicking here and scroll down to the event you are wanting to display your artwork. Click on the View Event button to fill out the submission form for this specific event.

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