PowerUp! 2023 Reflection and Expression Contest Now Open!

It may seem that PowerUp has come and gone, however, we know that for many of you, the experience and lasting impact remain.  OVOV invites youth participants to submit entries to our Reflection and Expression contest!

Submission Guidelines:

  • Youth must have attended PowerUp! 2023.
  • Youth can submit an entry in ONE category only.
  • Entries should adhere to the theme: family tree, connection, and identity.
  • Pieces must be submitted to onevisiononevoice@oacas.orgby Thursday, August 24, 2023.

Two winners from each category will receive $100 each.

Categories:

Visual Art 🎨
Take what you learned at PowerUp and create something new!
Please send us your artwork in a digital format or take a photo of it.
Permitted formats: jpg/jpeg, png, pdf

Poetry 🖋️
We hope you were inspired by our guest poets to write your own thoughts and feelings!
Maximum length: 15 lines
Permitted formats: Word document or PDF

Dance 🕺🏿💃🏿
We all love a dance party, show us what you’ve got!
1-2 minutes with audio
Permitted format: MP4, M4V, WEBM, OGV, WMV, and FLV

Spoken Word/Monologue 🎤
Speak your truth.
Audio or audio + visual, 1-3 minutes
Permitted audio formats: MP3, OGG, or WAV
Permitted video formats: MP4, M4V, WEBM, OGV, WMV, and FLV

Song 🎶
Sing (or play) your truth!
Audio alone or audio + visual, 1-3 minutes
Permitted audio formats: MP3, OGG, or WAV
Permitted video formats: MP4, M4V, WEBM, OGV, WMV, and FLV

Criteria: 

  • Originality
  • Adherence to the guidelines (see above)
  • Uniqueness
  • Individual culture

Contact the OVOV team at onevisiononevoice@oacas.org with any questions!