Comd Students Awarded Top Spots by Artist As Citizen
Posted on Mar 30 2009
Artist as Citizen announced winners of their first postcard competition, and the top 5 winners included 3 Pratt students. The competition received entries from 59 schools including RISD and SVA. The winners were chosen by Ji Lee, New York Creative Director of Google Creative Lab.
First Place: Maria Sotiropoulou (Grad Comd)
Second Place: Francisco Contreras (Comd)
Third Place: Greg Yagoda (Grad Comd)
The mission of "The Artist as Citizen" program is to encourage art students towards pragmatic social engagement; asking them to confront issues that will directly impact American society and their own lives. The ultimate goal is to develop a grassroots network of students who think for themselves, use what they learn directly in their own work, and include it in discussion with friends and family.
The AAC process brings together three individuals in the development of essays on artist responsibility. AAC enlists a student (who creates the piece), a guest editor (who frames the question), and a donor. Artistascitizen.org will then present finished pieces in the format of an online magazine/gallery and forum, and have the ability to collect essays into book form for future publication.
To learn more about this organization, visit the AAC website here.
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