Moral concern with inequality is about far more than economic inequality. It is also about political, legal, educational, and health inequalities and how these interact with each other. And it’s about how these inequalities connect with underlying issues of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, LGBTQ status, geography, and other factors. These different dimensions of inequality are often difficult to appreciate, especially when we do not experience them firsthand. An artwork can change this. An artwork can force us to confront the significance of inequalities we often overlook. Submissions will be evaluated both for artistic merit and for how they explore issues related to the COMPAS theme.
This contest is open to:
- Graduate and undergraduate students currently enrolled in a class in the Department of Art
Prizes:
- Grand Prize, $500
- Up to 3 awards of excellence, $250 each
- Up to 12 awards of distinction, $50 each
All types of art presented at the Department of Art Open House are eligible: painting/drawing, sculpture, glass, photography, art and technology, printmaking, ceramics, etc.
Your work must be presented in the Department of Art Open House December 7th 2016, in order to be considered.
Entrants must register by December 6th: http://go.osu.edu/inequality-art-registration
Winners will be announced by email and on our social media accounts on December 9th.
Research Resources
We encourage entrants to familiarize themselves with the issues that COMPAS is focusing on this year. Here are some helpful resources to aid in that process:
- Full video & slides from our Fall Conference
- Facts about mass incarceration
- Neighborhood segregation dot map
- Information on health inequalities (click on "Figures/Tables" for some helpful graphics)
- Article on wealth and democracy (graphs are on page 10 of the pdf, page 573 of the journal)
- Video on U.S. inequality
- Video on global inequality
- A somewhat outdated, but very well presented set if infographics about global wealth