Help LCL to Illustrate Our Youth Program!

Events LCL in the News Published March 30, 2012 at 10:00 am Comments Off

LCL Curriculum Illustration Contest
& We Need Your Vote!

LCL is at an exciting point in our development! This year we have already launched our new website, launched a new leadership program for youth and expanded our Youth LEAD Institute core programs. As a part of our goals for 2012 we have been working on our program curriculum book for our Youth LEAD Institute and are nearly complete. Now we need your help to select the cover image for our workbook that will be distributed to all LCL participants!

Four amazing community artists donated their work and we would like for you to help us to select the picture that you think would best inspire our young girls in their journey. 

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Step 1: Look at each piece and read the summary 
Step 2: Select the response the most accurately reflects your opinion
Step 3: and Click “Vote” for each piece

Illustration Contest

Cover Option 1

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Total voters: 8

Cover Option 1

Description of the art piece: The piece of art represents women and their ability to be leaders. The piece is made from oil pastels and colored pencil. The artist chose to portray the female body because it is beautiful and something that every woman should be proud of. The moon represents the endless potential that females have and that it is important to reach for what you believe in. About the Artist: Jacqueline Carmody is a 23 year old female from the south side of Chicago. She is studying art therapy at The Adler School of Professional Psychology. She has been an artist her entire life and have always always had a passion for creating new things and new possibilities for herself.
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Illustration Contest

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Cover Option 2

Description of art piece: Artwork represents the spirit of the liberated brown woman. The woman is levitating with open arms and courage. She is emitting light, vibrant color and transparency throughout her surroundings. The butterfly wings symbolize change and the transformation women go through as they grow older. The woman has reached womanhood and shown her true beauty, different and beautiful in her own way. Wings… wings give the ability to fly… to Liberate one’s self from stereotypes and oppressions, from doubts and failures to a state of peace, naturalness, purity and happiness. This artwork shows the journey of self-discovery through a woman’s talents, acceptance of one’s self; development of abilities and strengths at their best. Most importantly, it represents the wisdom learned through life’s tribulations and the continuing journey of transformation with everlasting knowledge. About The Artist: Artist is Lissette Romo, a Mexican American professional, creative, and alumni of the University of Illinois at Chicago where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Business degree majoring in Marketing and Management with an emphasis on Entrepreneurship. She remains active within her community through her leadership role with Las Caras Lindas. Lissette developed an immense passion for contributing to youths’ development through mentorship and expressing herself through the arts.
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Illustration Contest

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Cover Option 3

Description of the art piece: The artwork portrays a baby elephant wearing a raincoat because elephants are receptive to pneumonia, especially in their infant stages. Therefore, the metaphor is about providing nurture when vulnerability presents itself. This was completed April 21, 2012 under the rigorous instruction of Karl Wirsum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Wirsum), an established international artist at the Art Institute of Chicago. The technique includes charcoal and torn dyed paper (e.g. raincoat). About the Artist: Vivian Alvarez is an alumna from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in Masters of Art in Art Education program. She is also an alumna from Marwen gallery and Gallery-37. Vivian is currently working at DePaul and teaching summer workshops a SAIC. She is a member of SAIC’s critique penal for the undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines.
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Cover Option 4

Description of the art piece: The technique includes charcoal and white paper. The media was used due to the possibility to highlight white and black and its different shades and tones. It allowed to emphasize the details and highlight one face that has two sides. The image depicts the struggle of a segregated community and their internal search of identity trying different faces and facets. During this search a woman may experience frustration and shame, being unaware of her own beauty. Likewise, without realizing that beauty is never lost and that it is not about a color, face or body. The artwork represents that every women is a divine design, beautiful by nature because everything God does is and will remain beautiful. About the Artist: Abraham Velasco is a 29 year old male from Mexico City. His passion and love for art comes from an early age. He grew up in a family of artists and has been engaged in art instruction since elementary school. For the past two years he has been studying Art at The Art Instruction School. Abraham currently lives in Rockford, Illinois.
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