What to Submit
Original artwork inspired by any of the Founding Stories. You can submit multiple different art pieces, but must submit them one at a time through the submission form.
Entries must be submitted in a square format.
Entries accepted until March 25, after which there will be one week of public voting from March 26-30.
Stories
- Contact
- Official Rules
- Stories
- Be The Change
- Cathedral Building
- Everybody Can Be Great
- It Takes A Village
- It’s In Your Hands
- Love and Joy
- Moccasins
- Never Doubt
- Night Into Day
- Ripples
- Sand Into Diamonds
- Seven Generations
- Stone Soup
- The Beloved Community
- The Bridge Builder
- The Lighthouse
- The Long Walk
- The Rabbi’s Gift
- The Shoulders of Giants
- The Starfish Story
- The Traveler
- Ubuntu
- Up the River
- Water
- Submit
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Grand Prize
Posted on 18.04.2012
Congratulations to Diane Joo and Christina Pesavento, ’10 alums of City Year Miami! Their piece, “Cathedral Building” is the grand prize winner of the Art of Idealism art competition! This painting is based on the City Year Founding Story Cathedral Building. Diane is currently … Continue reading →
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Runner-Up
Posted on 17.04.2012
Congratulations to Brandon Mclaughlin and Kristan Bate, corps members serving in City Year LA at The Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools! Their piece, “A Ripple” is the overal runner up of the Art of Idealism art competition! Based on the City Year Founding Story Ripples, … Continue reading →
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Announcing the #ArtofIdealism Winners
Posted on 16.04.2012
The Art of Idealism art competition has come to a close. The votes have been counted, the final judging has taken place, and below, you can see all 24 winners! Since launching the competition, we received about 400 pieces from all corners of the City Year community, and … Continue reading →
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The Judging is Complete!
Posted on 09.04.2012
After receiving over 350 submissions, the votes have been tallied, the judges panel made their final decisions and we will be posting the winners right here on Monday the 16th. Check in then to see if your favorites won! Thank you … Continue reading →
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Time To Vote!
Posted on 26.03.2012
The time has finally come to cast your votes for the Art of Idealism! Every story will have its own finalists, so make sure to vote for each story. Simply click an icon below, find your favorite piece of art, … Continue reading →
Posted in Founding Stories
Last Week
Posted on 20.03.2012
We are nearing the end of our Art of Idealism art competition and we can’t wait to see what this week brings! We’ve already got over 100 entries and we know a lot more are on their way. So get … Continue reading →
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Prizes
Posted on 24.02.2012
There are only about three weeks left to submit your artwork! Thanks to the generous support of several organizations we’re excited to announce several great new prizes: Grand Prize winner will receive a Kindle Fire Tablet, a set of 24 … Continue reading →
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Welcome to ‘The Art of Idealism’ Art Competition
Posted on 23.01.2012
Help us create the first art edition of our Founding Stories Book that will give new life to the stories for corps members who are serving in some of the highest-need schools across the country, and for the staff and community … Continue reading →




