join us for a revolutionary day celebrating teens’ voices with artist-led workshops, public speaking, and creative expression through live music and dance. taking inspiration from the activist practices of dallas contemporary exhibition artists shepard fairey and gabrielle goliath, RAISE YOUR VOICE FEST! at dallas contemporary seeks to amplify the voices of north texas high school students in a day dedicated to art, activism, and performance.
saturday, 21 january 2023
11.00 am - 6.00 pm
161 glass st
workshops
to be led by artist mentors, students, and community partner organizations.
public speaking
students from debate teams, rhetoric classes, literary clubs, etc., will present speeches, orations, and spoken word contributions.
performances
featuring marching bands, musicians, dancers, drill teams, cheerleaders, and thespians.
+ food trucks and more!
poster open call
tuesday, 1 november - thursday, 15 december, 2022
dallas contemporary will digitally distribute a branded 8.5” x 11” poster template to north texas high school art departments. under the theme RAISE YOUR VOICE!, students may submit a design in any media using the provided template. on the day of the festival, students may vote for their favorite poster design; the winner will receive two student-level memberships to dallas contemporary and a $100 gift certificate to our dc shop.
posters will be scanned and submitted by students via a google form link by 11:59 pm on thursday, 15 december or dropped off at dallas contemporary during open hours by thursday, 15 december.
please direct all questions to info@dallascontemporary.org with the subject raise your voice fest.
RAISE YOUR VOICE FEST! is presented with creative support from museum community partners the family place, dallas hope charities, and disd.