To participate in the 21th annual K-12 Human Rights Art Contest, students must reflect on the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” Article #1 in an original work of art.
Article #1: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on December 10, 1948 as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and nations. It sets, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages. (www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/)
The Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial is one of the few places in the world in which the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is publicly displayed in its entirety.
Please submit your art entry no later than Friday, April 16.
Online through the submission form.
Mail or deliver to:
Wassmuth Center
777 South 8th
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 345-0304
Prizes will be awarded to 1st through 3rd places in the following age categories: Head Start & Kindergarten, grades 1-3, grades 4-6, grades 7-9 and grades 10-12.
A grand prize winner will also be named.
Classroom sets of pocket-sized copies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in English and Spanish are available for purchase; packaged is sets of 25 for $7.50.