Artists Against ICE

As the great Toni Morrison said, “Art is dangerous… Dictators and people in office and people who want to control and deceive know exactly the people who will disturb their plans…And those people are artists.”

We are in a moment where people across the country are finding ways to take action to protect their communities and neighbors. Artists have played a vital role in this work, providing us with avenues to express our values visually and to capture the emotional depth of this moment.

MoveOn is looking for artists and creators of all levels of experience to submit art work that 1) aligns with the guidelines below and 2) demonstrates their style and voice.

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Process

Applications are open until March 27
MoveOn will select 10 artists to feature on social media, email, and SMS to their members across the country, asking their audiences to vote.
The winning artist will receive a $1,500 honorarium and have their art featured on a piece of MoveOn merchandise, such as a sticker, poster, or shirt. MoveOn will collaborate with the winning artist to build out a promotional strategy that uplifts the artist’s profile.
This request for proposal does not obligate MoveOn to contract for services specified. MoveOn reserves the right at its sole discretion to reject any and all proposals received without penalty and not to issue a contract as a result of this request for proposal.

Selection guidelines

We are looking for visual art, including graphic art, illustration, or painting.
We are looking for art that is inspired by or incorporates the following suggested messages: (Use of text in the art is not required.)
- ICE Out
- ICE Out of Our Communities
- No Money for ICE
- Melt ICE
- F*ck ICE
- Immigrants Belong
- Protect Your Neighbors
The tone is open to interpretation by each artist, but even with a more serious tone, we aim to do so in a way that centers our power to create change.
While artists are welcome to create new work for this, we encourage artists to turn to their existing work for a submission as well.
Submissions must be the creator’s original work. Submissions plagiarized or created with any AI elements will not be considered.
Submissions may not contain any reference to any elections or list the name of any candidate for public office.
Submitting artists must be 18 years of age or older and live in the U.S.

Submissions

Thank you to the more than 250 artists who applied to Artists Against ICE!

Applications are now closed.

Ten finalists will be selected from our pool of submissions. These finalists will be announced and public voting will open on April 13.

Fill out this form to be reminded when voting opens!