Our History
In 2007, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of Vincent Chin, the Organization of Chinese Americans-New York Chapter (OCA-NY) partnered with other community organizations to form an art contest and exhibition addressing the issues of hate crimes in the community. The Hate Crimes Prevention Project was founded to engage local youth in hate crime prevention and to empower youth to speak out against hate crimes through art as a tool for activism. This year will be the contest's sixth.
What is a Hate Crime?
The legal definition of a hate crime is a criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender's bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic origin or sexual orientation. Such offenses are still present in our own communities, and in order to take down hate crimes at their root, consolidation and mobilization are critical. Though many community organizations and municipal agencies devote time and resources in response to hate crimes, initiatives that aim to counteract the causes of hate crimes before they even occur are equally necessary. Through art, we hope to raise awareness of the cause, effect, and prevention of hate crimes among inner-city youth and create avenues for positive, constructive social change.
Our Theme
This year's theme is “UNMASKING HATE CRIMES: Hear the Cries, See the Solution, Speak through Art.” We highlight the individual processes of sight, hearing, and speaking as way of achieving an awareness of the sources, outcomes, and means to resolve hate crimes. We hope participants will challenge themselves and the audience by taking into consideration the following:
- [HEAR] Why are hate crimes committed? What are the short-term / long-term impacts of a hate crime on the victim, perpetrator, and bystander?
- [SEE] What are the sources of ignorance and prejudice? How can we as youth take action?
- [SPEAK] Art is the method. What's YOUR message?
Rules and Information
A brief overview of some important rules can be found below. The full version of the rules, guidelines, and submission form can be found in the information packet attachment located at the bottom of this page.
The PRIZES are as follows:
1st place: $500
2nd place: $400
3rd place: $300
4th place: $200
5th place: $100
- Artists must be between the ages of 13-20.
- Use the theme to create art addressing cause, effect, and/or prevention of hate crimes.
- Submit your art and relevant form to any of our drop-off locations (see packet). The deadline for submissions is August 5th at 5pm.
- To be eligible for a prize, all participants must be present at the opening of the art exhibit in which the winners will be announced. It will be on August 9th from 6-8:30 pm at the Museum of Chinese in America (215 Centre St.)
- Each artist is limited to ONE submission.
The PRIZES are as follows:
1st place: $500
2nd place: $400
3rd place: $300
4th place: $200
5th place: $100
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