North Kesteven District Council – A self-portrait showcase – HMD 2024
Activity information
Activity type: Public activity
Organisation name: North Kesteven District Council
Address:
Hub
Navigation Wharf, Carre Street
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 7DW
United Kingdom
Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 Fragility of Freedom
North Kesteven District Council invites young people to reflect on the restriction and removal of freedoms through the creative expression of a self-portrait. To mark Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27, North Kesteven District Council is holding an educational art competition for secondary school students, aged 11 to 16, in order that they can express who they are and stand up against hatred.
A curated selection of the submissions will be exhibited at the Hub, Sleaford for a week from Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27 to February 3.
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) advocates international acts of remembrance and reflection on that day to the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust of the Second World War, the millions of people who lost their lives due to the discrimination inflicted upon them by the Nazis and the impacts and ongoing incidence of genocide since.
The theme of 2024’s Holocaust Memorial Day is ‘Fragility of freedom’, which has a different definition to every individual. In every genocide across the world it is clear that individual freedom is restricted and removed.
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust encourage individuals ‘to come together to learn more, emphasise more and do more.’
Exhibition
Shortlisted entries will be showcased in a collated space at the Hub, Sleaford on Saturday 27 January at 1pm. A range of shortlisted entries will be showcased in a collated space at the Hub, Sleaford from Saturday 27 January through to Saturday 3 February where visitors will be able to nominate their favourites. We also hope to showcase them through a Facebook vote alongside the creative showcase. Winners will be announced on Wednesday 7 February with prizes awarded to winning entries.
The exhibition aims to provide a platform for students to see their work collated and celebrate their freedom to be creative. The competition also encourages reflection on the fragility of freedom and how individual freedom was affected by the events of the Holocaust and during more recent genocides. The exhibition will be running for a week finishing on Saturday 3
February.
For further details see the Council’s, the Hub’s and Ruth Burrows’ social media @northkestevendc, @hubsleaford and @rbartshopstudio and also visit the webpage link below.
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Hub, Sleaford and Ruth Burrows illustration