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Sojourn Poster Design Contest

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10 YEARS

Call for Entries

Deadline to Enter: July 25th 2010

Designers and Artists are invited to submit a poster design to be used in celebration with Sojourn’s 10th anniversary.  The design should communicate that Sojourn has been a church for 10 years.  The winning design will be included on the associated Devotional Cover, T-shirts, and Posters and maybe skateboard decks (you never know).

Eligibility

All artists are eligible.  All designs should be original.  All entries should be in a digital, editable file format.

Submissions

Please submit a Full Resolution PDF or JPEG via email to mwinters@sojournchurch.com

Design should fit the dimensions 11×17, yet flexible for multiple formats

Design should not include more than 4 colors

Files must be submitted by Sunday, July 25th

Awards

10 favorite entries will be chosen for display on sojournvisualarts.com

the corresponding artists will receive a t-shirt showcasing the winning design

1 winning entry will be chosen to represent Sojourn’s Anniversary

the corresponding artist will receive t-shirts for their entire community group

Sojourn Arts Director, Michael Winters, will be selecting the winners

Teaching Photography to Kids Not Yet in Gangs

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city-of-godWell, some of them are in gangs. Louisville apparently has a number of active gangs. The most active is called ‘Taliban’ (no relationship to the more famous Taliban, but still pretty dangerous) and is mostly operated out of the Smoketown/Shepherd Square neighborhood just a mile northwest from the 930. Today, I met with two great guys who run a gang prevention program through Jefferson County Youth Detention. Oddly, both of them are named Jermaine.

Next week, we’ll start a 6 week photography class that will hopefully open these kids up to some new experiences, get them to think critically about their relationship to their city and teach them the basics of a craft that they might want to study further.

The six classes will be something like this:
1. Movie Discussion Day. Watch “City of God” clips. Discuss what distinguished the main character from the other kids in the projects and the role that photography played in his maturity.
2. Photogram. Introduction to a photo darkroom. Participants will make a darkroom photo of objects they bring to the project.
3. Pinhole Camera. Participants will make a simple camera and make photos using paper negatives.
4. What’s Important To You? With disposable cameras, participants will have one week to make pictures of what they deem ‘important.’
5. Gallery Visits. We’ll venture to 21C, Paul Paletti’s, and hopefully Magnolia Photo Booth Company.
6. Prepare for an Exhibit of their work at the 930.