Keep Creating highlights the works of young creatives experiencing health challenges, creating an international network of art and resources. We are founded on the idea that creativity and self-expression can help us face the world when times are at their toughest.
Who we are…
Our Mission…
To connect young creatives to artistic opportunities while raising awareness about chronic illness.
Keep Creating engages a new generation of artists, through awards, sponsorships, exhibition opportunities and partnerships with professional artists, writers, curators, and gallerists.
What We Do…
About the Award…
The Keep Creating Award is given to young artists and writers who exemplify passion and skill in the creative arts field. Awards are presented in both the visual arts and poetry. Recipients of the award receive a 100$ cash prize, one-on-one sessions with professionals in the fields of art and literature, as well as a showcase on our website. Selected winners will also have the opportunity to participate in future online and in-person exhibitions run by our gallerists.
Submission Categories
Visual Art
Poetry
How Do Submission Deadlines Work?
Keep Creating has rolling submissions, which means you can submit at any time and you will get automatically entered into the current Awards cycle. Awards are distributed on 2-3 month cycles.
Click here to learn more about submission guidelines:
Keep Creating Award Winners: Summer Applicants
Visual Art Category
Total Eclipse
By Brooklyn Kemp
Why Brooklyn Creates:
“The ways art has helped me in life is the ability to express my emotions and being able to connect with other people through art, which in turn can strengthen relationships.”
The Liv Cardigan
By Olivia Clark
Why Olivia Creates:
“Creating art to me is the opportunity to be original. As someone living with chronic illness, art has given me something to do and something to look forward to.”
Poetry Category
The Fire, Fire, Fire
The fire, The fire , The fire. It sings, it calls, it pleads, It screams, it echoes in my mind. Its warmth guiding me to my flight. As my heart flutters. And feels alive. It being the beacon of light In the depth of my night. The fire,fire,fire,fire, fire. Oh Fire. Dancing to the beat of the vanquished. Swallowing all in its path. Be it good or bad. With no remorse in sight. Oh fire,oh fire, oh fire. Why do you make me hear their screams? Why do you make me remember all their tears? Why do you remind us of all our fears? Oh the fire It Burns, it burns. But who lit the fire to begin with? Sweet fire, old friend. Tell me how to stop this Burning ache? My fierce companion that never fell from grace. Who lit up bright. But with a warning of ash and pain. The fire,the fire, the fire. It burns, it burns, it burns. Leaving me with an empty road and a hallway full of bones.
By Anonymous
Why We Create…
“I create to hold space for the people, places, and things that I love. And to understand the ways in which we live together in the world.”
-Lauryn Welch
“I create because it is the only thing for me to do.”
-RJ Supa
“I create because it’s how I explore. Creating lets me tap into a world of ‘what ifs.’”
-Elisha Feit Mann
“I create because it is who I am. To create, in my own way, through art, is the reason for my existence.”
-Sannah Mokone