The Abstractaphy Haiga Challenge--currently closed

[Seaview (Marion Clarke)]

Calling all Artists

The goal of this challenge is to bring artists together for the purpose of creating compelling art in a way that renders the sum of the finished product greater than its parts. It's about artists inspiring other artists to greater heights. And it's about creating awareness of important issues through the artistic process and the process of dissemination.

The challenge is to create a haiga incorporating the following haiku by Anju Kishore.

pancake moon
stories the beggar feeds
her toddler

Anju Kishore
Bengaluru,India

The Haiku Foundation Haiku Dialogue
March Moon, March 2023, Editor Carole MacRury

Where and how to Submit:

Send your submission to submit@abstractaphy.org with the subject: [Haiga Challenge] [Your Name] [Date].

Anju will look over your suggestions and pick one or more versions she best feels represents the spirit of her poem. She will decide when she's seen enough work to make her decision, so this is an open call.  This challenge will run periodically with new poems, so if you miss this one, another will be along soon.

See the specifications below for image size and other details.

Publication Opportunities

Selected haiga will be posted on The Abstractaphy Initiative's "Community Voices" blog . . . in Anju's section of the site . . .and in your section of the site.

Selected haiga are also eligible for inclusion in the Drifting Sands Haibun journal as cover art.

Sandstorm DDP (optional) – Selected haiga are eligible for inclusion in the Sandstorm Digital Distribution Project (Sandstorm DDP). The goal of this project is to spread this single piece of art far and wide.  As a Sandstorm DDP image, the creators jointly agree to copyright it under the following Creative Commons copyright (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International), the goal being to make this image accessible to everyone, easily replicated and transmitted to others. The decision to participate in this program is voluntary and must be made jointly by all creators involved.

Full submission details and link to information on creating haiga at:

https://abstractaphy.org/haiga-challenge/

We look forward to receiving your haiga submissions! 

Richard Grahn & Anju Kishore