January 18, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
Submissions are now being accepted for an art contest designed to generate public awareness about environmental protection.
The 2021 Our Changing Climate art exhibition is being hosted the Huron Valley Council for the Arts, Environmental Council of Huron Valley, Michigan Rock School, Crossroads Group of the Sierra Club, and Community Unitarian Universalists of Brighton. Organizers say it is intended to act as a, âwake-up call that fosters an understanding of the need to protect the environment and call us all to action.â
Tiffany Stewart, founding member of the Environmental Council of Huron Valley, said, âArt has a powerful way of connecting with people. In the midst of our climate crisis, we wanted to find a unique way to bring the community together, highlighting local artwork that speaks to people about the importance of protecting our planet and inspires people to act now.â
Sherise Assad figured she had a pair of options in a year in which the world got turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“You can be one of two people: you can sit back and watch it all go down, or you stand up and try to be someone who does better,” she said.
She chose the latter, and for her efforts she was one of 20 honorees recognized in the Huron Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Rise to the Occasion awards.
Assad s also the reason Jen Hill, HVCC event and communications manager, has been in tears this week overwhelmed by the generosity.