Our design challenges invite college students to use art of any medium—from songs to sketches, poetry to photography, film to fashion design—to reimagine what more just monuments can look (or sound, move, or feel) like. As you create, consider:
What are monuments for?
Who are they for?
Do we need monuments today?
DESIGN CHALLENGES
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HOW TO CONTRIBUTE
DM submissions to @themonumentproject on Instagram or email them to info@monumentproject.co. Include your name, college and, optionally, your IG handle and a short caption/description
LATEST CHALLENGE
We encourage you to look critically at your own backyard, whatever that might mean to you—whether it’s your campus or your hometown, a dorm room or a local public park. What/who would you want to monumentalize within your own space or a place you call home? Through any medium, create or even redesign an existing monument that is close to home for you. You might consider: What would your monument be for? Who would it be for? Where/how would it be displayed?
CHALLENGE #3: CLOSE TO HOME
All previous challenges are ongoing and still open to submissions.
Email info@monumentproject.co if you are a student organization interested in commissioning a challenge.
SUBMISSION EXAMPLES:
CHALLENGE #1 - A MONUMENT TO THE FUTURE
Monuments often commemorate people, places, or events of the past. But what if we could monumentalize not just public memory, but also public imagination? Whether it’s a future to anticipate, a future to avoid, or a future to aim for, what does a monument to the future look like?
