Amplified: Teen Voices on Addiction

Teens, Make Your Voice Heard!

In-Person Exhibit: April 8th – June 3rd at Floyd Center for the Arts

Opening Reception: Floyd Center for the Arts, April 8th, 5-7pm

Cash prizes for multiple categories sponsored by New River Valley Community Services & Floyd County Multi-Disciplinary Team

Questions? Please contact the Director of Springhouse Downtown, Sarah Piper Pollock, at sarahp@springhouse.org.

For information, rules, submission, and artist release form:

Download Entry Form Here

We invite you to participate in a juried art show showcasing the voices of Floyd teens (ages 13-19) on the impact of addiction in our community. This community-based art show is a collaboration with the Floyd County High School, Floyd Center for the Arts, and Springhouse Downtown. We plan to bring together Floyd teens, artists, and people in recovery to support our community in exploring the impacts of addiction in our area. Teens will have the opportunity to submit work and enter a contest, followed by a reception and exhibit.

Teens will be invited to use a medium of their choice and create an art piece that speaks to one of the following explorations of impact: 

  • Self-portrait of the personal impact of addiction 
  • Impact of addiction on family 
  • Impact of addiction on the community

We are grateful for our sponsors: New River Valley Community Services & Floyd County Multi-Disciplinary Team

JURIED CATEGORIES:

  • Self-portrait
  • Impact on family
  • Impact on community

PRIZES: 

  • Best in show $300
  • Self-portrait $150
  • Impact on family $150 
  • Impact on community $150 
  • People’s choice (patrons can submit a vote) $100 

MATERIALS & CREATION

Artists can use the art materials and studio space at Springhouse Downtown: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 4-7 pm.

DROP OFF/PICK UP ARTWORK DETAILS 

Entries can be dropped off at Springhouse Downtown (203 Fox St. Unit A, Floyd, VA) during open hours. 

Entries Accepted: March 13th – March 26th (along with submission form)

Pick Up: Floyd Center for the Arts, June 5th – 10th (Entries may not be picked up before June 3rd. Work must be picked up between these dates unless you wish to donate your work to an addiction recovery center)

We would like to give participants the option of sharing their talent to improve the lives of those in recovery with the artwork. While art show participants are certainly not required to donate their artwork, we will make donating as simple as possible for those who would like to do so. To donate your artwork, simply leave it at Floyd Center for the Arts after June 10th, and we will deliver the artwork to a local addiction recovery center for you.