Arts of Respect
A university-wide competition
in the visual, literary and performing arts
- After much deliberation on the part of the panel, comprised of AOR committee and faculty specialists
- The finalists from Drew were:
High school finalists were:
Fiona Murphy, Michael Yuan and Arlynn Baer of Millburn High School; RaiQuan Becheam, Jeffrey Amponsah and Philip Williams of the Marion Bolden Center, Newark High Schools; and Teri Minogue of Madison High School.
Click Here to view the work of the Arts of Respect 2012 Winners
Also, we are happy to announce the Drew-Time Achievement Award, which goes to Ian Clements. For four years as a Drew student, Ian has been a participant in and promoter of the Arts of Respect, qualifying for the second time as a finalist this year, while producing a wonderful documentary film about AOR called, The Artists Behind the Arts of Respect. Thank you Ian!
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There is much hatred in the world. People are looked upon as “different” because of their religion, their race, their behavior, their appearance, or…just because. Why? I would like you to explore these issues, examine your thoughts and feelings and express them in an art form,in music, in theatre, in literature or in poetry.
Dr. Paul Drucker, Arts of Respect Sponsor
In a world plagued by prejudice, hatred and conflict, the visual, literary and performing arts provide a way to build bridges between people, to call us out of ourselves and into the imagination of others. The arts invite us to look at the world through different lenses, to hear its different rhythms, and to experience truths we might not otherwise contemplate. The arts have the ability to shake us out of complacency, and move us into constructive engagement with the world around us.
Drew University is pleased to announce an arts competition that is organized around the theme of respect. With this competition we want to go beyond an invitation to end hatred, beyond promotion of mere tolerance, and move instead to a call for respect – self respect and respect for others across our many differences, across the identity markers of religion, ethnicity, gender, race, or nationality. We invite Drew students to search their imaginations and flex their creative talents to produce artistic works that address in some way the theme of mutual respect. Works may include any aspect of the visual, literary and performing arts. The competition will draw students from all three of the university’s schools – the College of Liberal Arts, the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, and the Theological School – providing an opportunity for the display of the considerable talents of Drew students. The series of events that we plan will also foster a greater understanding of how the arts can benefit our society, and spark our imagination in the building of better communities both here at Drew and beyond the University’s gates.
Co-sponsoring university departments and campus groups
- Center on Religion, Culture & Conflict
- Office of Religious Life
- Center for Civic Engagement
- Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
- Departments of Art, English, Music, and Theater in the College of Liberal Arts, and the Liturgical Studies Area of the Graduate Division of Religion
- Drew Hillel – Organization for Jewish Life on Campus
- Kuumba – African American student organization
- DUDS – Drew University Dramatic Society
- STAND – Students for Action in Darfur
- Ariel – Latin American student organization
- MSA Muslim Student Association
- InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
- MESA – Middle East Student Association