#your2020portrait

Together with Instagram, we invited students in the U.S. to create portraits in any medium for an online art show, #YourPortrait2020. Today, we’re excited to announce the selected artists, whose work ranges in style: Ashley Jiao, Hannah Lupton Reinhard, Cheryl Mukherji, Cornelius Tulloch, and Sydney Vernon.  

“Until very recently, portraiture was not a very diverse medium,” said Antwaun Sargent, the show’s curator. “So to see these young people take this medium and make it their own is very 2020.” Each of the artists is receiving a $5,000 grant from Instagram. Thank you to our judges: Chella Man, Chloe Wise, and Quil Lemons.

#Your2020Portrait | To celebrate the Class of 2020, we’re teaming up with Instagram to host an online portrait exhibition. We’re asking graduates to create portraits—in any medium, including drawing, photography, painting, collage, or installation images—to help them mark this moment. Our show, featuring five works by high school or college students in the U.S., will be curated by the critic and writer Antwaun Sargent and a team of judges: Chella Man, Chloe Wise, and Quil Lemons. Selected works will be showcased on @design, @creators and @brooklynmuseum, and each of the 5 featured artists will receive $5,000 grants from Instagram. Click here to submit your work before May 5, 11:49 pm!

We’ve long been dedicated to programming that activates and empowers teens. For 21 years, we’ve supported teens with paid internships and teen-led programming. BKM Teens have learned from artists, educators, and curators; taught thousands of visitors in our galleries; produced public programs for NYC youth; and cultivated intentional space for discussions on feminist and LGBTQ+ art, identity and politics, and creative expression. @brooklynmuseum and the @bkmteens are excited to partner with @Instagram to highlight the creativity of students across the country and give them visibility during this critical time.⁠

#Your2020Portrait | We're completely blown away by the Class of 2020's talent! Thank you to all who submitted their portraits to our online exhibition with Instagram. Curator Antwuan Sargent and judges Chella Man, Chloe Wise, and Quil Lemons. are now in deliberation to pick their final five winners to be featured in Thursday's virtual showing on @design, @creators, and @brooklynmuseum. In the meantime, feel free to share your art with the world by posting #Your2020Portraits⁠.

#Your2020Portrait

We appreciate our community’s feedback regarding the contest’s age limit and we’ve decided to extend the range to 18-25 to give more undergrad students an opportunity to submit their portraits!⁠⠀ In celebration of the Class of 2020, we’re teaming up with Instagram to host an online portrait exhibition and welcome graduating students to submit portraits in any medium. Our show, featuring five works by college students in the U.S., will be curated by Antwaun Sargent and a team of judges: Chella Man, Chloe Wise, and Quil Lemons. Selected works will be showcased on @design, @creators, and @brooklynmuseum, and each of the five featured artists will receive $5,000 grants from Instagram. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Head to bit.ly/SubmitYour2020Portrait to submit your work by Tuesday, May 5, 11:59 pm!⁠