Community Art Show

Creative Expression Through the Arts: Mental Health Awareness

Event Details

Invitation: Join us in raising mental health awareness through the arts! Anyone can participate. You do not have to live in Yoakum County.

Date: Friday and Saturday, April 24-25th , 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Location: JW Jones Performing Arts Center
601 Mustang Dr, Denver City, TX 79323

Community Art Show

DISCLAIMER: Participation in the community art show is voluntary. You fully own all the rights to your works of art. By participating in this art show project, you agree for Hope Harbor Counseling PLLC to have the right to display your works of art publicly, in collected anthologies, on websites, for educational, promotional, and mental health awareness purposes. Proper credit will be given to contributors, unless you have opted to participate in the anonymous project. Hope Harbor Counseling PLLC will own the rights to all anonymous project entries.

This project was made possible in part by a grant from the Yoakum County Connection.

Submission Categories

You may submit works for the art show in three categories.

1. Fine Arts/Graphic Arts

All projects must have a mental health awareness theme.

  1. Examples include, but not limited to painting, drawing, computerized graphic design, collages, etc. All submissions must be turned in by April 17. You can turn in projects at Hope Harbor Counseling by arranging a drop off time with Dawn Irons via email.
  2. A special feature of the art show is our ANONYMOUS PROJECT.
    • This project allows people to get an issue off their chest in a creative way. This may be a secret, a struggle, a celebration, a confession, etc… Many have done this on a post card size piece of art, or a size that can be anonymously mailed to our office (or dropped off in our mailbox.)
    • Examples of this can be found at www.postsecret.com. Please be aware we cannot guarantee the suitability of content on this site for children because we do not control the website. However, this site is the model for what we are looking for with a MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS theme.
    • It is often said, “You are only as sick as your secrets.” Get it off your chest and you will feel lighter for saying out loud--- and remain anonymous!
    • Submissions for the anonymous project can be mailed to our office along with your complete name and contact info to:

Hope Harbor Art Project
115 W. 3rd St
Denver City, TX 79323

    • Since this art show is a public community gathering, please keep submissions family-friendly
      Deadline for all fine/graphic art submissions is April 17. Contact Dawn to arrange a drop off time to submit your project.

2. Creative Writing

  1. This can be original poetry, short stories, articles, etc…
  2. Deadline for all creative writing submissions is April 11.
  3. Submit your creative writing entries online at this link along with your full name and contact information. You may submit your pdf entries by email, here.

3. Performing Arts

  1. If you have a gift in the performing arts, such as music, singing, acting, doing human videos, etc. you can submit a video of what you would like to perform at the art show. You will be notified by Hope Harbor staff if your performing art entry has been selected for the showcase. Videos must be received by April 11. If selected, we will have an in-person rehearsal on a date to be determined.
  2. Performing arts entries will perform at the Jones Auditorium located at Denver City High School on show nights. If we have enough entries, the Friday and Saturday showcases will have different acts.
  3. To submit a video entry, post your video on either a YouTube, Rumble, or other video platform channel and email a direct link to it, to Dr Dawn Irons at this email address along with your full name and contact information. 

FYI: We're also offering free art therapy classes on Fridays from 6-8 if you would like to attend through the end of March. Click here to register.