The Democracy & Belonging Forum teamed up with the arts organization Fine Acts to produce a collection of powerful visual artworks on the topic of Bridging & Belonging.
Together, we commissioned 40 artists to work on the topic, through the prism of solutions and hope.
We also launched an open call for illustrations, where we looked for existing works that focus on a hopeful vision for our collective future. We received 222 submissions by 88 artists from all around the world, and selected 30 finalists.
The goal was to create a new set of visuals—that anyone can use, free of charge-- to accompany stories and narratives that focus on bridging and belonging and show that this is a possible future, in response to the current challenges we are facing as humanity. The collection reflects the following prompts that were given to the artists: What does belonging look like in practice? How can we visualize the act of bridging diverse communities? What would our world look like if we overcame the cleavages that often divide society?
Illustration by Anina Takeff
