The Father's Lullaby
By Michael Forrest 1st Place, Music, Create | Encounter Artist Statement: I used to be pro-choice (although never radically so) until I...
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Alive Without Permission
By Kelsey Hazzard 2nd Place, Music, Create | Encounter Artist Statement: The year is 2038. Dobbs babies are teenagers now, and they are...
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Would've, Could've, Should've (Short Film)
By Nick Sansone 1st Place, Short Film, Create | Encounter Artist Statement: This short film, based on the script that was an Honorable...
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Tragedy
By Rosemarie Tischer Stith 1st Place, Visual (3D), Create | Encounter 2023 Artist Statement: The scripture is participatory. That is its...
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Sunrise or Sunset
By Sara Leonard 2nd Place, Visual (3D), Create | Encounter 2023 Artist Statement: This is a 3D Fiber Art wall hanging sculpture made by...
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Origami Lesson
By Kara O'Connor 1st Place, Video Performance, Create | Encounter Artist Statement: When friends and family found out that my husband and...
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John: ch.8 vs. 7-11
By Hilary Beall 1st Place, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter Artist Statement: 9x12in. acrylic on canvas featuring an image of a nude woman...
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Appalachian Abortuary
By Ayala Isenberg and Kristin Turner 1st Place, Music, Create | Encounter Artist Statement: A Preferred Women’s Health Center is the...
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I Am the Illusive Firing Squad
By John Evans 1st Place, Prose, and Best in Show, Create | Encounter 2023 Warning: Contains descriptions of sexual assault, the violence...
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Truth Worth Grasping: Both Worth Protecting
By Cecilia M. Delaney Druffner 2nd Place, Visual (2D) Artist Statement: A colored pencil piece showing the scientific truth of the...
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Song of a Broken Soul
By Joseph Leo Hickey III 1st Place, Poetry, Create | Encounter 2023 As I sing with my one last breath, I cry out for life. In a world...
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Cease Fire
By Liv & Learn 2nd Place, Music, Create | Encounter 2023 Artist Statement: My song is called "Cease Fire" and is about calling out one's...
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Blind Spots
By Sarah Terzo 2nd Place, Prose, Create | Encounter 2023 They were sitting in her home, in front of the hologram machine. It was a warm...
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The Storm Chasers
By Michael Jezewak Honorable Mention, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2023 Artist Statement: The Storm Chasers unites figures who are...
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Shared History
By Molly C. Sheahan 2nd Place, Poetry, Create | Encounter 2023 The words cave-in, and fly from my side Gushing chips of muscle and bone...
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Equality, Nonviolence, and Nondiscrimination
By Ellen Campbell Honorable Mention, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2023 Solidarity We Protect Us The Torch I The Torch II Artist...
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Forking Paths
By Julie Gilmore Honorable Mention, Prose, Create | Encounter 2023 Warning: Contains descriptions of suicidal ideation. 1 You are at the...
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The Only Way
By Krista Corbello Honorable Mention, Music, Create | Encounter Artist Statement: My original song, “the only way,” written on the day of...
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Prayer of the Glass Woman
By Cheryl Johnston Honorable Mention, Poetry, Create | Encounter 2023 I look to the stars for the peace I am seeking As I wander lost...
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Women's Bodies
By Elise Ketch Honorable Mention, Visual (3D), Create | Encounter 2023 Artist Statement: This is a mixed-media documentation of a textile...
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