HFA’s 2008 Call for Artwork Garners a Big Response

Each year, HFA publishes a companion book for its annual Living with Grief teleconference. In 2007, we initiated a cover artwork competition, soliciting art from hospices and other organizations around the country, and were very pleased with the responses. This year we asked for submissions from children and young adults 21 and under. We were pleased to receive 180 pieces, more than triple what we had received the previous year!

Determining the artwork that would be on the cover, from such a large body of work, was difficult. HFA’s staff expressed their preferences by voting, which narrowed the choices down to five finalists. These selections were sent on to the teleconference panelists to make the final determination. We look forward to tallying their votes and announcing the winner in our February e-newsletter.

Creating artwork can give children and adolescents a safe and appropriate way to express and explore their grief. Many grief programs from around the country submitted work from the children they serve. We are extremely appreciative of all the submissions we received for this year’s contest. You may view all the submissions from this year’s contest on our website, and watch for our announcement of the winner soon!