Poetry and Artwork Call
The Soil and The Seed Project’s
AGES 5-18*
*This invitation is especially for ages 5-18, but not exclusively. We want to encourage people of all ages to make art and write poetry, and we’d love to see what you create, no matter your age.
Do you love writing poems? Do you love making art? Are you age 5-18?
Write a poem AND/OR make a work of art based on one of the following themes from the Sermon On the Mount.
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THEMES
Salt and Light (Matthew 5:13-16)
Imagine being Salt or Light. What would you do?
Love for Enemies (Matthew 5:43-48)
Tell a story / create a piece of artwork of someone showing love to their ‘enemy’. It could be from the perspective of the person giving or receiving love.
Do not worry (Matthew 6:25-34)
Write / create from the perspective or on the subject of ‘the birds of the air’ or ‘the lilies of the field’. Think about God’s care.
Wise and Foolish Builders (Matthew 7:24-27)
Write / create from the perspective of the two builders. OR write about what it means for you to obey Jesus’ teaching / create something that reflects that teaching.
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HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Read the texts.
Pick one of the four themes to write or make art about. If you want a more specific idea, see the prompts in italics.
Submit using this link or the button below by April 10, 2025. Artwork and poetry can be submitted simply by taking a picture with a phone or camera and sending it via the link above. Poetry can be submitted as word processing document, typed up, printed out, or hand-written.
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NOTES
For Poems: It could be a rhyming poem, haiku, acrostic, limerick, free verse, or something else. Try to write something in 20 lines or fewer. We invite you to use words that engage your five senses, help the reader imagine a picture or feel a strong emotion, and maybe even make connections between unexpected things.
For Artwork: Create a work that is bookmark size, portrait shaped, or a square (see the linked template for guidance). We invite you to fill up the whole space, and use any medium (paint, markers, pen, etc...) and include a title for your work.(or click here to download and print out a template)
For Teachers: If you are an art teacher, Sunday School teacher, or other teacher, you are welcome to submit on behalf of all your students, and we will reach out to you if we need more information about individual pieces. You can use the link below to submit a whole lot of pretty big files. AND you are encouraged to participate alongside your students. It is so good for you to be creative as well, and it is so good for your students to see you engaging your own creativity!