Friendship Place 2022 Juneteenth Arts Contest
This year, Friendship Place commemorated Juneteenth, a holiday dedicated to celebrating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans and highlighting African-American culture, with the first annual Friendship Place Juneteenth Arts Contest!
Participants submitted artwork, poetry, and short written essays highlighting “What Juneteenth Means to Me.”
Check out our winners below!
![](https://friendshipplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Tanika-Williams-1-1024x1024.png)
![](https://friendshipplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Favour-Toluwalase-copy-1-1024x1024.png)
![](https://friendshipplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Valley-Place-participant-1-1024x1024.png)
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![](https://friendshipplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Monique-Hayes-Junior-on-Juneteenth-1-1024x1024.png)
![](https://friendshipplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/M.-Cruz-La-Casa-1-768x1024.jpg)
![](https://friendshipplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Turquoise-Black-Purple-Modern-Fathers-Day-Poster-1-768x1024.png)