Inspiration Across the Nation is a new campaign The Library of Congress is running to encourage people to inspire others to reach their potential. To participate, all you have to do is send the library your poems, essays, films, pictures or any type of art form you excel at and which can be transferred electronically.
The submissions must be accompanied by a description of the inspiration behind the creative process.
Meanwhile, The Library of Congress has been advertising this campaign with images of iconic American figures plastered around the country. The images, which are made out of fingerprints, depict such cultural and historic icons as Marylin Monroe, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
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Inspiration Across the Nation Campaign
Trend Themes
1. Electronic Submissions - Encourages electronic submission of different art forms and encourages people to submit their work online.
2. Inspiration Campaign - Inspires people across the nation to reach their potential by sending their own work and a description of the inspiration and creative process
3. Fingerprint Art - Turning to unconventional ways to create art by making images out of fingerprints and other non-traditional materials.
Industry Implications
1. Publishing - Electronic submissions of various art forms open up new opportunities for publishing.
2. Advertising - Using unconventional materials, like fingerprints, to make iconic images for advertising purposes can disrupt the current advertising industry.
3. Visual Arts - Encouraging unconventional approaches to creating artworks can lead to new trends in the visual arts industry.