Artist Application

Calling All Artists! 

Want to advocate for diversity in the workplace AND show off your skills? We’re looking for designs for PowerToFly-sponsored Zoom backgrounds commemorating holidays, celebrations, and diverse communities!

Drop a link to some work samples or your portfolio and choose which DEI month you'd like to submit a piece for! We'll review your work and reach out if we're interested.

Compensation: $250

2023 Dates coming soon...

Apply TODAY!

December - Universal Human Rights Month

Zoom Backgrounds - DEI Artists (1)
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Macarena Libertchuk

Behance       behance.net/MacarenaMaLi
Instagram     @macarena.mali
Email             mlibertchukgmail.com

"Every human being has a right to an education, to have a house, to a healthy old age, to a childhood with both play and learning. To freedom of speech, gender and culture. The right to a healthy environment.
I chose to represent Human Rights Month because I consider the Human Rights Declaration to be an important History milestone, since it's the foundation of many legal systems in different countries, it was written by representatives of the whole world with the goal of being a common ideal and guidance to all nations.
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November - National Native American, American Indian, and Alaskan Heritage Month

Caitlin Newago's DEI Zoom Background. A design with reflecting florals from the Great Lakes in colors of pink, green, light brown, brown, on a peachy beige background
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Caitlin Newago

Website     www.bizaanideewin.com
Instagram @bizaanideewin
Facebook  @bizaanideewin
Email          bizaanideewin@gmail.com

"I created this piece with peace in mind. November often brings up a lot of pain and trauma for indigenous peoples- I wanted to create something more celebratory. I illustrated plants native to the Great Lakes region to pay respects to my ancestors and my home. The soft, fun colors show a warm feeling for my people as well as a cute, cozy fall vibe! Indigenous peoples worldwide are worth celebrating, preserving, and have cultures so rich and full of love. This piece is my way to acknowledge and pay respect."

Zoom Backgrounds - DEI Artists Savannah LeCornu
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Savannah LeCornu

Website      savannahlecornu.weebly.com
Instagram  @savannahpants
Etsy             www.etsy.com/shop/savannahpantsart
Email           lecornusavannah@gmail.com

"The Wolves All Howl”

"I’ve always created art to celebrate indigenous peoples, and in my older years I’ve started to create pieces that also celebrate my own indigenous family. They are such a big part of me so I want them to hold a place in my art as well. I created this piece with my maternal side in mind, as we are part of the Wolf Clan, and drawing wolves was where I started so many years ago. I hope this piece will make my indigenous relatives feel celebrated and I hope it will help you celebrate all indigenous peoples, this month and every month!"

September/October - National Hispanic Heritage Month

Zoom Backgrounds - DEI Artists - Rodrigo Pineapple wlogo
Hispanic herritage month by Rodrigo Pineapple - 2-1
Hispanic herritage month by Rodrigo Pineapple - 3
Hispanic herritage month by Rodrigo Pineapple - 4
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Rodrigo Pineapple

Website       www.rodrigopineapple.com 
Instagram   @rodrigo_pineapple 
Email            hola@rodrigopineapple.com

"I’ve been living in NYC for almost one year now and I am super inspired by the cultural diversity of the city. In my illustration I wanted to depict a street inspired by the neighborhood of East Harlem, (Spanish Harlem or “El Barrio” as some locals call it) I included some elements that represent some of the things that a lot of hispanic cultures have to offer to the US such as our food, art, music, and things that have become part of everyday New York like bodegas or corner stores that were popularized in the mid-twentieth century by Puerto Ricans."

Zoom Backgrounds - Diana Sanchez
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Diana Yvette Sánchez

Website       www.mindandcorazon.com
Instagram    @mindandcorazon

"One of the only memories I have of my grandmother is when she taught me the basics of embroidery. She lived in Mexico while I grew up in the U.S. so I only met and spent time with her a few times as a kid. As an adult and as an artist I appreciate embroidery so much more intensely because it takes me back to the textures that surrounded me growing up. Embroidery can be found in so many different latinx cultures and each culture has its own unique style. To me it's symbolic of how Latinx and Hispanic countries are similar but also very different from each other. Each one is unique and beautiful in its own way. To me, being part of the Latinx community isn't only about the way we look or the language we speak, it's about the fire in our hearts and the strength that we carry."

Zoom Backgrounds - Jimena Orduno 1-1
Zoom Backgrounds - Jimena Orduno 2
Zoom Backgrounds - Jimena Orduno 3
Zoom Backgrounds - Jimena Orduno 4
Zoom Backgrounds - Jimena Orduno 5
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Jimena Orduño

Instagram    @jimena.orduno
Email             jimena.orduno17@gmail.com

"Celebrating our Heritage"

The aim of these paintings is to demonstrate the cultural richness of the people of Latin America. I used many representative colors of the Latin countries as a way to unite them in a symbolic way and celebrate our Hispanic heritage.

July & August - OPEN

Zoom Backgrounds by DEI Artist - Fernanda Gimenez. Artwork gives a surrealist feel with a pattern of people with bird heads and wings. They are dressed in a variety of nice clothes and all doing different activities like riding a bike, skateboarding, flying, and standing. It's a light blue background and the bird people are orange, green, blue, yellow, purple, and pink. There is the work "Power To Fly" written in the spaces between the birds.
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Fernanda Gimenez

Website       www.thebicha.com
Instagram     @bichi.baires
Email            holafergimenez@gmail.com

-About The "Brief" :
"We all have wings, we just need to have the courage to use them and fly wherever we want."

June - Pride Month

Zoom Backgrounds by DEI Artist - Macarena Libertchuk. Artwork has a dark purple background with a rainbow ribbon that flows at the bottom of the screen and turns into a flag a little girl with a backpack is holding. The top of the screen has a rainbow of vines with leaves across the image. Hanging off the vine is the different butterfly stages from cocoon to butterfly. The middle of the image has all different people surrounded by flowers.
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Macarena Libertchuk

Behance       behance.net/MacarenaMaLi
Instagram     @macarena.mali
Email             mlibertchukgmail.com

"My idea was based on the word PRIDE, that for me refers to a celebration, a struggle, and a gathering.
The colors are bright in opposition to shame, meaning something that is impossible to hide. To carry brightness with pride.
A child is holding the flag that contains many generations and identities, that walk alongside history, looking forward into a future of more rights, visibility and above all, happiness.
The flag turns into plants as a symbol of the diverse, multi colored and queer nature we are all a part of."