BLACK ART INITIATIVE 2026
A citywide movement celebrating Black creativity — art on cars, bikes, hair, pop-ups, and community hubs.
Milwaukee → Chicago → Detroit → Atlanta → Las Vegas
🎨 BLACK ART COMPETITION 2026
🏆 Open Call
$25 entry — upload your artwork on Channels.biz. Categories include Stop the Violence, Portraits, Digital, Youth, Mobile Display, and Remix Challenge. Live voting at every event. Top artists get auctioned & inducted into Urban City Museum.
ENTER NOW →📱 How It Works
1. Submit → 2. Street Display (cars, bikes, pop-ups) → 3. Public scans & votes live → 4. Monetize & get featured. Youth (CAC) free entry.
Submit on Channels.biz →💇🏾♀️ JUNETEENTH HAIR ART COMPETITION – MILWAUKEE 2026
A 4-part, citywide hair art competition celebrating culture, history, creativity, and community—taking place across major Juneteenth events. This is not just a show. It’s a moving experience that blends art, storytelling, and live public engagement.
Theme Hair artists create Juneteenth-themed designs: historical moments (slave ships, cotton fields, plantations), cultural identity, freedom, empowerment, and future expression.
🗓️ 4 Rounds • 4 Major Events • Live + Online Voting
Theme: Stop the Violence. Artists showcase during a moving city ride, judging at multiple stops, models escorted. Online voting active.
Theme: Juneteenth or Milwaukee Brewers. Live showcase, public exposure, continued judging + voting.
Walk in parade (1 stylist + 1 model). Live hair show at CAC Community Booth. Live judging + online voting.
Final showcase at CAC Zone Stage. Final votes revealed. Winner crowned.
💵 Entry Details
$250 per hairdresser (includes 1 model)
+$100 per additional model
✅ Includes participation in Ride 414 Peace (Round 1)
✅ Model escort during the ride
🟡 Optional: +$250 → Your location becomes an official stop on the route
🎁 What You Get
Exposure across 4 high-traffic events • Live audience + online visibility • VIP access opportunities • Sponsor engagement & gift giveaways • Featured across citywide programming
🏆 Winner crowned “BEST OF THE BEST – MILWAUKEE 2026”
Induction into Urban City Museum • Featured placement across summer events • Invitations to expansion cities: Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Atlanta, Las Vegas.
📌 Important: No cash prize. A portion of proceeds supports Club Kids Inc. & CAC (Community Ambassadors Corp). This competition is part of a larger movement combining art, community engagement, youth programming, and citywide activation.
🚴🏾♂️ 2026 ACTIVATION TOUR • STOP THE VIOLENCE
📍 Featured Hub: Memorial Center Hub • Mobile Voting: Duuber App • Community Ambassadors: CAC Ambassadors
🎭 Art Categories (General Competition)
Art that inspires peace and unity
Honoring local heroes & daily life
Illustrations, AI, 3D
Ages 13-19, free entry
Designed for car/bike wraps & large format
Music + visual performance fusion
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🌐 JOIN THE ECOSYSTEM
Upload, vote, leaderboards
Multi-city activation network
Wellness + creative partner
Music submissions & artist spotlight
📋 Volunteer / Jobs / Sponsorship: CAC Volunteer | Community Jobs | Become a Sponsor
📍 Milwaukee Hub: MKE Landing Page • Stop The Violence Tour • Health & Wellness Agent Network
💛 SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT
Your donations fund art supplies, youth stipends, hair competition materials, mobile displays, and community wellness at every activation.
READY TO SHOW THE WORLD?
Whether you paint, draw, design, or sculpt hair — be part of the movement. Upload your art or register for the Hair Art Competition today.
