Passion, Talent and Purpose Meet Here.
If you're a teenage performing or visual artist or writer, your gift of creative expression can help open eyes, minds and hearts - you can move people. And if you're an inventor, programmer, entrepreneur or advocate, your creative problem solving can change the world. Together, you are an unstoppable, youth-led Creative Force for Good
Visual and Performing Artists
#FeelItSayItShowIt
Express your feelings about specific issues with your music, art, acting, dance or words.
Inventors, Programmers and Innovators
Submit your invention, app, website or other technical solution to a specific issue within a specific cause.
Entrepreneurs, Leaders and Changemakers
Submit ideas for programs or campaigns that will educate and/or rally teens and adults to address specific issues.
Starting with These Four Causes:
We'll display your entry in that cause's gallery to educate and inspire fellow teens and adults.
You may also be selected to win a Verge Award, and be featured in the cause segment of Teens On The Verge benefit variety shows, where we'll help raise funds to develop your solution or recruit volunteers!
Vote2020
On Election Day 2020, some of you will take to the polls. There, your vote will be your voice. If you're not yet old enough to vote, your artistry and ideas can still support social causes you are passionate about by getting more people to vote. Illustrate to educate around a specific issue, create a video podcast, write/record an anthem, dance to or cover a song that inspires action, design posters, develop a game.
Have a program to help ensure people are aware of and able to undertand their options? An idea to help get everyone's ballot in? Whatever it takes!
Racial Equality
When twelve-year-old Keedron Bryant sang, “I Just Wanna Live” he gave voice to the fear many face every day due to racial injustice.
If you’re a teen with a story to tell and the gift of creative expression, or have an idea to present, this is your stage.Support young and adult Black men, women and children, and all people of color, by raising awareness of and funding to address the educational opportunity gap, school to prison pipeline, criminal justice reform, housing, civics education, livable wages, systemic racism and so on.
Coronavirus Relief
Support youth, seniors, frontline workers and families with food, laptops/art supplies/instruments for remote education, social isolation/mental health services and diapers... there are so many issues that could use your artistry and brilliant ideas.
LGBTQ+ Youth
Support LGBTQ+ Youth who face issues such as increased homelessness, violence, healthcare issues, lack of safe spaces, emotional issues and drug use. If you’re a teen with LGBTQ+-inspired art or a technology-enable solution in mind, this is your exhibition.
More issues weekly!
Each week we will showcase additional causes that are most important to youth such as school safety, immigration, poverty, climate change, education access and achievement, foster care and adoption and animal welfare
