Deadline for submission: February 13th, 2021

(Black, Pan-African, Latinx, and Indigneous participants prioritized)

Algorithmic Equity is looking for volunteers interested in turning research data on NYPD behavior into art with the intention of deepening the way we look at and interact with data.

With your help, we can transform two-dimensional data into a visceral and impactful experience while raising money for an underrepresented cause. We’re open to all types of submissions: digital paintings, songs, poetry, speculative fiction, audio/visual clips, photographs, etc. since we hope to create different access points and entryways to emphasize the impactful nature hidden inside data.

Participants will be given research data to interpret and translate into a medium of their choosing, but it’s important to find a balance between letting the data speak for itself and using the data to present an idea, emotion, or concept.

We will select 10 submissions to be displayed at an online exhibit from February 28th to March 31st, 2021. On opening day, selected artists will have the opportunity to present their work at a live online event. All proceeds from the event will be donated towards Black Lives Matter Greater NY (BLMGNY). BLMGNY focuses on:
(1) Assisting black families, individuals, and community leaders in achieving justice.
(2) Building a bridge that helps black communities get what they need from existing institutions.
(3) Teaching black communities how to practice empowerment, liberation, and peace to create an uplifting environment for its community members.

Participants can select a maximum of three precincts to focus on out of the following seven precincts:
(1) 24th - the Upper West Side of Manhattan
(2) 44th - the southwest portion of the Bronx
(3) 46th - the central part of the western Bronx
(4) 66th - the Borough Park section of Brooklyn
(5) 75th - the easternmost portion of Brooklyn
(6) 108th - the southwestern portion of Queens
(7) 113th - the southeastern area of Jamaica Queens

Each precinct data file has 13 categories containing information about the NYPD precinct and officers' behavior along with the demographics of residents living within the precinct.

The data includes:
(1) Individual officer misconduct complaints
(2) A count of subject injuries in police custody
(3) Precinct Use of Force reports
(4) The precinct’s arrest history
(5) Demographic breakdowns of precinct residents

*** You can find the data and the rest of the submission guidelines at www.algorithmicequity.com/artists-4-algorithmic-equity ***

If you have any questions, please email algorithmicequity@gmail.com.

HAPPY CREATING