News & Updates

April 23, 2025: 2025 Contest Awards

Congratulations to our 2025 contest prize winners! This year's contest received more than seventy submissions. Our judges acknowledged nearly a third of them with these recognitions...

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April 23, 2025: TPND visits HomeTown Living

Our very own Sid Shroyer was on set this morning to invite the public to join students, friends, and family to this evening's Awards Ceremony and Gallery Opening... 

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April 18, 2025: Students recognized in Holocaust-themed art, writing contest

Exhibition honors the experiences of local survivors

South Bend, Ind. – Beginning Wednesday, the creative works of nearly six dozen Michiana youth will be on display to the community. “The People Next Door,” an art and creative writing contest for local high school students, will launch a public exhibition at the downtown Mishawaka–Penn–Harris Public Library on Wednesday, April 23. 

The exhibition kicks off at 5:00 p.m. with an awards reception and gallery opening. Of the seventy-one entries received this year, twenty-two will be recognized at the awards reception.

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Nov. 1, 2024: Dates announced for 2025 contest

The Simon Fund for Holocaust Remembrance is excited to announce dates for the 2025 Art and Creative Writing Contest:

• Submission Deadline: Friday, March 22, 2025

• Gallery Opening and Awards Ceremony: Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 5:00 p.m.

• Exhibition: April 24-30, 2025, Mishawaka Public Library

To get started:

• Review the 2025 Contest Information Packet, or see the Contest Guidelines and FAQs on this website.

• Print or share the 2025 Poster or Flyer

• Sign up for email updates

• Share the contest with a fellow educator! Send them this website, and encourage them to sign up for email updates also. 

Feb. 16, 2024: Update

Due to logistical circumstances beyond our control, the Contest Committee have made the difficult decision to postpone the Contest originally anticipated for 2024 until 2025. 

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Apr. 28, 2023: 2023 Contest Winners Announced

Congratulations to the thirty students who received award recognition from our 2023 contest judges!

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Mar. 9, 2023: Submission Deadline Extended

The contest submission deadline has been extended one week to Friday, March 24, 2023.

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Feb. 16, 2023: New Date Announced for Awards Reception and Exhibition Opening

The Awards Reception will be held at the Mishawaka Public Library on Thursday, April 27, at 5:00 p.m.

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December 16, 2022: 2023 Contest Packet Published

The 2023 Contest Packet is now available! The contest packet is your source for contest rules, guidelines for each category, and updates on what's new for this year's contest.

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August 1, 2022: Dates Announced for 2023 Contest

Michiana educators, here are the dates you'll want to keep in mind for your Spring 2023 curriculum planning:

• Submission period opens: early February, 2023

• Submissions due: Friday, March 17, 2023

• Exhibition and Awards Ceremony NEW DATE: Thursday, April 27, 2023 

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June 22, 2022: The People Next Door featured on PBS Michiana

Thanks to WNIT's Education Counts Michiana for their recent segment on our 2022 contest.