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Freedom Frontier National Heritage Area Grant Awarded to Lowell Milken Center

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Freedom’s Frontier NHA grant awarded to Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes

The Lowell  Milken Center for Unsung Heroes is excited to announce that we have received $1,000 in grant funding from Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area. The award will help replace the Unsung Hero Window Clings on the south side of the building overlooking the Unsung Heroes Park. Norm Conard, Executive Director of the Center said “We are happy to be partnering with Freedom’s Frontier and look forward to working with them again in the future!” The Milken Center is open daily, except for Sundays, but the park is always accessible with stories of eleven unsung heroes to read about and learn from. Visitors are always welcome!

 

The Lowell Milken Center is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) that works with students and educators within a range of diverse academic disciplines, to develop projects focused on unsung heroes. Our mission is to share those projects and the stories of these unsung heroes with our community and the world through our museum and special cultural events.

Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA) is a federally funded nonprofit organization and affiliate of the National Park Service dedicated to building awareness of the struggle for freedom along the Missouri-Kansas border. Established by Congress in 2006, its nationally significant themes are the settlement of the frontier, the Missouri-Kansas Border War and Civil War, and the enduring struggle for freedom. These diverse, interwoven, and nationally important stories grew from a unique physical and cultural landscape. FFNHA inspires respect for multiple perspectives and empowers residents to preserve and share these stories. We achieve our goals through interpretation, preservation, conservation, and education for all residents and visitors.

 

 

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Three weeks to submit! — Celebrate the Stories of Unsung Heroes!

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The annual competition is free to enter and open to all students in grades 6-12. Students begin their ARTEFFECT projects by selecting an Unsung Hero whose story they find inspiring. Unsung Heroes are role models, largely unrecognized by society, who demonstrated extraordinary heroic traits and took actions in service to others that made a positive and profound impact on the course of history.

Students can use the interactive Directory, Timeline, Role Models, and Pictographs to explore over 150 Unsung Heroes and select an approved subject for creating an ARTEFFECT competition submission.
Submissions are due April 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.
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2026 ARTEFFECT Competition
Award Categories
The 2026 ARTEFFECT Competition offers over $35,000 in financial prizes across the Top Awards, Spotlight Prizes and Certificates of Excellence.

In 2025, ARTEFFECT awarded 34 prizes to middle and high school students. Browse previous competition award-winners and finalists and learn about the multiple prizes.
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2026 ARTEFFECT Competition
Certificate of Participation
Making a complete submission to the 2026 ARTEFFECT Competition is an achievement unto itself! ARTEFFECT honors the teaching and learning of all participating students with a Certificate of Participation.

Upon submitting a project to the competition, a participant will receive a confirmation email that includes a link to the Certificate of Participation that they can complete.

If you would like to request a completed Certificate of Participation for yourself or on behalf of your student(s), please email arteffect@lowellmilken.org upon completion of your submission.

PRO TIP: Get ready to submit! Access the 10-Step Submission Guide to submit projects for the 2026 ARTEFFECT competition.
Download ARTEFFECT Competition Submission Guide
Ambassadors in Action!
Meet our three 2024-2025 Ambassadors who are social studies teachers from Jericho, New York! Brian Dussel and Sarah Espinal teach at Jericho High School and James Lawlor teaches at Jericho Middle School.

Each ARTEFFECT Ambassador culminates their visual arts online fellowship with a capstone project that brings the inspiring stories of the LMC Unsung Heroes into their classrooms and communities. Here is an excerpt from James’ Capstone Project report:

“By learning about the unsung hero, students could truly understand the impact that was made and find inspiration for their artwork. By researching and selecting unsung heroes, students gained an understanding of the diverse ways in which individuals have contributed to social justice, equality, and progress. This deeper knowledge encouraged critical thinking about who gets recognized in history and why, and the value of acknowledging the contributions of lesser-known individuals..”

Congratulations to Brian, Sarah, James and their students at Jericho Middle School and Jericho High School for multiple years of incredible and award-winning ARTEFFECT projects!
Read more about Brian’s capstone project
Read more about Sarah’s capstone project
Read more about James’ capstone project
Click the images below to explore artworks by Jericho students who have been ARTEFFECT Competition winners:
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Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes

Newsletter of Lowell Milken Center for March 25, 2026

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Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes

ARTEFFECT Competition Steps to Participate Submit Your Project!

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In Step 1, students selected an LMC Unsung Hero from the Directory. In Step 2, students reviewed the Rules and Guidelines for the Competition. In Step 3, students created an original work of art visually interpreting their selected LMC Unsung Hero. In Step 4, students wrote an Impact Statement about their Unsung Hero and artwork.

In Step 5, students submit their projects using the online portal!

Use this Submission Guide for a step-by-step overview. Once all information and materials are gathered, visit the Enter page to submit projects by April 21!
ARTEFFECT Competition Enter Page
TIP: Allow ample time to make a submission. Submissions are due April 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.
ARTEFFECT Competition
Prize Categories
The annual juried competition offers over $35,000 in prizes across multiple categories for students in grades 6-12. All submissions are eligible for the Grand Prize of $6,000.

In addition to the top awards, the 2026 Competition has three Spotlight Prize Categories: Unsung Heroes, 3D, and Large Format (larger than 24×36 inches).

Spotlight Prize – Unsung Heroes: Browse the 10 Spotlight Unsung Heroes selected for the 2026 ARTEFFECT Competition: ‍Emile Berliner, ‍Emma Darling Cushman, Dr. Sidney Farber, Bela Ya’ari Hazan, Dr. Maurice Hilleman, Curt Lowens, Lt. Col. Tran Ngoc Hue, Dr. Frances Kelsey, Marie Tharp, and Carl Wilkens.

Spotlight Prizes are $1,000 and there may be multiple winners in this category. Spotlight Prize submissions are eligible for all top awards and prizes but can only win one. Learn more about the prizes.
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Ambassadors in Action!
Meet our 2024-2025 Ambassador Cheryl Lunger, a retired Drawing & Painting Teacher from LaVilla School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida.

Each ARTEFFECT Ambassador culminates their visual arts online fellowship with a capstone project that brings the inspiring stories of the LMC Unsung Heroes into their classrooms and communities. Here is an excerpt from Cheryl’s Capstone Project report:

“My capstone project centered around passing the torch to the teacher of record, as I have retired. I worked virtually with the teacher until I was able to make weekly progress meetings with students.”

Congratulations to Cheryl and her students at LaVilla School of the Arts for multiple years of incredible and award-winning ARTEFFECT projects!

Read more about Cheryl’s capstone project
Check out these artworks by Cheryl’s students currently on display at the ARTEFFECT Gallery at MCAAD in Washington, D.C.
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ARTEFFECT Competition Steps to Participate Create Your Artwork

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The ARTEFFECT competition is open to students in grades 6-12 through April 21, 2026. Here are the steps to participate:

In Step 1, students selected an LMC Unsung Hero from the Directory and became familiar with that individual’s story. In Step 2, students reviewed the Rules and Guidelines for the Competition.

In Step 3, students create original works of art. Artworks visually interpret the stories of LMC Unsung Heroes as role models. For their artworks, students may wish to explore the Unsung Heroes’ character traits and actions, the consequences of their events and decisions, their impact on the course of history—past or present, or other approaches.

Take time to review the judging rubric for the artworks, which includes 40% for creative interpretation of the Unsung Hero’s story.
VISIT 2026 COMPETITION
ARTEFFECT Joins In Celebrating
Youth Art Month!
Youth Art Month recognizes art education’s vital role in developing citizens of a global society, and underscores art as a necessity for the full development of better quality of life for all. ARTEFFECT supports and celebrates the goals of this important work by:
This week, ARTEFFECT will be in Chicago for the NAEA 2026 Conference from March 5 to 7. Stop by, say hello, snap a photo, and grab a promo packet!
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Updated 2026 Unsung Heroes Directory!

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Updated 2026
Unsung Heroes Directory!
The updated 2026 Unsung Heroes includes 10 new individuals! Explore these remarkable stories for the 2026 ARTEFFECT competition projects.
New 2026 Unsung Heroes:

  • Byllye Avery is a caring teacher and powerful health care activist who helped Black women get better access to reproductive health services and fair treatment.
  • Alex Bernal was a Mexican American homeowner whose courage in challenging racist housing laws helped weaken housing segregation and advance civil rights in the United States.
  • Margaret Bourke-White became one of America’s most daring and famous photographers, capturing major world events with her camera and breaking barriers for women in photojournalism.
  • Dr. May Edward Chinn was a pioneering physician who overcame racial and gender barriers to provide medical care in Harlem and help advance early cancer detection in the United States.
  • Ada Deer was a Menominee leader who fought to restore tribal rights and worked in government to protect Indigenous American sovereignty and self-determination.
  • Lois Gibbs was a powerful environmental leader who fought toxic pollution to protect children, families, and communities.
  • Patricia Goldman‑Rakic was a pioneering neuroscientist whose groundbreaking research on the prefrontal cortex and working memory transformed our understanding of the human brain.
  • Dr. Alice Hamilton was a brave doctor and scientist who studied dangerous workplace chemicals and helped create laws that made jobs safer for workers in the United States and around the world.
  • Yuri Kochiyama was a lifelong civil rights activist who fought for justice, equality, and solidarity among different communities by standing up to racism, supporting political prisoners, and working alongside leaders like Malcolm X.
  • Patsy Mink was a pioneering U.S. Congresswoman from Hawaii whose leadership helped expand civil and women’s rights, especially through co-authoring Title IX, which banned gender discrimination in federally funded education.
Download Unsung Heroes Directory – PDF
The full list of over 140 approved Unsung Heroes is also available to view and sort using this downloadable and interactive PDF.
ARTEFFECT Competition
Steps to Participate
Review the Rules and Guidelines
Now that you have completed the first step and selected your Unsung Hero, it is time for Step 2: take time to read through the competition Rules and Guidelines. This page will guide you through eligibility requirements and use of Artificial Intelligence as well as steps to creating an artwork, writing an Impact Statement, and submitting your project! You can also review answers to the Frequently Asked Questions.

The Competition Submission Guide is a great resource that will walk participants through every step to make sure you know what to expect when working on your ARTEFFECT submission!
Review the Rules and Guidelines
Remembering the Holocaust Session
View Recording and Download Lesson Plan
You can now access the lesson plan and recording for the Remembering the Holocaust professional development session led by Megan Helberg. This session guides students through novel and effective approaches to visual storytelling about the inspiring stories of Unsung Heroes from history. View the session recording and download the lesson plan below:
View Recording
Download Lesson Plan
Next week, ARTEFFECT will be in Chicago for the NAEA 2026 Conference from March 5 to 7. Stop by, say hello, and grab a promo packet!
For inquiries, contact: [email protected]
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Choose Your Unsung Hero

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ARTEFFECT Competition
Steps to Participate
Step 1: Choose Your Unsung Hero
The 2026 ARTEFFECT Competition for middle and high school students is open through April 21, 2026! The first step for young artists in creating an ARTEFFECT submission is to select an LMC Unsung Hero—an individual who resonates as a role model.

The ARTEFFECT website now features an Unsung Heroes Role Models Interactive that encourages students to explore all LMC Unsung Heroes through a choice-based activity. Use this interactive to learn about what type of role model you would like to be and what Heroic Traits are most important to you!
Role Models Interactive
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Remembering the Holocaust Session
Tomorrow, February 18, 2026
4:00-5:15 PM Pacific Time
All educators are invited to join the next ARTEFFECT online session. Led by 2020 Nebraska Teacher of the Year and 2021 LMC Fellow Megan Helberg, this session explores best practices for guiding students in the creation of visual artworks representing stories of Unsung Heroes from the Holocaust and other genocides. All registrants will receive the lesson plan and recording. Attendees to the live session can receive a Certificate of Participation. Free to join—registration required. Learn more about the session and instructor.
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Ambassadors in Action!
Meet our 2024-2025 Ambassador Ashli Knoell, a S.T.E.A.M. + Robotics Teacher at V. Sue Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Each ARTEFFECT Ambassador culminates their visual arts online fellowship with a capstone project that brings the inspiring stories of the LMC Unsung Heroes into their classrooms and communities. Here is an excerpt from Ashli’s Capstone Project report:

“As students explored the lives and legacies of their Unsung Heroes, their creativity and excitement soared … In essence, the ARTEFFECT Project has become more than just an activity; it’s a transformative process that empowers students to merge creativity with problem-solving, developing them into well-rounded individuals ready to tackle complex problems in the real world.”

Congratulations to Ashli and her students at V. Sue Cleveland High School for their incredible ARTEFFECT projects!
Read more about Ashli’s capstone project
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ARTEFFECT Competition Step 1: Choose Your Unsung Hero

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ARTEFFECT Competition
Steps to Participate
Step 1: Choose Your Unsung Hero
The 2026 ARTEFFECT Competition for middle and high school students is open through April 21, 2026! The first step for young artists in creating an ARTEFFECT submission is to select an LMC Unsung Hero—an individual who resonates as a role model.

The ARTEFFECT website now features an Unsung Heroes Pictographs Interactive that encourages students to explore STEAM Unsung Heroes through images and photographs. Use this interactive to learn about the positive, profound, and lasting impact their contributions made across the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics!
Pictographs Interactive
Remembering the Holocaust Session
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
4:00-5:15 PM Pacific Time
All educators are invited to join the next ARTEFFECT online session. Led by 2020 Nebraska Teacher of the Year and 2021 LMC Fellow Megan Helberg, this session explores best practices for guiding students in the creation of visual artworks representing stories of Unsung Heroes from the Holocaust and other genocides. All registrants will receive the lesson plan and recording. Attendees to the live session can receive a Certificate of Participation. Free to join—registration required. Learn more about the session and instructor.
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Ambassadors in Action!
Meet our 2024-2025 Ambassador Jennifer Bolesta, a Visual Art Teacher at Visitation Academy in St. Louis, Missouri.

Each ARTEFFECT Ambassador culminates their visual arts online fellowship with a capstone project that brings the inspiring stories of the LMC Unsung Heroes into their classrooms and communities. Here is an excerpt from Jenn’s multifaceted Capstone Project report:

“Each student created an original visual design inspired by their hero and chosen virtue. As a 7th grade class, we collaborated to select three designs, which were then transformed into large scale mosaics—a permanent tribute to these unsung heroes, which will be installed in our middle school’s new wing next summer. This public artwork serves as both a visual celebration of history and a reminder of the power of virtue in action.”

Congratulations to Jenn and her students at Visitation Academy for their incredible ARTEFFECT projects!
Read more about Jenn’s capstone project
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ARTEFFECT JOINS IN CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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Unsung Heroes from top left to bottom right: Elizabeth Jennings Graham, Vivien Thomas, Autherine Lucy Foster, Lt. James Reese Europe, Claudette Colvin, and Olaudah Equiano.
ARTEFFECT JOINS IN CELEBRATING
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
ARTEFFECT celebrates Black History Month by spotlighting these remarkable individuals listed below. From pioneers in civil rights and education to trailblazers in science, the arts, and beyond, these Unsung Heroes have made a positive and lasting impact on history. Learn about their stories below:

Through ARTEFFECT, educators and their students are invited to consider and creatively interpret the stories of Unsung Heroes through visual artworks and written impact statements. View the approved list of over 130 Unsung Heroes for the 2026 ARTEFFECT competition using the online directory.
ARTEFFECT Competition
Steps to Participate
Step 1: Choose Your Unsung Hero
The 2026 ARTEFFECT Competition for middle and high school students is open through April 21, 2026! The first step for young artists in creating an ARTEFFECT submission is to select an LMC Unsung Hero—an individual who resonates as a role model.

The ARTEFFECT website now features an Unsung Heroes Timeline that situates civil rights and wartime Unsung Heroes in their specific time periods. Explore this interactive to learn about how these individuals made a positive, profound and lasting impact on the course of history!
Timeline Interactive
Remembering the Holocaust Session
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
4:00-5:15 PM Pacific Time
All educators are invited to join the next ARTEFFECT online session. Led by 2020 Nebraska Teacher of the Year and 2021 LMC Fellow Megan Helberg, this session explores best practices for guiding students in the creation of visual artworks representing stories of Unsung Heroes from the Holocaust and other genocides. All registrants will receive the lesson plan and recording. Attendees to the live session will receive a Certificate of Participation. Free to join—registration required. Learn more about the session and instructor.
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Lowell Milken Center: MONDAYS this February, enjoy a complimentary hot cocoa bar

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Visit the Lowell Milken Center

on MONDAYS this February

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February

2nd, 9th, & 23rd

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While you’re here, enter to win $50 in Chamber bucks!

The winner will be drawn on February 23rd.

Bring your friends or family and be inspired by UNSUNG HEROES and role models from history.

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, ARTEFFECT honors the lives lost and the courage of all those who stood for humanity.

You are invited to explore a list of over 30 Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust in the ARTEFFECT Directory. Unrecognized during their lifetimes, these Unsung Heroes, including Irena Sendler, Dr. Eugene Lazowski, and Pavel Weiner, demonstrated extraordinary heroic actions in service to others as survivors, activists, and fighters. Their stories of resilience and courage remind us of the enduring power of humanity in the face of unimaginable adversity.
Explore Holocaust Unsung Heroes
Remembering the Holocaust Session
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
4:00-5:15 PM Pacific Time
All educators are invited to join the next ARTEFFECT online session. Led by 2020 Nebraska Teacher of the Year and 2021 LMC Fellow Megan Helberg, this session explores the stories of Unsung Heroes from the Holocaust. Learn best practices for guiding students in the creation of visual artworks representing the Holocaust and other genocides. All registrants will receive the lesson plan and recording. Attendees to the live session will receive a Certificate of Participation. Free to join—registration required. Learn more about the session and instructor.
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Unsung Heroes & STEAM 
Session Recording and Lesson Plan
Full STEAM ahead! This session, led by 2021 LMC Fellow and ARTEFFECT Mentor Jennifer Braverman, explored an interdisciplinary STEAM framework for divergent and creative thinking. The lesson plan provides turn-key resources, strategies, and creative approaches to connect students with STEAM innovators through the visual arts.
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STEAM Lesson Plan
The 2026 ARTEFFECT Competition for middle and high school students is open through April 21, 2026! To learn more and download a digital poster, visit 2026 ARTEFFECT competition.
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Unsung Heroes & STEAM Session is Wednesday, January 21

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Unsung Heroes & STEAM Session
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
4:00-5:15 PM Pacific Time
All educators are invited to this free interactive and engaging professional development session focused on Unsung Heroes & STEAM. 2021 LMC Fellow Jennifer Braverman will present strategies for using a STEAM framework and divergent thinking skills with students. Participants investigate how logic and creativity overlap to generate innovative ideas and concepts for visual artmaking. Lesson plan and Certificate of Participation provided. Learn more about the session and instructor.
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2026 Competition Info Session – Recording
Thank you to those who joined us for the 2026 ARTEFFECT Competition Info Session! You can now access the recording for the online Competition Info Session. This session provided an overview of the annual art competition for students in grades 6-12. The session discussed rules, guidelines, judging criteria, tips for submission, prizes, and resources and included hearing from previously participating educators and students!
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Educators! Bring the inspiring stories of the Unsung Heroes into your classroom! This Quick Start Resource Guide for Educators includes lesson plans, session recordings, and a 10-step process to help students with developing projects for the 2026 ARTEFFECT Competition.
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The 2026 ARTEFFECT Competition for middle and high school students is open through April 21, 2026. To learn more, visit 2026 ARTEFFECT competition.
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