CACCC Announces Art Design Contest Winner

CACCC Announces Art Design Contest Winner

Winner’s art design will be used for CACCC’s fundraiser and educational campaign celebrating two decades of compassionate service and empowering caregiving with human-centered AI

Cupertino CA – December 10, 2024 – The Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC) announces Athena Zhang of Saratoga, CA, the winner of CACCC’s 2024 Art Design Contest. A sophomore at Saratoga High School, Miss Zhang’s winning art design will be used in CACCC’s upcoming fundraiser and educational campaign: 2025 Compassion in Action: Empowering Caregiving with Human-Centered AI, a fundraiser and a series of educational programs to be held from May 17-31, 2025.

“Athena’s art design submission was judged on the following basis and criteria: Theme 25%; Content 25%; Structure 25%, and Originality and Creativity 25%,” said Sandy Chen Stokes, founder and executive director of CACCC. “We are proud to award $300 to Athena for her winning artwork that is aptly named: Bridging Generational Currents. The elements she chose to use in her final artwork are symbolically and culturally meaningful, as well as personal.”

Miss Zhang’s inspiration for her art design submission came from the importance of water in Chinese culture.

“Water symbolizes the ability to overcome and adapt which goes hand in hand with the concept of CACCC's 20th anniversary theme – Empowering Caregiving with Human-Centered AI,” said Athena Zhang.

“I believe in the power of flow in artwork to help guide a viewer's interpretation by using two koi fish. This also helped illustrate perseverance and transformation. From an abstract perspective, the koi fish acts as a “bridge” for the human-centered AI (left side) to cross and reach the ones in need of caregiving (right side),” continued Zhang. “Since blue and green are complementary colors to orange and red respectively, this sense of strong action in transformation is enhanced.”

About CACCC

Providing compassionate care, community service, education and outreach to the Chinese community and to the healthcare professionals and spiritual leaders who serve them, since 2005, the Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC) is comprised of 250, local, state, and national and global organizations and over 6,000 individuals, globally. CACCC is the first coalition devoted to addressing end-of-life care concerns of the Chinese community. Recognized internationally, CACCC provides education and support in advance care planning, hospice and palliative care, offers training in respite, grief and loss, Heart to Heart® Café, mindful self-care, and more. Visit caccc-usa.org or email info@caccc-usa.org or call (866) 661-5687, for more information.

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