Metamorphosis Cleveland: Climate. Justice. Equity. Sustainability.
The Metamorphosis Cleveland contest and celebratory event was a cocurricular activity which took place April 20, 2023. The themes of Metamorphosis Cleveland included climate, justice, equity and sustainability and the connections between these issues. Metamorphosis Cleveland was first held in spring 2019 with a theme of “a ravaged river revitalized and 50 years of change,” recognizing the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire.
Early in the Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) Spring 2023 semester, the Metamorphosis Cleveland team launched a Collegewide call for submissions, asking students to interpret a sustainability-related change — or metamorphosis — that is meaningful to them. Submissions could call attention to positive or negative changes.
Students can choose to enter one of five categories:
- Creative Writing: Poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction
- Visual: Paintings, posters, sculptures, photographs, collage
- Performance: Short plays, spoken word poetry, songs, dance
- Media: Films, websites, social media campaigns, slideshows, board games
- Academic: Research posters, PowerPoint presentations, academic papers and projects
Click here to review submission guidelines for future reference.
2023 Award Winners
Presidents' Award
Save Her - poem
Brandon Lieb
Community Judges' Award
Help Earth Help Us - children's book
Cassandra Smith
People’s Choice Award
The World Today - digital illustration
Rebecca Abramovich
Metamorphosis Cleveland 2019 Event Photos
2019 Winners
Presidents' Award
Hi, I’m a Water Bottle - Choose your own adventure book about what happens to a plastic water bottle.
Mohammad Hamdan, Melinda Lashutka and Kara Timinski
Westshore Campus chemistry students
Paul Allotta, faculty sponsor
Community Judges' Award
From Then to Now - poem
Shanan Beasley
Eastern Campus English student
Casandra Sweeney, faculty sponsor
People’s Choice Award
Solar Panels
Madeline Clair, Elizabeth Skourlis, Jay Tamilio, Tysaun Blevins, Joseph Klucknik and Olivia Rodriguez
Westshore/Corporate College® West Environmental Club
Anne Distler, faculty sponsor