About
Welcome to Cultural Harvest, a student-led project at UW that celebrates food, culture, and community.
We believe food is more than nourishment — it’s a story. Through this project, students share food memories, art, videos, and music while learning about food justice, sustainability, and belonging.
UW Cultural Harvest Day will take place on Thursday, May 21, 2026 (2:30–5:00 PM, HUB 145) in celebration of UNESCO’s World Day for Cultural Diversity.
Submit Your Story (Application Portal)
What We Do
We collect and showcase student stories about food and identity. We host workshops on food justice and storytelling, and we’ll celebrate student work during UW Cultural Harvest Day.
Theme:
We invite UW students to share work that reflects a cultural experience connected to food — identity, family, migration, language, place, memory, community, and food justice. “Culture” is defined broadly, and lived experience counts.
Formats welcome:
Writing, visual art, photography, video, music, audio stories, mixed media.
Eligibility and Requirements
To be eligible to participate, you must:
• Be a UW student
• Create work with a cultural theme connected to food
• Submit your work through the Application Portal
• Participate in both workshops
Students who submit but do not attend both workshops can still be featured, but will not be eligible for judge-awarded prizes.
Prizes
• 1st Prize: $500
• 2nd Prize: $300
• 3rd Prize: $200
• People’s Choice: $200
Timeline
Fall: Connect with us, and prepare your stories
Winter: Workshops on food justice and storytelling
Spring: UW Cultural Harvest Day showcase and online archive launch
Upcoming Workshops
Workshop 1 (RSVP required)
Fri 2/20/26 | 2:00–3:30 PM | HUB 340
RSVP (please prioritize)
Workshop 1 RSVP Portal (Priority)
Theme focus: food identity, cultural foodways, access, sustainability, and community care.
Workshop 2
Thu 4/2/26 | 2:30–4:00 PM | HUB 340
Theme focus: turning food memories into creative work (writing, visual, audio/video), plus showcase prep.
Cultural Harvest Day (Final Showcase + Awards)
Thu 5/21/26 | 2:30–5:00 PM | HUB 145
We’ll celebrate student work, announce prize winners, and host an audience vote for People’s Choice.
All workshops are open to UW students. Accessibility requests (ASL, wheelchair access, etc.) can be made two weeks in advance.
Community Partners
UW Food Pantry
Local Cultural Farmers & Vendors
CIRCLE Student Advisory Board
Campus Sustainability Fund
This project is funded by the Campus Sustainability Fund.