Genesis 1:1- 3:1 -- “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.² The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.³ And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.”

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As related in this text, God begins a chain of events that explains the creation of the universe and all things in it. The narrative is sacred to all three Abrahamic faiths and known as a foundational text in much of the world. It has generated a profound impact on defining who we are and the world in which we live. People have accepted and cherished these narratives with a wide degree of shared analysis and communication yet maintain different interpretations of them. The discussion continues in our own time as to how to interpret these stories, ranging from Divine Revelation, to the academic tradition of a secular cultural legacy. The narratives continue to take on new meaning in our own era, maintaining their status as a defining chronicle of both cosmic and individual creativity.

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Artworks must be based on the Book of Genesis Chapters 1-4, the Gospel of John chapter 1 vs1-3, relevant suras of the Holy Quran, i.e.  Sura’ Al-Baqarah, Sura’ As-Sajdah, Sura’ Yassin, Sura Al-A`raf, Sura Ta-Ha and Sura Al-Ma'ida and so on), as well as any additional and pertinent commentaries, ancient (i.e. Hadith, Midrash, etc.) or modern. Narratives include the first seven days of Creation, the Garden of Eden sequence, and Cain and Abel.