About the BreatheCon Art Contest
 

The BreatheCon Art Contest offers adults with cystic fibrosis an opportunity to express themselves artistically and give back to the CF community! 

Using the prompt “One Disease, Many Stories” adults with CF are invited to submit an original creative work of their own design not generated using any form of artificial intelligence . The winning design will be chosen by the CF community and will ultimately be printed on the BreatheCon 2025 event promotional materials and highlighted throughout the event webpage design. 

The winner will be announced when event registration opens on or before November 12. 

Enter Contest!

BreatheCon 2025 is February 7 and 8

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Contest Theme

We want to see what living with cystic fibrosis means to you! The prompt to guide your artwork design for this year's contest is "One Disease, Many Stories".
 
Not sure what to create? Here are some questions to get the creative juices flowing. 
 

  • How does living with CF change day-to-day? 

  • How do you keep balance between your achievements and challenges? 

  • What ups and downs do you experience? 

  • How is your CF similar to others' experiences in the CF community?

  • How does your CF differ from others' experiences in the CF community? 

 
Be creative, diving into your imagination and emotions.
We can't wait to see what you create!

 See the previous contest winners
and learn about their designs!

Contest Timeline
 

  • Submission Period: September 15 - October 15
  • Finalists Notified: On or before October 21
  • Public Voting Period: October 21- October 31
  • Winner Notified: November 4
  • BreatheCon 2024 Registration Opens & Winner Announced: November 12

All submissions will be kept anonymous through finalist selection and public voting, however, finalists are welcome to promote voting via their personal networks. The contest winner may not share their win publicly until after the official announcement is made on November 12.

How to Enter & Contest Rules
 

All entrants must have cystic fibrosis and be 18 years of age or older.
 
See contest rules for more information. 

All contest entries must be entered using the online entry form. Submissions must be received by October 15, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The information below will help you get started: 

  1. Requirements:  
  • You can work with any materials you want. Please submit an image of your original artwork.  
  • Consider that the design may be printed on fabric - bold lines will work better than a sketch! 
  • You are encouraged to include your signature on your artwork. 
  • Artwork must be original and intended solely for the purpose of this contest, and not generated using any form of artificial intelligence.
  1. Write: 

In 200 words or less, tell us a bit more about what you have drawn and how it conveys your response to the prompt, “One Disease, Many Stories” The description of your artwork will be visible to the public if you become a finalist or winner. 

  1. Submit: 

Submissions will be judged by a panel made up of BreatheCon co-chairs and CF Foundation staff on the following parameters: 

  1. Artistic skill: Quality and artistic merit 

  1. Creativity and originality: Unique approach to the submission  

  1. Contest theme: How well the contest theme is expressed in both the artwork and the supporting statement. 

All submissions will be kept anonymous throughout finalist selection and public voting; however, finalists are welcome to promote the public voting process via their personal networks. The contest winner may not share their win publicly until after the official announcement is made. 

Finalists  
Up to six (6) finalists will be selected from among the submissions. Finalists will be notified on or before October 21, by telephone or email. After the finalists are selected, the public will vote for their favorite submission between October 21 – October 31. These votes will determine the contest winner. 

The Winner 
The submission receiving the highest number of votes will win. The winner will be notified on November 4, 2024 by telephone or email. The winner will then be announced when BreatheCon registration opens. The winning submission will be featured on the BreatheCon registration site, and the winning design will be featured on the BreatheCon promotional materials. The winner will receive a special goody bag of CF Foundation and BreatheCon items including any extras with their artwork to share with family and friends, if applicable.

  • Submissions that are not original works intended for the sole purpose of this contest and submissions that contain logos will be disqualified. 

  • Submissions generated by artificial intelligence will be disqualified.

  • Multiple submissions by one artist will be disqualified. Only the first submission by an individual will be considered.  

  • Submissions that appear to be an endorsement of a particular CF treatment or therapy will be disqualified. 

  • Please read through contest rules for more information. 

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