About the BreatheCon Swag Design Contest

The BreatheCon swag design contest offers adults (18 years of age or older) with cystic fibrosis an opportunity to express themselves artistically and give back to the CF community!
 
Using the prompt “How do you CF?” adults with CF are invited to submit an original creative work of their own design. The winning design will ultimately be chosen by the CF community and will be printed on the BreatheCon 2023 swag.
 
Please read the "How to Enter" section below before beginning your design.
View the finalists

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 "How do you CF?" 
 
Not sure what to create? Here are some questions to get the creative juices flowing. 
 
  • How do you see CF?
  • How do you embrace CF?
  • How do you articulate CF?
  • How do you conquer CF?
  • How do you integrate CF?
Be creative, dive into your imagination and emotions.
We can't wait to see what you create!
 
Brian Callanan & Danielle Nicosia

 See all the previous contest winners
and learn about their designs!

Rosie Raabe, 2021 Winner

Contest Timeline

Submission Period: October 3, 2022  8:00 a.m. EST - November 11, 2022 11:59 p.m. EST 
Finalists Notified: On or before November 21, 2022
Public Voting Period: November  28, 2022 - December 15, 2022 at 12 p.m. ET
Winner Notified: December 19, 2022
BreatheCon 2023 Registration Opens & Winner Announced: January 27, 2023

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 will be required to not share their win publicly until after the official announcement is made on January 27, 2023.

How to Enter & Contest Rules

All participants must be eligible to attend BreatheCon, meaning you have cystic fibrosis and will be 18 years of age or older by the event start date (February 23, 2023). See contest rules for more information.
 
Contest is void where prohibited by law. Contest judges and employees of the CF Foundation are ineligible to participate.
You can work with any materials you want, but all contest entries must be entered using the online entry form. Artists can mail artwork or submit it online (as a jpg, jpeg, png, svg, ai, psd, or eps), but all artists must complete the online entry form. The contest is open for entries until November 11, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The information below will help you get started:
 
  1. Create: 
    • Image must fit within a 7 inch (height) x 10 inch (width) space.
    • Limit your submission to three (3) colors.
      • You may also incorporate a fourth color, using the blue from the BreatheCon logo. BreatheCon Logo Color Codes (CMYK - C85 M10 Y0 K0, RGB -R0 G153 B215, HEX - #0099D7)
    • Consider that the design will be printed on fabric - bold lines will work better than a sketch!
    • Sign your artwork! You are welcome and encouraged to include your signature on your submission.
    • Artwork must be original and intended solely for the purpose of this contest.
  2. Write:
    In 200 words or less, write an artist statement to tell us a bit more about what you have drawn and how it conveys the prompt, “How do you CF?    ” The description of your artwork will be visible to the public should you become a finalist or win.
  3. Submit:
    A. Complete the online entry form.
    B. Submit your artwork.  Upload your design to the contest site as a .jpg, jpeg, png, svg, ai, psd, or eps, or mail to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation office at:

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation c/o Community Partnerships
    4550 Montgomery Ave.
    Suite 1100N
    Bethesda, MD 20814

Submissions will be judged on the following parameters:
  1. Artistic skill:
    Based on artistic merit.
  2. Creativity and originality:
    Unique approach to the submission and representation of the contest theme, "How do you CF?"
  3. Contest theme communication:
    How well the contest theme is expressed in both the artwork and the supporting statement.

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 will be required to not share their win publicly until after the official announcement is made on January 27, 2023.

Finalists
Up to six (6) finalists will be selected from all submissions by the judging panel, including the BreatheCon 2023 co-chairs and the CF Foundation communications and community conference staff. Finalists will be notified on or before November 21, 2022 by telephone or email. After the finalists are selected, the public will vote for their favorite submission for a period of two and a half weeks (Nov. 28 - Dec. 15). These votes will determine the contest winner.
 
One Winner
The submission receiving the highest number of votes will win. The winner will be notified on December 19, 2023  by telephone or email. The winner will then be announced on January 27, 2023  when BreatheCon 2023 registration opens. 
 
The Winner will be featured on the BreatheCon 2023 registration site and the winning design will be featured on the BreatheCon 2023 swag. The winner will receive a special goody bag of CF Foundation and BreatheCon 2023 swag including extras with their artwork to share with family and friends. 
  • Submissions that are not original works intended for the sole purpose of this contest and submissions that contain logos will be disqualified.
  • Only one submission per artist. Only the first submission entered for each artist will be considered, and any additional submissions will be disqualified.
  • Please read through contest rules for more information.
  • Submissions that appear to be an endorsement of a particular CF treatment or therapy will be disqualified.
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