#MEAction--Severe ME Artists Project 2024
#MEAction is once again excited to announce our Severe ME Artists Project 2024 that will feature work from those within the severe ME community and will be in recognition of Severe ME Day on August 8th! This project will be an opportunity for those with severe ME to showcase their art work (whether it be writing, photography, drawing, signing or any other way that illustrates their talents) with multiple ways to participate based on a person's energy levels. The Severe ME Artists Project 2024 will feature a video compilation and an online gallery of submitted work. The video and online gallery will be shared with the community around Severe ME Day with the goal that people can watch the video and scroll through the gallery when it is best for them. This year we are asking that people only submit ONE piece of work to be featured either in the video and/or the gallery. Instructions for uploading your file: 1. How to label the file of your piece–very important step: Each submission must be labeled as you want your names to appear (in the video, on our site, etc.) and the number of years you have lived with Severe ME. It’s fine if you just want to use your first name, list yourself as anonymous, or use a screen name, but the labeling convention remains the same. (Note that the numbers in the examples below are simply meant to indicate where you should put the number of years you’ve had severe ME.) The files should all look like one of these options: LastName_FirstName_27 FirstName_11 LastName_2.5 Anonymous_32 GamerTag_4 If you have had Severe ME for months rather than years, here is the labeling convention to use: LastName_FirstName_8months. If you don’t properly label your file, you will just be listed as Anonymous. 2. Absolutely NO copyrighted material or the submission will not be used. This includes lip syncing, performing a cover, or AI generated work. These must be original works, and you need to own the rights to what you are sharing/performing/presenting. Things to keep in mind: Anything submitted after the deadline, Thursday, July 25th, will not be used. Again, you can only submit ONE piece. One piece of writing, one image, or one video. No mixing and matching. If you submit more than 1 piece, we will only pick one. Also, NO changes will be made to the collection video after we post it. It is important to know you will be featured in that collection video for as long as it lives on the internet, so be sure to label your files properly to ensure that your names and years with ME will appear on screen correctly. And only submit work that you are comfortable sharing with the full community. Please submit all work by Thursday, JULY 25TH! By submitting your work, you are allowing #MEAction to use this work to be featured in a video and/or online gallery. You will get a screen that says “Thank you for submitting your art piece” and you will know the file was uploaded successfully.