Disability Pride 2023

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Disability Pride Design Contest

DRM invites Maine residents to submit a design for our 2023 Disability Pride Banner. The selected art will also become our 2024 Disability Pride t-shirt and will be featured on DRM promotional material for Disability Pride. Second and third place prizes will also be awarded.

We are looking for artwork that demonstrates what Disability Pride means to you!

Submissions will be judged on:

  1. Spirit of disability pride and disability inclusion
  2. Originality
  3. Feasibility – must be easy to reproduce

Submissions will be judged by DRM staff.

First place: The selection will be used for DRM’s 2023 Disability Pride Banner and 2024 t-shirt. The winner will also receive a cash prize of $300.

Second place: The selection will be used for DRM’s 2023 Annual Report cover. The winner will also receive a cash prize of $200.

Third place: The selection will be used for the next reprint of DRM’s agency brochure and may be featured on other DRM written or electronic materials. The winner will also receive a cash prize of $100.

Rules:

  1. Everyone who submits a design must be a Maine resident.
  2. Everyone who submits a design must be 18 years or older, of if under the age of 18, have the express written permission of a parent or guardian.
  3. Individuals are limited to one design entry per person.
  4. Submissions must be the original work of the entrant.
  5. Electronic submissions must be at least 300 dpi.

The winners agree to give DRM the right to use or reproduce the design in any way or form, including on publications, hats, t-shirts or other clothing, or on any bag. The winners’ names will appear on any publication or clothing used by DRM.

How to enter:

1. By email to: jendicott@drme.org

2: By mail:

Attn: Julia Endicott
Disability Rights Maine
160 Capitol Street, Suite 4
Augusta, ME 04330

Be sure to include your name, address, phone number, and email address on all entries.

Submission Deadline: June 1st, 2023

Announcement of winners: June 23rd, 2023

Questions? Please contact Julia Endicott at jendicott@drme.org or 207.626.2774 ext 212.

Save the Date

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Save the date!
Disability Pride

Speakers, music, art, resource tables, dancing, celebrating disability.

July 21, 2023
11am-3pm
At Mill Park, Augusta, ME 04330

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