Who can enter?
Project 514 415 invites everyone who has endometriosis or has been impacted by endometriosis to take part in project 514 415, such as:
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People with Endometriosis
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Loved ones
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Medical professionals working with endometriosis patients / Medical researchers
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What can be submitted?
Art / Media can include but not limited to: acrylic, airbrush, assemblage, bronze, charcoal, colour pencil, collage, digital art, drawings, encaustic, fibre art, graphite, glass art, illustration, jewellery, mixed media, new media, oil, painting, pastel, photography (traditional and digital), printmaking, sculpture, video, screen-printing, textiles, lace making, fashion design, and watercolour.
Literature can include poems, comic's, open letters and short stories limited to 5000 words.
Types of Submissions
Submissions are completely open to interpretation, you just have to be inspired by your endometriosis journey, be that:
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Your diagnosis journeys.
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Your treatments / surgeries / flare ups / symptoms
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Menopause (surgical / medical / natural) /post-menopause
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IVF / pregnancy / being a parent.
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Advise to the next generation / medical professionals / fellow sufferers.
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A reflection of your journey
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A future wish
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Where you are now
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What endo has taken from you / what it has given you.
What will happen to my submission?
All Submissions submitted before the 30th May 2024 will be published into a coffee table book exploring the lived experiences of endometriosis. All submissions submitted after the 30th May 2024 will have the opportunity to be involved in one of our curated galleries, live events, or published in an edited poetry collect or curated art book.
All submissions will be published in a coffee table book and in an exhibition exploring the lived experiences of endometriosis.
Selected art submissions will be curated into smaller gallery exhibitions, and published into a curated art book.
Tell your story, your way!
Project 514 415 is an art and literature-based project that gives a voice to all endometriosis sufferers through a collection of photography, art, poems, and short stories. All submissions will be lovingly crafted into a Coffee Table Book, to help raise awareness on the impact and lived experiences of endometriosis suffers, with selected Art & Literature pieces being invited for a touring exhibition and open mic nights.
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Project 514 415 invites everyone impacted by endometriosis to submit an art or literature piece of work inspired by their endometriosis journey.
Inspire others by your endometriosis journey!
We hope that Project 514 415 will have a positive impact on everyone who takes part. Be that as a healing process, processing tool, or a reflective experience, depending on what part of your journey you are currently experiencing. We would love Project 514 415 to be as inclusive & diverse as possible, showing the full impact that endometriosis has on sufferers lives. From the; highs to the lows, the miracles to the calamities, and everything in between.
BE BRAVE!
BE CREATIVE!
BE INSPIRED!
BE HEARD!
BE BRAVE!