Theme: “Freedom Through My Eyes”
In celebration of Juneteenth and honoring warriors living with sickle cell disease, we invite youth, warriors, caregivers, and community members to express what freedom, identity, and resilience mean through visual art.

🖌️ Who Can Enter:

• Sickle cell warriors of all ages

• Caregivers and supporters

• Youth groups and students (ages 8+)

• Open to U.S. residents only

📌 Contest Categories:

• Open to all age groups: Youth (8–12), Teens (13–17), Adults (18+) (open to those living with sickle cell)

• Warrior Perspective (open to those living with sickle cell)

🧾 Submission Guidelines:

• Original artwork only – no AI-generated art or plagiarism allowed

• Formats accepted: digital art, painting, drawing, mixed media (submit photo)

• Max file size: 10MB

• Must include a short artist statement (2–5 sentences) explaining your piece

• One entry per person

🗓️ Important Dates:

• Submission Opens: May 13th, 2025

• Deadline to Submit: June 13th, 2025 / P.O. Box Entries must be submitted by June 9th.

• Winners Announced: June 19, 2025 (Juneteenth)

🎁 Prizes:

• First Place : $100 gift card, Warrior gear and a feature on our website and socials

📤 How to Submit:

Upload your artwork using the form on this page or email it to:
📧 rssc@warriorsspeakout.org with subject “Be Proud Be You Art Entry”

📬 P.O. Box 520009 Flushing New York 11355

📣 Judging Criteria:

• Creativity & originality

• Connection to the theme

• Impact and storytelling

• Artistic skill and execution (age-adjusted)Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.