@sleepyamericansuperhero: Why do you create? Personal fulfillment, mindfulness, fun or you love sharing your voice and change the world for the better. I create to make the world a better place &to put stigma to bed 1 Melody at a time. My most important goal is Advocacy for persons with rare and chronic health conditions. Rare Artist Contest Finalists TBA 🎨✨ The Rare Artist 2025 Contest just wrapped—and WOW, the talent was next-level! From stunning visual art and soul-stirring poetry to music (🎶 new this year!), creatives impacted by rare disease are using their gifts to raise awareness and advocate in powerful ways. 💪💜 Artists like Me, Rachel Nesmith—who bravely shared my haunting experience with narcolepsy and sleep paralysis through both words and song—are turning personal struggles into bold advocacy. 🖼️📝🎤 🗓️ What’s next? 🔹 Aug 20 – Top 20 Finalists announced! 🔹 Sept 22–30 – Public voting opens to choose the final 10 awardees 🔹 Oct 1 – Winners revealed! Their art won’t just be seen—it’ll speak on Capitol Hill and beyond. 🏛️ Follow #RareArtist for finalist reveals, behind-the-scenes coaching, and voting reminders! #RareDisease #ArtistToAdvocate #NightShift #SleepParalysisAwareness #Narcolepsy #ArtForAdvocacy * July 16 @ 11:59 PM – Contest closed for submissions, and judging panel began. * August 20, 2025 – 20 finalists are notified and individual advocacy coaching begins. * September 22, 2025 – Public voting for the final 10 awardees begins. * September 30, 2025– Public voting ends. * October 1, 2025 – 2025 Rare Artist Awardees announced. Rare Artist Finalists participate in Artist-to-Advocate individualized coaching with EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases staff to learn how to amplify their voice through art. Artists have used their artwork to tell their story when meeting with legislators during advocacy events, including Rare Disease Week on Capitol Hill. #emergingartists Submission Types
Artists may submit either of the following. Please click on drop-downs below to read specific guidelines for each medium. * Visual art (paintings, drawings, photography, photographed ceramics, 3D art) 160 entries * Poetry * Music – NEW for 2025! 26 entries@Kerry Harrison219 @American Academy of Sleep Med @mayk.it @Ryinibeats @Dr. Anne Marie Morse @Sleep is My Waking Passion

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