Julia McQuillan, Willa Cather Professor in the Department of Sociology, is principal investigator and member of the Worlds of Connections project, which uses best practices in science education to engage underserved middle school youth through a partnership with NE STEM 4U after-school clubs.
The organization is seeking original artwork to promote the COVID-19 vaccines and reduce vaccine hesitancy. They are funded by the National Institutes of Health to create outreach materials in support of vaccination.
Selected works will be available for free download on their project website, and they will be included in an exhibit and print publication.
Submission information:
- All artwork will need to be submitted in digital form (minimum 300 dpi, for approximately 20 x 30 inches printed size).
- Works will be reviewed by project advisors, and selections will be made until funds are depleted.
- Once nonexclusive rights are transferred to the project, the organization will award $600 for each selected work and a free copy of the book to each artist.
- Participants will be required to sign a release form that says they have not used images from sources such as the internet, magazines, books. Any copyright images will have to be verified for fair use, and all photographs of humans require a release form from the subjects.
Work can be submitted at go.unl.edu/vaccineartsubmission.
Contact Meghan Leadabrand at woc@unl.edu or Judy Diamond at jdiamond1@unl.edu with questions.
This project is supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health under award R25GM129836 (2018-2023; Julia McQuillan PI). Parts of project were also supported by National Science Foundation through award DRL2028026 (2020-2021; Judy Diamond PI). Any opinions, findings, or conclusions expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Institutes of Health or the National Science Foundation.
