{"id":2694,"date":"2020-06-04T16:25:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T14:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atopika.org\/2020\/06\/04\/international-literary-and-visual-arts-contest-for-patients-suffering-with-atopic-dermatitis\/"},"modified":"2020-07-13T07:46:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T05:46:26","slug":"international-literary-and-visual-arts-contest-for-patients-suffering-with-atopic-dermatitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atopika.org\/hr\/2020\/06\/04\/international-literary-and-visual-arts-contest-for-patients-suffering-with-atopic-dermatitis\/","title":{"rendered":"International Literary and Visual Arts Contest for Patients Suffering with Atopic Dermatitis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We would like to invite you to participate in our international literary and visual arts contest for patients with atopic dermatitis and people who bullied them titled My Skin, My Pain 2020<\/strong>. The international literary and visual arts contest is a part of the OPENIDEO project \u2018Agents of Change\u2019 Atopic Dermatitis Challenge, <\/strong>that was made possible by a grant from Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron. Our organization applied for the project in December 2019 with the aim of raising public awareness about the systematic underestimation of the seriousness of atopic dermatitis and the violence against child, teenage and adult patients with the illness. We are very proud to announce that the project was proclaimed one of the top 5 projects at OPENIDEO.<\/p>\n

Want to participate and create a better and kinder future for yourself or your children affected by atopic dermatitis? Join our project and help us change the perception of the illness. Read about how to participate below.<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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It\u2019s nearly impossible to articulate what pain in atopic dermatitis feels like – how difficult it is to live with an itch that goes straight to the bone. Patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis deal with unbearable itchiness and physical and emotional pain. Physical pain is manageable, but the itch and the emotional pain due to isolation, stigmatization, and discrimination are not.<\/b> How does it feel to be rejected? How do you feel when you see other parents drag their healthy children away, forbidding them to touch or eat and play with your child? What is it like when you are the target of continuous name-calling<\/b> and bullies acting out their anger on you in a physical way<\/b>? How would you describe the guilt and the shame when, as a teenager, you are told by your doctor that the illness is something only unwanted children get?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Despite the suffering, however, pain can make us <\/span>unique<\/b><\/span>. It drives us to achieve a higher level of creativity than we would under normal circumstances. Furthermore, scientists say that <\/span>art has a healing power<\/b><\/span>. They discovered that it boosts the immune system by lowering the levels of inflammatory chemicals. Art also enhances brain functioning, relieves stress, and connects the brain to the body.\u00a0 They say that a picture paints a thousand words. Written stories, poems and other types of artwork would touch the hearts of many. Teachers would protect the children with atopic dermatitis and educate the bullies, who are usually broken children themselves.\u00a0 Family members and friends would better understand the distress you face on a day to day basis. Medical professionals, who come in contact with atopic dermatitis patients every day, would be able to see beyond your skin problems and understand how the illness affects other areas of your body and your life.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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GENERAL INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

The competition is free to enter.<\/u><\/p>\n

WHO MAY ENTER:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Patients with AD (children, teenagers, adults) and persons who bullied a patient with atopic dermatitis from across the globe.<\/p>\n

DETAILS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is an international literary and visual arts contest organised by Institute Atopika. All forms of artwork are accepted.<\/p>\n

You may submit one original literary or visual artwork by email or post.<\/p>\n

COMPETITION OPENS ON:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 10, 2020<\/p>\n

COMPETITION CLOSES ON:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

December 31, 2020 at 12 noon (EST)<\/p>\n

SELECTION PERIOD:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 2021<\/p>\n

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Tell your story in the way you want and help us bring about a change for the better.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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National competition My Skin, My Pain 2019<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Give your voice to the unheard<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our literary and visual arts contest will give voice to the unheard on a global level. We want to send the message to atopic dermatitis patients that they don\u2019t need to suffer in silence and isolation, thinking it\u2019s the safest way to go. It\u2019s safe to tell your story, and even though it feels like you are alone, you are really in the company of many. There is a strong community of other sufferers, who will offer you support and understanding. Together, we can change the outdated idea of medical, educational and general community that atopic dermatitis is a simple skin rash and that self-perception and stigmatization don\u2019t play a key role in the illness.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It\u2019s very important to stress that although the project is a contest, anyone contributing to it counts as a winner<\/strong> because your contribution will help build a better and more emphatic<\/strong> society. The project is an educational one and regardless of whether or not you will be awarded one of our prizes, your work will be included in our free e-book that will help spread awareness of atopic dermatitis. The committee will have an immensely difficult task in choosing between very different artistic contributions with unique content. Their decisions will be purely subjective – what moved\u00a0<\/span>them\u00a0<\/i>more or less. So keep in mind that even if you don\u2019t get a prize for the artistic expression of your pain, your suffering is in no way lesser or less appreciated than that of other atopic dermatitis patients.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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My Skin, My Pain 2020 International Contest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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My Skin, My Pain 2020 international contest has 4 categories: \u201cChildren with AD\u201d, \u201cTeenagers with AD\u201d, \u201cAdults with AD\u201d and \u201cA Bully\u2019s Story\u201d.<\/strong> You can submit one piece of artwork of whichever type you desire (paintings, drawings, poems, life story and so on). Every voice counts. In every category, our committee will select three best contributions. The authors of the selected contributions will receive a small financial award.<\/span><\/p>\n

All contributions will be collected and published in a free e-book available to worldwide readership.<\/p>\n

Awards table: The awards are in USD.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Children <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th>
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Email or online entry<\/span>: My Skin, My Pain 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Fill the below form and upload the files or send your artwork to myskin@atopika.org. Email must include all information that are written below.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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