CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – DEADLINE: DEC. 1, 2024 EXTENDED TO DEC 31, 2024!

United States for Abortion
usforabortion.org  @usforabortion

INTRODUCTION

The United States for Abortion is a community-generated abortion justice design project, which reflects the country’s majority support for abortion rights. We seek to include contributing designers from all 50 US states, as well as Washington D.C. and the colonized territory of Puerto Rico. We also welcome submissions from Indigenous Tribal Nations.

The project seeks to shift pro-choice rhetoric in order to destigmatize abortion, to acknowledge the contemporary mechanisms of abortion, to address the wide range of reasons why people get abortions, and to speak inclusively about who gets abortions.

The ideological and demographic diversity of the abortion rights public is a powerful strength. Over time, we hope to build a coalition that includes contributors with diverse identities and backgrounds, including gender, race/ethnicity, age, religion, class, political affiliation, parental status, sexuality, citizenship status, and others.

Accepted designs are published on usforabortion.org and available for purchase as t-shirts, stickers, and prints. All proceeds are donated to the National Network of Abortion Funds, supporting their vital work in eliminating financial and logistical barriers to abortion access. The project may expand to include gallery exhibitions or publications.

The first set of designs were submitted by a cohort of contributors from Arkansas, California, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Missouri, and Washington D.C. We now call for  submissions for the next set of designs in the collection, which will drop in early 2025.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

We seek design submissions that work to destigmatize abortion, that speak inclusively about who gets abortion, and that accurately represent abortion and the supporting public, for the next design drop in the United States for Abortion collection.

The message of your artwork may be broad, it may address specific issues or identities, and/or it may relate to your particular state/region/context. Artwork previously published may be submitted, so long as you own the copyright.

Read Say This, Avoid That by the National Network of Abortion Funds for messaging guidance.

Some Key Points:

• Don’t disregard the wide range of reasons why people get abortions.
• Avoid gender binaries and essentialism.
• Don’t undermine the safety of self-managed abortions using abortion pills.
• Avoid false equivalencies.
• Don’t further stigmatize abortion.

You may submit based on the state of your current residence, or a former residence of personal significance. Currently unrepresented locations include:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington D.C.

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Indigenous Tribal Nations

Contributors retain the rights to their designs.

Contributors may publish anonymously, upon request.

SPECIFICATIONS

Our items are produced with print-on-demand technology via Threadless.

The primary art file specifications are:

• 14” x 16” @ 300 dpi (portrait orientation)
• RGB color
• PNG file with transparent background

Artwork must be designed to work both on white paper and the garment color/s of your choice:

You will have the option of providing an alternative file for the sticker and/or print.

The fine art print is produced non-bleeding with a margin.

For further information, please read the US4A Spec Sheet 

SUBMITTING FILES

The submission deadline is December 1, 2024.

Use the below linked form to submit your design files as well as some copy for the website. We’ll also ask some survey questions to help us be aware of the demographics of our coalition.

Selection will be based on geographic location, quality of the design, and philosophical alignment with the project goals.

Notifications will be sent by the end of the year and designs will be published in early 2025.

Final Design Submission Form

CONTACT

Thank you for your interest in the United States for Abortion.

Kathy Mueller + Ali Place
Co-Founders
usforabortion@gmail.com