Each year, we present an art expo to celebrate artwork created by autistic individuals who utilize art as a means of expression, as well as pieces created by artists and communities celebrating autism acceptance. This popular event is held annually in April.
Thursday, April 18th- 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Friday, April 19th- 9:00am to 3:00pm
Your ideas welcome
We are now accepting logo submissions for the 2024 Autism Art Expo! This year’s theme: HANDS United, Communities Connected.
Submit your art to the 2024 expo!
Autistic artists (or anyone who wants to support Autism Acceptance Month) are encouraged to submit artwork of any medium to be displayed online as part of the 12th Annual Autism Art Expo! Group/multiple submissions are also encouraged (see infor below). Have a question? Email handsart@iupui.edu.
Send us photos and videos of your paintings, drawings, poetry, crafts, group activities, music, dance, and digital media!
While we are happy to tweak artwork that is submitted to make sure it is displayed in the most accurate and polished way possible, there are some things you can do to make you artwork look its best.
For non-photographers, the following tips may help you:
Use a camera or cell phone that takes good pictures.
Make sure the place where you are taking pictures has plenty of light.
Adjust the location of the artwork and the camera so that there are no shadows or light glares showing up in the photo.
Take pictures as close to straight-ahead as you can, instead of at an angle.
Try placing the artwork flat on the ground and standing above it if you have trouble with the artwork leaning against the wall.
If you have drawings and access to a photo/document scanner, this is also a good way to capture the art. Make sure the settings are on “photo” and “high resolution.”
If you would like to submit more than 3 pieces of art, you can do so by:
Uploading all artwork to a Google Drive folder
You can categorize different artists’ work into separate folders within a larger, group folder
Change the name of each artist’s folder or document to their full name (or first name with last initial) and title of their artwork
Share the editable link with us by email to HANDSart@iupui.edu
If you are not sure how to do any of this, please let us know by email and we will assist where needed!