Autistic artists collective?

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Right now I'm in Massachusetts but in a couple weeks I'll be in Texas. What I can do to help out may depend on the timing. I'd be willing to help market it if I can, although mostly I'm interested in being part of the show.

OK, here is what it says on the facebook group page:
It is my hope that this group will become a nation-wide not-for-profit collective of autistic artists, working together to create and promote our artistic creations while accepting and using our differences to make great art & to help NT (neuro-typical) people understand what it feels like, sounds like, is like, to experience the world so completely differently to the norm.

This group is open to anyone, with any of the autistic spectrum disorders, who considers themself an artist. It is also open to any other kinds of artists who are interested in supporting this group and helping to make it's goals realities.

The goal of this group is to help connect autistic artists who are interested in participating in or helping to coordinate events, such as art shows, etc. 2-3 times per year in different parts of the country.
Volunteers of any kind are very welcome, especially graphic designers/ artists, who are interested in helping create fliers/webpages/images etc. for events, culinary artists who would be interested in cooking for said events, musicians, writers, etc.

And this is the idea for the show (questions welcome):

Show #1: Confusion: Discovering sex(uality)
(Subject refers to the artists personal journeys to discovering thier sexuality. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE GAY. This includes any gender/sexual "confusion", attempts at conforming to NT standards of behavior. You are very free to interpret the title as you will be feel free to send an email to the address below if you have any speceific questions.)

Location: Somewhere in albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (exact local as yet to be decided)

Submissions due by April 15.

Work in any medium may be submitted, including but not limited to:
Tradition fine arts (sculptures, oil, acrylic, photography,etc.)
Inovative/conceptual instalations, etc.
Short (less then 5 page double spaced) plays (only if you have all the actors- who do not have to be autistic)
Poetry/ Spoken word
Stories

All pieces need to be presentable in a physical location.
Work must be submitted in a digital file & sent to:
[email protected].
Submissions will be reviewed by comitee.

Please remember to include your name, address, any contact numbers, email, title of piece (& what it's made of if necesary), & please include a release signed by your parents if you are under the age of 18.

lynx: for any graphic design stuff I'm in (: