(Here we go again. The leftist art community wants memes, but doesn't even call them that any more.)

Three Nonprofits Are Teaming Up to Pay Artists to Create Images That Combat Widespread Misinformation About Coronavirus

Three organizations focusing on visual media have come together to launch an open call for artworks that can fight against a rising tide of misinformation related to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The project takes its inspiration from World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who said at a conference in February that “we’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic. Fake news spreads faster and more easily than this virus, and is just as dangerous.”

“To effectively fight this infodemic, we need images that go beyond hazmat suits and empty grocery store shelves—images that sow discord and division at a time when we need cooperation the most,” Elodie Mailliet Storm, the CEO of CatchLight, tells Artnet News. “We believe artists are uniquely placed to convey important information that directly affects communities in their own ways. And that role will remain important as key messages will change throughout this crisis.”

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artists-against-the-infodemic-1853262?utm_content=from_&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US%20News%20Afternoon%204:30%20p.m.%20for%205/5/20&utm_term=US%20Daily%20Newsletter%20%5BAFTERNOON%5D