Do you like art?

Well you’re in luck. 1.2M OP (or ~$4M) is up for grabs in Optimism’s first onchain art competition.

https://x.com/Optimism/status/1742185317099098512?s=20

Submissions close this Monday - January 8th so don’t wait!

Marketed as the “onchain American Idol” - creators can submit two pieces of art to the following categories:

• Music

• 1/1s

• AI Art

• Generative Art

Simply head to this site to submit art minted across one of the following platforms.

• Sound

• Manifold

• OpenSea

• Zora

• Decent

• Mint.Fun

• Highlight

• Titles

• Holograph

Keep in mind that all Superchain networks are eligible - meaning you can mint your work on Optimism, Base or Zora Network.

NOTE: You must submit a newly minted piece of art - meaning you can not submit something that was already minted prior to the campaign.

https://x.com/binji_x/status/1742371496469880997?s=20

Each category features a 300K prize pool broken down as follows:

• 1st Tier - 50K OP (~$175k) 2 winners

• 2nd Tier - 20K OP (~$70k)  5 winners

• 3rd Tier - 7K OP (~$24.5k) 10 winners

• 4th Tier - 1K OP ($3.5k) 30 winners

All with a unique group of judges:

Music

• Tom Windish

• Greg Bresnitz

• Anil Lulla

• Maz

• Cooper Turley

• Laura Jaramillo

• Nick Hollins

1/1s

• Cozomo de' Medici

• ScriptedFantasy

• Faith Love

• Richerd

• Funghibull

• hannah roodman

• Nino

• Steph Alinsug

• Donglee Han

AI Art

• Justin Melillo

• Rita Alay Libera Del Curto Askenasy

• Pplpleasr

• KaliYuga

• Micol

• Ozan Polat

• Winny.eth

• Loomdart

• Primavera De Filippi

Generative Art

• Gmoney

• Plutonium Fitzgerald

• Zeneca

• Sam Spike

• Mike Demarais

• VonMises

• María Paula Fernández

Judging is broken down into the following rubric:

• Originality - Does the art have a unique perspective?

• Creativity - How creatively has the creator conveyed their message or idea?

• Conceptual Depth - Does the work communicate some underlying meaning beyond its visual or auditory effect?

• Aesthetic Impact - How impressed are the judges with the overall quality and execution of the art?

Why Should I Care?

Taking a step back - We <3 the Art is a pretty historic moment for onchain art.

With Optimism on a recent tear after becoming the home for onchain music - there is literally no better way to further cement yourself in this community than by submitting a song for the contest.

When thinking of what to submit - keep the following in mind:

• How does this contribute to the wider conversation around the adoption of crypto and L2s?

• How does this art play into the Superchain narrative?

• What is the wider story or intention behind this piece?

• How will you use the prize tokens to further the intention of your submission?

More broadly - be vocal about your submission on Twitter! The intention of the competition is to celebrate onchain art - so celebrate!

Host Spaces, write articles, make content - whatever comes to mind! We are proud advocates of We <3 the Art here at Invest in Music and want to give the whole Optimism team a huge shout out for creating such a monumental contest.

We’ll be back with coverage of the winning music submissions but until then… go submit some art!

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